SO...how much.... DO YOU THINK...your VX is worth???

[JoFotoz]

OK!!.hold yer horses their on the $25-35K !!

As I explained...thats for BOTH VX's.

The ORW..which has $10k plus of Mods....and only 30k miles.
And
The crashed one with a perfect engine and copious spares!

OF COURSE I'd sell for $25-$35K if we were talking a lightly modded 100k vehicle!!

So..as it stands now....

I offered him the ORW .....less all the hardcore 4X4 gear , and sitting on 33's .....
...but including Custom Bumper and Line-X (DOHH!)...but NO BARBIE DOLL

For.... $23k

OR

We talked about working together to buy him a good VX...
....then I would do all the mods to his specs.

Balls in his court...

Jo

[RickOKC]

OR

We talked about working together to buy him a good VX...
....then I would do all the mods to his specs.

Balls in his court...

Jo

Your truck is just too much of an awesome labor of love to sell, so I'm hoping you build him an ORW Part 2. Just make sure his balls pay up front. (I'm sure I don't have to remind you about that renter from a while back ............)

[tom4bren]

This whole discussion is why I was so pissed when the insurance company totalled mine back around Christmas .... & were FAR from assessing the value at what I thought it was worth. Luckily I was able to keep her & fix her back up without losing too much on the deal.

Best of luck Jo on whichever path you head down. If the deal goes down the toilet, mebbe you should point him to the thread on the shop in Aberdeen, MD that dropped the 5.3L in a VX. That kind of custom shop could probably build him a really nice ride out of a beater VX ... if he has enough scratch.

[gunbarrelvx]

$6500. In fact, it is for sale.

[pbkid]

Personally I Think With $35 In Hand You Could Build The Exact Truck You Want. I Know For Fact $35 CN Get You A Basic Sas, All The Armor Your Heart Desires, And The Tires You Like. Plus I Think The Value Of Doing It All Over Again, But Better Would Build Me A Truck I Was More Happy With In The Long Run...

[89Vette]

Personally I Think With $35 In Hand You Could Build The Exact Truck You Want.

Yeah....one with a V8!

[princejazzbo]

from the time i brought my vx home i have people stop and ask if it is for sale at least once a week. because let's face it everything is for sale. most of them don't seem to like the price i give them though. i decided after the first few attempts to make my asking price go up everytime somebody tries to buy it from me. currently i'm asking $25,000 and actually have somebody interested. it should be amusing if they come up with the money because i will sell it to them. buy another one and do everything i've done to mine all over again.

[VXD959]

As said in another post, the value is directly proportional to what the parties are willing to sell / buy for !!!

(S + B) / (HB + T) = Final Sales Price

S = The value that the SELLER is willing to sell the product for (perceived value)
B = The value that the Buyer is willing to buy the product for (perceived value)
HB = HOW BAD the Seller wants to sell and/or HOW BAD the BUYER wants to buy - this is usually link to emotions.
T = Time

So is someone is willing to pay $25K-$23K for your VX and you are willing to let go for that price...Go for it!!! Personally I don't think you will find many people interested in buying a VX for that amount. I think is insane, despite all the mods and effort put into it. Doubt you will find someone else at that $$$ level any time soon.

[VXD959]

currently i'm asking $25,000 and actually have somebody interested.

If you are not willing to sell at that price, please send the potential buyer to me. I will sell in a heartbeat!!! And for a lot less!!!!

[etlsport]

Jo, if you go the route of building the guy his own VX make sure to have a document drawn up to protect yourself from any potential liability if he has any issues. Any shop would have a good amount of insurance to cover themselves against anything going wrong. I'm not saying you won't do a fantastic job, but I would hate for the guy to have an accident and then try to blame it on you for installing larger tires or something.

[JoFotoz]

Heard from "buyer" last night...

He is chewing over the $23K for a stripped down ORW.

...but he is leaning towards me building him one.

I really like the "build him one" option.

I have the crashed one with a great engine/tranny...

...so I need a good bodied one with blown engine/tranny

( maybe the one in Austin..I've contacted him.)

Put the two together...make one good one and have a bunch
of spares left over for me from the crashed one.

Thats serves a dual purpose...in that I get to keep the ORW ..

...and it brings another VX back to life.

As for covering my -A*$*$- liability wise...good advice on that...
...and YUP...it is something I've considered and will make sure I'm "safe" !

Jo

[TheGanzman]

One thing to add, as a guy who's built 23 vehicles from the ground up - if you're building a vehicle for SOMEONE ELSE, that "someone" has carte blanche to be PICKY AS HELL, and work you to DEATH getting it "just right"! From where *I* sit, you're FAR better off taking the money NOW for a finished vehicle, "As Is-Where Is" - then building EXACTLY what YOU want for YOURSELF. J'es sayin'...

[JoFotoz]

Yup...wise words Ganzman.

I've built a few vehicles..2 & 4 wheeled....

..and building for yourself is a whole different ball game
compared to building for another person

(I built a 2 stroke trail bike way back when, for a guy in the UK..
..my sisters boyfriend ...lectured him on oil addition etc..
...he still seized it...and blamed me!)


My gut says youre 100% right...

..and better to build up / modify a donor vehicle...that he supplies.

That would cut the "mechanical" aspect down to intake/exhaust and lift....

...which is fine.

Jo

[Scott Larson]

Lots of sage advice Jo. My two cents? Wouldn't build it for a friend or a stranger, too many potential problems. There's not enough incentive or legal armour-plating to cover your arse. You build a vehicle to his specs, you assume responsibilty for it's driveability and his safety. You sell a vehicle already built, even with many custom features, and it's "buyer beware". The difference is he contracted you to build him a safe and reliable vehicle versus buying one that is completed, putting the responsibility of a thorough inspection on him...just sayin'!! Best of luck no matter what your decision.

[Y33TREKker]

Tough call. Given current market prices, if I was offered THAT much for my low-miler, I could sell it, replace it with a similar albeit most likely higher mileage example (including similar replacement mods) AND add another toy to the garage that I've had my eye on. It's simply a matter of what kinds of modifications your personal preferences/hobbies dictate and how objectively you can view your level of emotional attachment when making the decision.