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412le help pls look

Post by jozzer123 » 3rd February 2009 - 7:32pm

i have a gold 412le still efi nice what prices are they going for these days as i need to sell it
hi im carl into aircooled have a 412le ltd edition i think

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Post by Dubster » 3rd February 2009 - 8:06pm

jozzer123 wrote:i have a gold 412le still efi nice what prices are they going for these days as i need to sell it
Completely dependent on condition really, a rough one is probably worth in the region of £500, whereas a very good condition fully road worthy example worth around £2000 to £3000.

Of course one of the in-house experts may be along to put me right!
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Post by Editor » 4th February 2009 - 12:40am

That sounds about right. Might get a lot more for a concours condition, but there aren't many of those around.

There's a guy who just joined who is looking for a gold Type 4 - fancied one for a long time.

He's put a want ad in, I think. Could be a bit awkward as he is in Africa, and would need it shipped to Mombassa. That might set alarm bells ringing for you, though!

Are you in Cornwall?
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Post by jozzer123 » 4th February 2009 - 11:22am

ok wel if i put pics up maybe people could suggest how much this one is worth, has tax and mot i love this car gets alot of attention need to sell it as i am off to oz Image Image Image Image Image Image Image ill get some of interiorand put them up, this car got car of the month in volksworld a few months back too
hi im carl into aircooled have a 412le ltd edition i think

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Post by 937carrera » 24th March 2015 - 9:54pm

I have been scouring the forum and internet trying to find out where all the remaining six (or maybe only 5 according to the Q3 2014 data) 412 saloons in the UK are.

This one is coming up as one of the two that are currently taxed - is the current owner on here or has it disappeared from this site. Any clues ?

I think I have identified all the currently SORN'd cars too
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Post by JSR-69 » 25th March 2015 - 4:38pm

That is my old car. Sorry, it's not a special edition, it's a perfectly standard spec Fastback saloon ... at least it was when I had it from 2000 to 2006, it's been worked on since! It was car of the month in VolksWorld for June 2008.

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Post by 937carrera » 27th March 2015 - 6:56pm

It looks like it was a lovely car for you, what made you you sell her ?
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Post by 937carrera » 27th March 2015 - 7:09pm

Have I just found the answer to my own question....

http://www.rastall.com/goldie.html

I assume that's your site ?
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Post by JSR-69 » 28th March 2015 - 9:37pm

Yes, rastall.com is my site.

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Post by Wireless » 29th March 2015 - 5:10pm

I do love the four door fastback, sadly no space here or money, ha
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Post by pmacs49 » 30th March 2015 - 11:21am

You need to put that on Facebook, I brought mine off here last year, 412LE,
Got it on the road now,
There was a 412 LE on gid it 12k,
So the thing is how much will someone pay for it
I know how much wireless paid for his,
If I sold my beetle I'd have it :)

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Post by 937carrera » 30th March 2015 - 8:59pm

Just to be clear, as far as I know this car is NOT currently for sale. I simply resurrected a 6 year old thread in an attempt to find out who the current owner is and if they are on here. - I'm assuming jozzer123 went off to the land down under having sold the car on. It is currently taxed.
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Post by JSR-69 » 30th March 2015 - 11:05pm

It's currently owned by a guy in the UK who's on facebook and it looks like this:
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It's on air and I hate it!

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Post by shawn71 » 31st March 2015 - 7:50am

Unfortunately that seems to be what many in the VW scene consider "cool". I'm with you Judi in not liking the "look" and on some of them it must almost render the cars unusable

Maybe I'm just getting old...
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Post by 937carrera » 31st March 2015 - 8:29am

Well done for finding that Judi, so I suppose that means that the current owner isn't on here.

I assume that when you say it's on air, the photo was taken with the air on its rests and the car does have some clearance when running. Like Shawn, my preference is for originality too so I'm not a fan of the latest mods either. More worryingly it looks like the old tin worm is present across the bottom of the doors and wheelarches which probably means the chassis is suffering too and is going to need some work doing soon to keep her on the road, before it goes too far. :(

On the other hand, it also means there might be a project available at some future point :) ...... budding 412 fastback owners better get on Facebook
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Post by JSR-69 » 31st March 2015 - 9:47am

937carrera wrote:... it's on air, the photo was taken with the air on its rests and the car does have some clearance when running ...
It does have an active air system and I've seen a video on-line of it jumping around like a donkey on heat. Cars on the floor seems to be the current fad and it'll pass, but not before many cars will be ruined.

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Post by 937carrera » 31st March 2015 - 12:43pm

Oh gawd, a 412 with potentially rusty chassis / sills being bounced up and down on air suspension :shock: :shock: I do hope the worst doesn't happen
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Post by purplepeter » 31st March 2015 - 3:58pm

It's not rocket science to compare the name of It's current Owner with the first post in this thread & His username on Here
I think we can safely say that Jozzer123 still owns the car!

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Post by pmacs49 » 1st April 2015 - 8:48am

Blast thought I might of been able to get another bargain,
On a serious note, it's still on the road, and being used,

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Post by 937carrera » 2nd April 2015 - 12:11am

He's put the car up for sale once and offered parts to break it before now on here, why not try and get in touch with him ?

http://www.exmouthjournal.co.uk/news/ex ... _1_2348477

He's on Facebook and I think he posts on the SWdubs website. Google is your friend
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Post by Kharon8 » 13th April 2015 - 10:22pm

937carrera wrote:Cars on the floor seems to be the current fad and it'll pass, but not before many cars will be ruined.
Yes. Suits to some cars but looks quite stupid on a 4-series.

But I've mixed feelings on this 'ruined' part .... AFAIK no major rework needs to be done for air suspension and therefore it's relatively easy to return to stock suspension and, as the rest of the car tends rust away, it's (hopefully) kept in good shape for next owners.

Air suspension and conversion isn't cheap so the owner isn't poor, just slightly tasteless. ;)

Not that I like that, but I like to think that it's still better than slowly rotting away on someone's yard: We've enough of those.

And of course the car rotting outside is not for sale as "I'm gonna restore it some day" ... and how often that day never comes? Very often.

Somewhat related rant: My uncle has a -65 Vauxhall Velox which suffered exactly this: It has been in a shed about 25 years and it is basically scrap metal now. But not for sale, I've asked many times. :( It was such a roomy car, easily fit 6 people in and a 3,3 liter straight six in it, nice sound too.
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