11-09-2016, 05:47 PM
(10-09-2016, 11:15 PM)procta Wrote:(10-09-2016, 07:39 PM)Ben_w Wrote: I have been saying for a long time that the market for clean, factory standard spec cars is only going to get stronger. Its already heading that way. Its also part of the reason for my resto being as OCD as it is.....
I agree ben, The 306 isnt as common as it was, 5 years ago is it. Most now are on clocking on 20 years old onwards. I have seen this happen with the metro side of things, 8 years ago people were modifying them and breaking them. Now its not really common at all now for people to modify them or break them. The quest is now to save as many as possible, no matter what model or year it is. That's all down to a new club that kicked off in 2008.
Something i think that really needs to start to happen now on here, before most vanish off our roads. I tell you lads it will happen. The club needs to start to change its ways really now, and try and start to save as many now. Also start to pushing for the big events like its 25th birthday, as no one did even mention the 20th birthday of the 306.
At the moment, i cannot see where this club is going sadly. Sorry to sound shit about the club but can anyone tell me?
Procta I've also seen it happen in Ford circles too. In 5 years time I think people will be regretting binning off some of the cars they are right now. Invariably the price of one car starts to rise when it's predecessor becomes out of reach to normal common buyers
When I was messing about with Fords from 2001-2006 you could buy a tidy XR3i for under a grand- nobody cared for them as the 'in thing' at the time was Mk2 Escorts in any colour and flavour but within a matter of years the supply of nicer Mk2's dried up and those coming to market went out of most peoples price league and then the run started on XR2/XR3's/RST's instead.
If 205 GTi's keep going the way they are then demand for something cheaper- but still in keeping- will rise and the GTi-6 is bang in the crosshairs imho.
I wouldn't want to guess what will happen with Rallye's they're a bit more of a niche and in normal circumstances didn't attract much of a premium price over a 6 but on the other hand they'll be uber rare