Opel Monza for sale?

[020 Brad]

Whos maroon Monza is for sale in Classic Car Magazine this month?

I have a work mate that came to me asking about it for some reason. He must be a little more observant than I thought he was, as I had only mentioned my Opel Omega in passing. He could be interested in the car but there is no price listed and I think the cars rarity will put it out of his price range. He just wants a nice looking coupe for weekend duties, not too concerned about what marque it happens to be but he does appear to have good taste!

[020 Brad]

link here http://www.classiccar.co.nz/classic-car-classifieds (about half way down)


edit: also, I've noticed that they have arsed up the phone number and seem to have put the cars model year on the end Ph 03 688 32231982

[001 Neville]

It's mine, Brad, but your car would seem to be the best option for your workmate!

I've decided I need to get some more money in to help with building my new business, and the Monza is the most saleable at the present time of my three Opels. Don't want to sell it, but NZCC is free so thought I would check out the demand.

I've got a guy coming down from Wellington to see it next time he's in the South Island.

Correct home number, but not sure where the 1982 came from as its a 1985 model

[020 Brad]

I thought it was yours but got confused by the fact that you hadn't seemed to have put anything on here.

The guy just wants a 2 door, so won't be interested in my Omega. He also wants something a bit tidier anyway.

What kind of money are you looking for, for the Monza?

[001 Neville]

Looking for about $10,000, Brad, to cover what it owes me from shipping over and repair work done for compliance/ trailing arms etc. I know it's a lot, but I can show my wife I'm trying to sell it, and she wanted me to ensure I at least covered the costs.

I told this other guy $12k and he seemed to think that was reasonable compared to a Capri that he was also considering at $15k. Difficult to know for sure, but since I'm not desperate to sell at this stage, I'll wait and see what happens.

I didn't put anything on here, because I knew this question of the price would come up immediately Only needs one buyer!

[020 Brad]

A price is best determined by what someone is willing to pay and if they are open to that price, then why not. If someone is in the market for a minter, they just have to pay the asking really, because they don't exactly come up for sale often and if you were to buy a cheap beater, it would likely cost that much to get it up to scratch, if you even could at all.

Also, I'm a fan of well (meaning high) priced Opels (or Vauxhalls) floating around. People charge actualy stupid amounts for anything American, Brittish stuff (like escorts) are starting to creep up in price too, so why shouldn't we start charging a slight premium on ownership for GM Europes finest too?

Unfortunately, in my case atleast, there doesn't seem to be much intrest in a decent "Commodore"

[021 Chad]

No one knows what it is nor what it's capable of as a package Brad. I think you'd struggle to sell even at the fair and realistic price that you are asking.
I think you should edit your auction and add some keywords for equivalent cars from other manufacturers, this should get more foot traffic through your auction.

[020 Brad]

True, I did put in Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon for that reason but to be honest, I don't think adding in any number of those makes/models would really help too much because people are to scared to leave the norm. If anything, probably adding in other Opels like Monza, Vectra, Calibra and Senator would help more than anything else, but I would imagine most people just do what I do and search Opel anyway.

This would make such a good addition to your collection Chad, I was thinking about it the other day. You'd have one from each family of the same era, the Kadett, Vectra and Omega

[118 Ben N]

Sorry that i interupt this topic but i have no idea of the prices that people ask for cars in far far far away new zealand:

What does a Monza or Senator A bring in good condition???

And has anybody have any idea how much Monza/Senators there are still left in New Zealand at this moment?

How hard is it to get parts just for a Monza like:front windscreen,or exhaust or rearwheel bearings,those parts are very very hard to get here in Holland/Germany.

[020 Brad]

As mentioned above, Neville is asking $10,000 for a very very tidy Monza A.

I'm asking $2,600 for my Opel Omega A 24 valve, but not having any interest.

Theres a couple of Senator B's floating around for sale at the moment in moderate condition for around $2,000-3000.

A Monza A in average condition would probably be around the same price as the above vehicles I suppose.

All of the above is obviously NZD, so just use www.xe.com to get it back into your currency.

[118 Ben N]

2600NZ$=1275€ for a Omega A 3000 24V well that nothing if it is decent condition for that money you hardly find a nice one here on the mainland of Europe
(The New Zealand dollar is 49.xx something Euro cent so thats a easy calculation).

http://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/showD ... geNumber=1

http://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/showD ... geNumber=1

How come they are so cheap in New Zealand,are the Commodore,s VN VP and the rest of bunch any better in value than a Opel Omega,if i look at Holdens models i see...Army vehicles with live axles and OHV engines and thick steel,with the idea fuel will always be for free.

For the money Neville wants for his Monza (10K),you will find a good lookingMonza here but not in super condition and with less options.
And that on the other side of world,can imagen why so cheap....

[020 Brad]

How come they are so cheap in New Zealand,are the Commodore,s VN VP and the rest of bunch any better in value than a Opel Omega,if i look at Holdens models i see...Army vehicles with live axles and OHV engines and thick steel,with the idea fuel will always be for free.

For the money Neville wants for his Monza (10K),you will find a good lookingMonza here but not in super condition and with less options.
And that on the other side of world,can imagen why so cheap....

I must say, I really love your perception of the Holden Commodore Without being to offensive to those who like them, I'd say you wouldn't be far off the mark. They are designed to appeal to a public that wants a car similar to what the Americans want. Plenty of torque, very little maintenance and that sounds good. Anything else is not required. For that, the Holden version delivers very well and most models have been very popular right since the VB.

All of the cars mentioned (Monza, Senator and Omega) are very rare here. Like I said a few posts earlier, if you want one you either get what is been sold or you miss out, so you would probably have to pay a slight premium to get something good.

Relating to the price of cars here, thats all to do with how many there are here, alot to do with Japanese imports I suppose. I road worthy, reliable car from the early 90's can easily be picked up for around the NZ$1000 mark. Because of this, it then drags the price down for everything else, because people are made to pay more (albiet slightly more) for a better example or a different make/model.

You can buy any kind of high horse power Japanese turbo beast for next to nothing. Anything from NZ$1000 upwards depending on what you want, quality and model year.