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Old 25-11-2008, 07:48 PM   #1
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Default What would you pay for my car?

I'm looking at selling my car, but I need to decide whether to leave it 'as is' or strip some of the goodies and sell them off separately. I know mods don't add their value to the car, hence I'm thinking of taking off some stuff like the Tickford and Momo bits and pieces. Anything major like the Premium brakes would obviously stay. Wheels and stereo will be coming off/out, and the car will be sold with standard Ford CD player and 17" Tickford wheels (either AU1 or 2).

So, my question is, what's it worth and should I pick some bits off it?

It's an October 98 AU Ford Fairmont, 4L I6 automatic, done 180,000kms. I've done a fair few bits and pieces to it over the 3 years I've had it, including:
- Front grille from AU2/3 Fairmont
- Rear bumper from AU2/3
- Rear chrome boot garnish from AU2/3 Fairmont
- Headlights professionally colour coded
- Chrome striping
- GENUINE Tickford bobtail spoiler off TE50 series 1
- Tickford badges
So externally its been updated to AU2
- Lowered professionally using King Superlow springs and Boge short shocks.
- Recently installed urethane bushes for lower control arm mounts and also sway bar bushes/links.
- It drives beautifully.
- 2.5" mandrel bent exhaust from cat back. Sounds tough. 2.5" stainless twintips
- Rocker cover powder coated Sahara Blue by the FPV mob
- Tickford intake
- BMC air filter

- Tickford Premium brake set-up, only went on 6 months ago so practically new pads and rotors front and rear (RDA slotted rotors, Bendix GCT pads)
- Dark tint (28% VLT)
- Paint is immaculate Sparkling Burgundy
- Black & grey leather Momo steering wheel from T-series (new condition)
- Black leather Momo auto shifter (new condition)
- Red / blue LEDs in window switches and Fairmont dash controls.- Full Ghia / Tickford black leather and woodgrain interior. Seats are Tickford perforated leather out of a 2001 XR6, door trims are Ghia with woodgrain strips.
- Chrome handles
- LTD woodgrain headlight switch


It is a dream to drive, and has a new alternator and battery in the last 6 months too. So, thoughts? There's more pics and a full build detail in my build thread [http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthr...=70490&page=1]
I'm not in a rush to sell it, but thought I'd put the feelers out. There's ones on carsales completely standard AU2 Farimonts for 8-10k, so I think 8ish is reasonable? Sure it's an AU1, but it's got better brakes than an AU2, looks better externally, and has been sound deadened to the same sort of level as AU2 (which were the 3 major updates if I'm not wrong).
Cheers, and thanks in advance! Matt.










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