Hey guys, I dont know if im doing this in the write area but feel free to move the thread if its not. Ok guys, I purchased a orginal factory series 2 calais turbo few months back and since I brought it ive had some great ideas to have it running 11's but then I thought should I ? Its only ever done 138,000ks on the genuine motor, its fully equiped with every factory feature except I had to reco the auto because it was slipping 2nd gear. The other only downfall would be I put a 3inch exhaust on it but its nothing too hoon or muzza. It's just getting a resprey and I purchased a full set of new calais badges off rarespares.com. My interior is immaculate with no hole or rips. It's on pro polished calais rims and there is 5 of them including one for a spare. If i was to sell this to an enthuist, how much should I be getting offered seriously ? And what should I do ? Sell to a genuine lover of vl's who love them how they came or slap cooler and new turbo on it and give it a new lease on life ? Please anybody, leave suggestions and feedback. Please no insults or stupid remarks because only people with no balls offend others on the net lol. Cheers (P.S - i'll get pix up as soon as i can, sorry) Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

If you can afford to keep it, throw some more mod's at it and have some fun. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by INFLYT If you can afford to keep it, throw some more mod's at it and have some fun. well i have the money but for its age and its life i thought maybe somebody can appriciate it for what it is instead of me creating something new out of it. i mean i was speaking to a few a people and a few mentioned for its rareness i could sell for a good $10,000 + ? so it confuses me on should i be destroying something beautiful such as low k's on a orginal block and shell plus all the factory goodies. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

respray it, get all badging on etc, and keep it nice and stock. drive the daily for now while its getting resprayed n sh!t and when its done advertise it and wait for the right buyer to see it.. what colour is the car?

Quote: Originally Posted by mR_Sam respray it, get all badging on etc, and keep it nice and stock. drive the daily for now while its getting resprayed n sh!t and when its done advertise it and wait for the right buyer to see it.. what colour is the car? well its going in for the resprey soon and badging is here ready to go. the car is ecombene blue (spelt wrong lol) like the old gas747. even if i was keeping it that was going to be my plan, looking like quikvl.

thats mint colour man but yeah personally if i picked it up for cheap i would've sprayed it etc and advertised it, while its advertised drive it round dont be shy and yeah wait for the right buyer like i mentioned before

Its a VLT, they were made to go very fast.

Quote: Originally Posted by GMH-JC Its a VLT, they were made to go very fast. depends how deep your pockets are lol

Quote: Originally Posted by mR_Sam thats mint colour man but yeah personally if i picked it up for cheap i would've sprayed it etc and advertised it, while its advertised drive it round dont be shy and yeah wait for the right buyer like i mentioned before well i picked it up cheap and because of the ks and shiz that why i brought it but then when i wanted to let go i couldnt. whats the selling mark for something like mine + the k's and all original factory parts and accesories ? thanks for the advice, i appriciate it.

sounds good! Does any 1 here know much about vl calais turbo factory 5 speeds or how much were made ect???? im kinda new to this now really sure how to start my own thread cheers

Quote: Originally Posted by unt4md well i picked it up cheap and because of the ks and shiz that why i brought it but then when i wanted to let go i couldnt. Well if you cant let it go, don't. You have obviously obtained a nice vehicle at a good price. If you sell it to make a quick buck, your profit will be short term. If you hold onto it and do what you originally planned you will have long term satisfaction. Doesnt matter how deep your pockets are, you will always find a way.

Quote: Originally Posted by GMH-JC Well if you cant let it go, don't. You have obviously obtained a nice vehicle at a good price. If you sell it to make a quick buck, your profit will be short term. If you hold onto it and do what you originally planned you will have long term satisfaction. Doesnt matter how deep your pockets are, you will always find a way. thanks for the advice brother much appriciated.

im selling something similar, wanting 12 for it. but realisticaly looks like ill probably be keeping it. (due to me making more $ and nobody is realy interested in it). kinda hoping i might move away for a while come home and find it's worth 15k or something. keep in mind i'm in wa so there are less nice vls over here.

keep it nice stock and original... it will only grow as an investment....if u have the money to do mods to it why not buy another project VL.. id rather do that than ruin an original turbo... there so rare... sell that in 5 yrs... coz in 5 yrs no original un touched vls will be around my 2 cents

Quote: im selling something similar, wanting 12 for it. but realisticaly looks like ill probably be keeping it. (due to me making more $ and nobody is realy interested in it). kinda hoping i might move away for a while come home and find it's worth 15k or something. keep in mind i'm in wa so there are less nice vls over here. aww thats bad too hear, good luck with sale Quote: keep it nice stock and original... it will only grow as an investment....if u have the money to do mods to it why not buy another project VL.. id rather do that than ruin an original turbo... there so rare... sell that in 5 yrs... coz in 5 yrs no original un touched vls will be around my 2 cents cheers for the input bloke anymore thoughts on the idea ?

its a vl... dont bother keeping it as an investment, they're not exactly rare even when they are mint, if you had a hdt different story... you can find mint examples now (keeping in mind they're already 20 years old) and they only go for around 10gs coz no one is gonna be spendin more then that on a standard vlt when they can but one for around 8 have it resprayed n its mint anyway just my thoughts

dude it seems like u bought it for 5k and ur trying to slel it for 10k+ i honestly think you got no chance cause the market is dead, you wanna mod it then go do it! pics will help determine the price

I agree with Deano... photos please! =)

hey guys my photobuckets being a bit queer. i got some pix on myspace if you wanna check them out. www.myspace.com/cury4u (http://www.myspace.com/cury4u) (they bit old, got these old dodgy wheels that were on them but they gone now haha) ill load some up soon as i can. cheers

Looks nice. Imperial blue is gorgeous. I expected it to have a sunroof though. Your MySpace says it makes "that stupid muzza sound"... I'm assuming it doses? In which case it has/had a cooler, plus the three inch exhaust, so it's not completely 'stock'. Like I said in my PM, something like your car, in good running condition and looking neat and tidy, might sell for up to $8000 - $10,000, Sydney prices, less in Victoria.