MGF values in Germany

Interesting post on the MGF register forum regarding used prices in Germany.
Seems that they fetch a far higher price there, so could be worthwhile putting it on the German ebay sight if you are looking to sell :yesnod:

Good Tip. I might be heading there in March then.

Only for LHD.
It's the same here in France but typically you can pick up a RHD F here for around 2000€
If you add in the costs of converting lights and registration that leaves about £1000 for the car.
The French mot is from what I have seen more comprehensive and it is only every 2 years, but you can only sell a car with a minimum of 18 months remaining.
The market has its normal scammers etc so no one will touch a car that is not French registered.

I would assume its similar in Germany but I don't know the ins and outs of registering a car in Germany but in France for example you must prove your adress in France with utility bills etc.

French buyers for classic cars do search the sites in the uk and many do import cars but it's hardly worth buying a £1000 car. Lots of Elise, TVRs etc and there are companies who will convert them to LHD but as we saw with the one done by the late specialist company in Dorset to convert a F TF is a big job.

In Germany RHD cars are an option only if it is a very exotic brand or no LHD version was built.
For F/TF I do not see a big market as a huge number of LHD cars is available, e.g. here.

The registration process may be another hurdle as registering an imported car is quite time consuming and not cheap with the German TÜV.

Many years ago I purchased a Reliant Scimitar in UK and brought it to Germany - it's a task for real enthusiasts...

HOLY SH...!
:omg:
Same year and mileage as mine, I paid €1500.00...

Same in Canada to a certain extent. Both LHD and RHD are street legal (Except in Quebec) but LHD command a premium as it's what most people are used to driving. Of course with us being an ocean away you do have to allow for shipping which adds a minimum of $2000. to the Euro/UK or Japan purchase price. RHD cars start at about $5500. LHD cars are still very rare, there are only a handful in the country but start at $2-3,000. more than a RHD car.
I spent a very long time finding a buyer for my RHD MPi and ended up selling it cheap to a friend. If it was LHD I could have sold it ten times over for thousands more.
My theory ("Ahem...My Theory" spoken with the best Monty Pythonesque accent....)on the European MGF price differential is that in Europe the MGF was always a specialty car, catered for by more specialist oriented dealers. In the UK the MGF was for the most part a commodity domestic car bought by general buyers. When the company went belly up the commodity market in the UK was scared off and dumped the cars causing the market to plummet. In Europe, for the most part very little changed. The enthusiasts kept taking their MGs to the same dealers who probably just took on new main product lines and continued to take care of their MG customers, and nothing much changed for the end users, preserving the market.

Rich,
You could set up a business importing German lhd cars & selling them on

Unfortunately the only German I know is, "Zwei grosse bier und eine jagerschnitzel bitte."! :broon:

Rich in Vancouver wrote: Unfortunately the only German I know is, "Zwei grosse bier und eine jagerschnitzel bitte."! :broon:

enough to survive.

Rich in Vancouver wrote: Unfortunately the only German I know is, "Zwei grosse bier und eine jagerschnitzel bitte."! :broon:

That's about my standard too Rich but I always add: 'Ein Freund bezahlen'

Richard

Blow-in wrote:

Rich in Vancouver wrote: Unfortunately the only German I know is, "Zwei grosse bier und eine jagerschnitzel bitte."! :broon:

That's about my standard too Rich but I always add: 'Ein Freund bezahlen'

Richard

...let my play the spelling police game - either ein Freund bezahlt or ein Freund wird bezahlen :spank: