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Re: Manta to rescue in Christchurch

PostPosted: 15 Jan 2015, 11:18
by 168 Derek S
001 Neville wrote:No, Ryan went to check it out, but the seller decided to try and get more money for it. $1000 was too crazy a price for a rusty wreck!

I've not bothered to waste any more time on following it up. Not worth more than $200 for parts, if that! :roll:



some people have no idea really, its a shame its left too rot like that the owner should be pleased if anyone was happy to spend the time and money just too come take it away and make some sort of use of it even just to salvage the glass.

Re: Manta to rescue in Christchurch

PostPosted: 16 Jan 2015, 21:04
by 227 Jason R
Thanks for the update regarding the manta. It sure is a shame he now wants so much for it.

Re: Manta to rescue in Christchurch

PostPosted: 17 Jan 2015, 01:25
by 168 Derek S
I wonder how they get built up to thinking this car is worth a grand, how did they get too that from where they started?

Re: Manta to rescue in Christchurch

PostPosted: 17 Jan 2015, 23:40
by 001 Neville
People just get greedy, if they think they have something someone else is interested in having.

Maybe I shouldn't have bothered going to see the car for the photos, but never expected him to come up with a figure like that, after what his son was saying about the scrap merchant coming otherwise!

Re: Manta to rescue in Christchurch

PostPosted: 12 May 2015, 00:23
by 001 Neville
Thought I would give the old boy a call, and see where he was at with the Manta. Ryan had apparently mentioned he could get replacement panels for the rusty ones ....

He told me his son had checked the car over and reckoned it was worth more!

This from the son who has apparently bought a Porsche, and was talking about towing the Manta to the scrap merchant himself, when I was there :roll: