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jclei

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Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 9:39 am

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It's not actually for me but an older family member who is happy to pay a little more for a better example. I won't go into specifics but it was very rough

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PDJ

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Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 9:43 am

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Ahh, cashed up Baby Boomer eh?

They can buy mine for $20k :lol:

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Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 10:15 am

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Or my wife's fully restored moke not rego'd yet $15000

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Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 2:30 pm

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Goldbrocade_62 wrote:

Or my wife's fully restored moke not rego'd yet $15000

Tryin to steel my sale and undercut my price :shock:

Not cool

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Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 7:18 pm

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Goldbrocade_62 wrote:

Or my wife's fully restored moke not rego'd yet $15000

does that mean it just has a fresh coat of paint..

like 99% on eBay

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Morris 1100

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Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 7:24 pm

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I think you are probably better off buying a rusty one. At least you know what is under the surface. :lol:

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drmini in aust

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Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 7:38 pm

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Morris 1100 wrote:

I think you are probably better off buying a rusty one. At least you know what is under the surface. :lol:

After you buy it and remake every panel out of S/S, it won't rust any more.

I'm sure BMC only intended Mokes to last for 5 years, not 50. :lol:

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Goldbrocade_62

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Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 7:55 pm

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Goldbrocade_62 wrote:
Or my wife's fully restored moke not rego'd yet $15000

does that mean it just has a fresh coat of paint..

like 99% on eBay

How about sandblasted 2pak respray full engine g/box rebuild disc brakes new hood seat retrim new wiring harness nothing spared

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Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 8:11 pm

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now that sound good to me...

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Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 9:04 pm

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drmini in aust wrote:

Morris 1100 wrote:

I think you are probably better off buying a rusty one. At least you know what is under the surface. :lol:

After you buy it and remake every panel out of S/S, it won't rust any more.

I'm sure BMC only intended Mokes to last for 5 years, not 50. :lol:

There was a Queensland mob who were manufacturing Stainless Bodies for Mokes, but the had to have a Gal Chassis to stop the SS from cracking, so they were very heavy. And I think it was on the Qld dept rego that would register them.

Yeap, Mokes are rust buckets. Having owned over 60 of them, yes, that is harsh, but accurate.

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Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 9:18 am

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I've just done the 'have a look at a moke for a family member thing' too with my father. Unreal amounts of money being asked for, and that's before you even start talking about the condition of the car.

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Timbo

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Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 9:58 am

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GV27 wrote:

I've got a mate who is into MGBs, he gets a bit annoyed when he sees how much Mokes are going for! I used to buy them for under $100.

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Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 1:05 pm

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Yep a nice one starts from $9000...
and you still have nothing special.

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jclei

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Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 3:34 pm

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Yeah from my looking so far it seems 9k min for something that has been 'restored' in the last 5 years and maintained. Anything less seems to require a decent amount of work.

*This is mainly through Carsales and the like and without considering negotiating price

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