Reimported RV8
(1995) in Woodcote Green
Sold in November 2019 for £12,100
Advert
said "reimported from Japan in 2005 with 20,000 miles and
34,639 since in UK. Very sound, undented body but in need
of a respray. Left with a cover on which has eroded the
paintwork on the bonnet and bootlid. Leather seats in excellent
condition. Veneer on dashboard and doors is cracking so will
need attention. The car runs strongly, has an MoT until June
2020. Recent hood, starter motor and regularly serviced. Original
alloy split rims in great shape, just need a polish. This car
is generally sound but needs some cosmetic attention from
an enthusiast. Can be viewed near Billingshurst in West
Sussex".
Believed
to have been a private sale
on eBay
.
Leather clad gear knob is still tatty
Vehicle & MOT check on the GOV.UK website
First registered in the UK in December 2005 and has an MOT to
June 2020, but the MOT history is interesting with a FAIL in
May 2017 with a dangerous NS front tyre with cords exposed and
a list of 5 advisories in June 2019 including both rear
brakes binding. Clearly this car will need a very close inspection.
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Reimported MG RV8 (1995) in Woodcote Green
For sale in January 2020 with a trader for £19,500
Advert says "RV8 Roadster with 35,000 miles, metallic
Woodcote Green, Beige Connolly leather interior. Burr Elm
veneer wood trim and one previous owner. Huge service history
file, original sales brochure, private plate (K5 MGR) included
and 15 Inch alloy wheels. A great investment." Can be
viewed in Lytham St Annes in Lancashire.
See
trader's website
Comments
Price uplift
The new offer price of £19,500 is £7,400 or 61%
higher than the sale price of £12,100 in November 2019,
but clearly the trader has since put work into preparing the
car for resale.
Fully prepared for sale by a trader
The photos of the car on offer in November indicated a car
in need of careful preparation for sale as the paintwork looked
tired and the interior need a tidying together with repairs
to the cracked Elm burr dashboard and capping. Clearly the
trader has made a real effort to refresh the paintwork, clean
the engine bay, alloy wheels and the interior including the
Stone Beige Connolly seats, but the leather clad gearknob
still looks seriously worn and tatty.
Mileage?
The trader says 35,000 miles but the earlier advert in November
mentioned the car had been reimported in 2005 with 20,000
miles with 34,639 since so a total then of 54,639 miles
some 42% higher. Most reimports have a new mph speedometer
installed and usually the owner keeps the original kph item
to prove the mileage in Japan.
One previous owner?
This presumably refers to the private seller in November 2019
but as a reimport from Japan their would have been an owner
there (having clocked up 20,000 miles), so at least two
previous owners.
Check
with the V8 Database
We have no record of a registration of an RV8 with the VRN
K5 RVB.
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