RV8 seen advertised for sale in May 2017 reappears with a 48.5% price hike!

Keith Belcher, one of our two Pricewatch volunteers, has spotted an RV8 (Woodcote Green 1680) is advertised for sale with a trader in Kent at £24,950 and notes it was advertised by a private seller in April 2017 at £16,800 - a price hike of 48.5%!

You can scroll down the RV8 log on our Pricewatch webpage and see the advert back in Aprill 2017.

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£16,800 - reimported RV8 in Woodcote Green - private sale
Advert says "present owner since 2008, 44,000 miles, MOT to March 2018, all original spec with aircon, burr elm dash and door trims, cream leather interior, hood, full tonneau. All in perfect condition. Stainless steel exhaust. Service history". Spotted by Keith Belcher. Registered with the V8 Database. 170424


£24,950 - reimported RV8 in Woodcote Green - trade sale
Advert says "with 45,000 miles, in stunning condition throughout, with wind deflector, full tonneau cover and black mohair hood. The gearbox is the later and much preferred K380 model with a stainless steel exhaust and recently fitted with an EZ power steering system. Recent MOT and service". 180322

In 11 months this car appears again with an offer price uplift of £8,150 or 48.5%! The advert says it has an EZ EPAS fitted which may lift the price by around £2,000 but taking that into account that is still an uplift of 37%! The text of the advert refers to a K380 gearbox, presumably an incorrect reference to an R380.