Vehicross on Ebay

[Flintstone]

...........if they were cheaper!

The magic words My engine rebuild ended up costing me more than expected so this might have to go on hold for a bit. The second car sounds more interesting than the first now I know the interior's a pick 'n mix.

Still, I've the week off and still have 700 miles to rack up so might go for a look.

[alanbradley]

I believe one of the other UK forum members (Alan Bradley if I remember correctly) was thinking of buying from Clive(? CG Trading) some time ago but decided against it for some reason

Quickly to clarify - I looked at the burgundy one when it was for sale before Clive bought it. That was about 2 years ago now - if not longer - and it has been for sale constantly by one party or another.

I didn't buy it because at the time it was being sold "on behalf of a mate" and the guy would tell me nothing of history, etc. I also didn't like that the oil filter was only hand tight, that it wasn't undersealed despite many years in the UK and that some of the panels were misaligned.

That said, it would probably have been more sound than the one I eventually bought!

Hope that helps and good luck!

Alan

[kirk hilton]

I see there is a recent VX arrival on Ebay UK. This guy in Bournemouth is selling his silver VX for 5499. It is true he has owned it since July 08 as it was the VX I was really after at the time. The guy bought it from Farmers of Matlock for 4495 and although I understand the previous owner who lived in Chesterfield (if memory serves me) really loved it and really looked after it, I think putting a 1000 on the price after 18 months is asking a lot. I hope he gets the money as it would (considering recent asking prices and prices paid) suggest that the value of VXs in the UK is actually going up - which must be good for us current owners. Incidentally the guy from Bournemouth states on ebay that his VX was the only one imported by Isuzu. I have an article in a 10 year old mag suggesting the registration of the only one imported by Isuzu was "R374LJW" which was silver (like many) so it is possible with a change of plates that this VX is the one in the magazine. Does anyone know what became of "R374LJW"?

PS in the Ebay advert a picture of "R374LJW" is included but that's not conclusive - it doesn't mean its the car being sold. What is interesting is my magazine article on "R374LJW" is there are the words (I believe) "Unleaded fuel only" above the fuel cap. I don't recall these words being on any other jdm VX. Is this true or is my memory playing tricks? Saying that you cannot see the sticker in the Ebay pictures so its still inconclusive.

[kirk hilton]

I've just seen another VX on UK Ebay. It's down in Cornwall and is selling for £3995. I've phoned the seller, Mike, and he's selling for a friend (the Mike is a dealer). Mike says there is 117,000 km(?) on the clock and that the colour is BROWN. Brown ? what the heck? It isn't a limited edition (no leather interior) so why is it brown. Mike swears it hasn't been re-spayed and I don't believe brown was a standard colour. Can anyone explain? And no it isn't a muddy black one

[crotchrocket]

Nice colour, definately doesnt look re-sprayed ??

[vt_maverick]

Second from the top right maybe?

[vt_maverick]

It's listed as one of the "Custom Made Colors" in the "Premium Color 25" JDM brochure. Looks like Iron Grey Metallic, Color #849. Production count on Wikipedia says 33 were made.

[kirk hilton]

It does certainly look like "Iron Grey Metallic" but is it a Limited edition? I would have to say it must be, but why no leather interior (or plaque) and if so if the owner (rather than the seller) has had it for two years (according to the seller) why doesn't it mention it's a limited edition in the listing - very odd.

Perhaps we'll get a new forum UK member sometime soon

[kirk hilton]

Just seen another silver VX on the UK autotrader and UK Ebay web sites. The VX is in Northolt, London but the guy who's trying to sell it seems to be a joker. Just about all of the description on Ebay is taken from a very poorly written review from 2008. And what has been additionally written is also poor and next to useless. The guy also was 0 (zero) ebay feedback. He also claims it has 11k on the clock which, if you look at the general condition (as far as you can from the photos), seems suspiciously low. He also says it's has a new timing belt - why would you fit a new timing belt at 11K (unless he means 111k - but that doesn't seem to tie in with the dash photo) - what do you folks think?

[vt_maverick]

Sounds fishy to me. Unfortunately I think some sellers believe they can swindle a buyer because they may not know much about such a rare car. Stupid though since the same rules apply as any other used car: body damage tends to indicate a careless owner, body panel misalignment indicates an accident, etc.

[dgl82182]

01 ironman mint condition for sale baby on the way my number is 2036154607

[circmand]

Just seen another silver VX on the UK autotrader and UK Ebay web sites. The VX is in Northolt, London but the guy who's trying to sell it seems to be a joker. Just about all of the description on Ebay is taken from a very poorly written review from 2008. And what has been additionally written is also poor and next to useless. The guy also was 0 (zero) ebay feedback. He also claims it has 11k on the clock which, if you look at the general condition (as far as you can from the photos), seems suspiciously low. He also says it's has a new timing belt - why would you fit a new timing belt at 11K (unless he means 111k - but that doesn't seem to tie in with the dash photo) - what do you folks think?

But in another forum we discussed whether mileage or age was most important when doing a timing belt. No consensus but a combination seems likely. A 10 year old unused belt would definately be on the way to needing changed due to extreem heat and aging