Good idea or some crazy guy talking, British Cars
10-10-2009, 12:16 PM
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Good idea or some crazy guy talking, British Cars
I posted this on the S2KCA, but for those that don't go there. My wife & I just got back from a trip to Scotland and Ireland, Cammie and I would like to go back and really visit and really check out the sites and country. So I was thinking maybe a 6 month visit after I retire, but renting a car for 6 months would be costly. I love old british cars and have worked on many and restored a 73 TR6, so I was thinking about restoring another TR6 as a right hand drive car. Then shipping it over to England and using it for 6 months, then selling it. Right now, avg nice TR6 sell for about $6,000.00-8,000.00 in US and in England for about 6,000.00-9,000.00 Pounds or $9,000.00-13,500.00 ($1.50 to the Pound). My 73 TR6 I did, not counting my labor, I made a little money.
So my thought is that I would buy, restore the car over the next 4-5 years and then I could cover the cost of the car, shipping and maybe part of our trip and have a fun car to drive for the 6 months. If the cost of the $ falls to the Pound, then my gain could be better and of corse the other could be true.
So my thought is that I would buy, restore the car over the next 4-5 years and then I could cover the cost of the car, shipping and maybe part of our trip and have a fun car to drive for the 6 months. If the cost of the $ falls to the Pound, then my gain could be better and of corse the other could be true.
10-11-2009, 01:38 PM
#2
Interesting idea...where are you MI Dave and LB?? 
The +1 and I loved our trip to Scotland.
The +1 and I loved our trip to Scotland.
10-11-2009, 11:51 PM
#3
Doing a restoration with the idea of making a profit is always risky. Very often it is the buyer and not the seller that comes out ahead.
Interesting idea none-the-less. I copied it and forwarded it to a very good firend and MG owner (MGA, MGB V8, etc.) from UK who lives/works in the US but travels back to the UK and around Europe on business all the time. If and when he answers I'll post it.
Interesting idea none-the-less. I copied it and forwarded it to a very good firend and MG owner (MGA, MGB V8, etc.) from UK who lives/works in the US but travels back to the UK and around Europe on business all the time. If and when he answers I'll post it.
10-12-2009, 04:32 AM
#5
Forgot about Josey! Good idea! 
10-13-2009, 07:24 AM
#6
I think it would be a very cool idea. I would be afraid that I would fall in love with the car and not want to sell it after I was done with it on the trip.
10-13-2009, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by rjosey8385,Oct 12 2009, 06:15 AM
So, Coop - where in Texas are you? I have a couple of Triumphs and know a lot of the TR (club-affiliated) people in Texas.
in the past, I have been a member of VTR, Texas Triumph Register and Albuquerque British Owners
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10-13-2009, 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by dlq04,Oct 12 2009, 01:51 AM
Doing a restoration with the idea of making a profit is always risky. Very often it is the buyer and not the seller that comes out ahead.
Interesting idea none-the-less. I copied it and forwarded it to a very good firend and MG owner (MGA, MGB V8, etc.) from UK who lives/works in the US but travels back to the UK and around Europe on business all the time. If and when he answers I'll post it.
Interesting idea none-the-less. I copied it and forwarded it to a very good firend and MG owner (MGA, MGB V8, etc.) from UK who lives/works in the US but travels back to the UK and around Europe on business all the time. If and when he answers I'll post it.
10-14-2009, 03:04 AM
#9
^ Hey - you'd have nine stars now if you were still a member!
10-14-2009, 05:15 AM
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Originally Posted by MsPerky,Oct 14 2009, 05:04 AM
^ Hey - you'd have nine stars now if you were still a member!
