honda az600 in new jersey
honda az600 in new jersey
on craigslist there is a guy in central jersey with a az600 for sale in pretty lousy condition but its a solid car for 1500
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James Hawkins
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Re: honda az600 in new jersey
The time has come for me to face reality and offer my n600 for $1,500 if anyone in this area might be interested. I had started fixing it up but health has turned worse and I can't even drive it let alone work on it. Interior is good for a driver, no rust, bad dings. Gas tank will need to be pulled again and sealed. I have the sealer and tank was vatted. New tires. I feel I should sell it to someone that wants to finish one off. Hate to think about leaving it to my son as I don't know what he would do with it.
I am in North Central Texas, 70 mi. south of Wichita Falls, 100 mi. from Ft. Worth and 90 from Abilene. If anyone in this area wants to take a look give me a call....XXX-XXX-XXXX.
I personally think it's worth the money so no dickering on it.
Cotton N. Central Texas cotteni@...
I am in North Central Texas, 70 mi. south of Wichita Falls, 100 mi. from Ft. Worth and 90 from Abilene. If anyone in this area wants to take a look give me a call....XXX-XXX-XXXX.
I personally think it's worth the money so no dickering on it.
Cotton N. Central Texas cotteni@...
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Re: Honda az600 in new jersey
Purchasing a Honda 600 Coupe or Sedan;
NADA has a good price listing for Starting, Running and Stopping cars. Expanding on that a bit a vehicle listed in NADA would be a condition 2, 3 or 4 in the Old Car Price Guide, as NADA only list Low, Average and High stock vehicles.
Low is a functional vehicle needing showing normal wear, needing only minor reconditioning or a poor or deteriorated restoration. But not a parts car.
Average being a 20 footer, or a vehicle at 20 feet will look very good.
High is an excellent vehicle overall, but not a condition one vehicle or 100 point restoration.
M odified Honda 600's have value to the owner, however NADA does not give values to these vehicles. The amount put into a restoration does not lend to the value of the vehicle. Although past owners and notable history (they were part of a movie) can support a higher value than one that doesn't. If the vehicle has been apprised, ask to see it and look to see when it was apprised and by whom.
If you wish to have the vehicle apprised but don't know who to go to, as your insurance company. They use them and support the findings of the companies they use.
Ask the owner how long they have had it, was anything rebuilt, If there was work done, is there documentation to support the work completed. Was the car shown? Did it receive awards? Saying they were offered $$$ but they didn't take it, really doesn't say much. There are several ways to look at the car, one I like to use is applying the high price the car would be going for in one of the price guides. Then walking around the vehicle and adding to the cost what it would take to bring this vehicle to that degree of restoration. If I go over, then I come down on the cost of the vehicle.
Paint - you pull it apart and take it to the painter $1700 add to that any body work that has to be done.
Interior - $600.00 you do the seats and carpet, have some one do the dash....
Brakes - $600.00 to $1000.00
Engine - transmission and final drive - $2500.00 to $3200.00 you pull it and do the installation
Tires - $150.00
Weather stripping and windshield seals $500.00 to $700.00
Chrome plating - Bumpers, lens bezels, brackets etc. $400.00 to $500.00
Zinc plating - $200.00
and add to that all the misc.
hardware and wiring which will be lenses, add a couple more hundred.
This is not a cheap vehicle to restore, but they are fun, very unique and a great way to get into the hobby.
That said, everything on the Honda 600 can be rebuilt in your garage and you can cover the seats with towels, use a spray can to paint it and open the book to learn how everything goes back together.
As to some of the comments that a younger person should not be using this as a daily driver, I disagree. I have had several Mom's and Dad's purchase Honda 600's for their kids to use as daily drivers because they had them when they were young. And, they learn how to appreciate the basics of vehicle ownership without all the gadgets. One young girl used to drive her sedan like a race car and was always fixing it, another young man turned his into a music box. Both had lots of fun and learned quickly that small cars do not mean small costs.
And remember, just like the young will inherit the earth so will they take over the old car hobby. We need to teach them how to enjoy older vehicles and have fun with them.
Bill
NADA has a good price listing for Starting, Running and Stopping cars. Expanding on that a bit a vehicle listed in NADA would be a condition 2, 3 or 4 in the Old Car Price Guide, as NADA only list Low, Average and High stock vehicles.
Low is a functional vehicle needing showing normal wear, needing only minor reconditioning or a poor or deteriorated restoration. But not a parts car.
Average being a 20 footer, or a vehicle at 20 feet will look very good.
High is an excellent vehicle overall, but not a condition one vehicle or 100 point restoration.
M odified Honda 600's have value to the owner, however NADA does not give values to these vehicles. The amount put into a restoration does not lend to the value of the vehicle. Although past owners and notable history (they were part of a movie) can support a higher value than one that doesn't. If the vehicle has been apprised, ask to see it and look to see when it was apprised and by whom.
If you wish to have the vehicle apprised but don't know who to go to, as your insurance company. They use them and support the findings of the companies they use.
Ask the owner how long they have had it, was anything rebuilt, If there was work done, is there documentation to support the work completed. Was the car shown? Did it receive awards? Saying they were offered $$$ but they didn't take it, really doesn't say much. There are several ways to look at the car, one I like to use is applying the high price the car would be going for in one of the price guides. Then walking around the vehicle and adding to the cost what it would take to bring this vehicle to that degree of restoration. If I go over, then I come down on the cost of the vehicle.
Paint - you pull it apart and take it to the painter $1700 add to that any body work that has to be done.
Interior - $600.00 you do the seats and carpet, have some one do the dash....
Brakes - $600.00 to $1000.00
Engine - transmission and final drive - $2500.00 to $3200.00 you pull it and do the installation
Tires - $150.00
Weather stripping and windshield seals $500.00 to $700.00
Chrome plating - Bumpers, lens bezels, brackets etc. $400.00 to $500.00
Zinc plating - $200.00
and add to that all the misc.
hardware and wiring which will be lenses, add a couple more hundred.
This is not a cheap vehicle to restore, but they are fun, very unique and a great way to get into the hobby.
That said, everything on the Honda 600 can be rebuilt in your garage and you can cover the seats with towels, use a spray can to paint it and open the book to learn how everything goes back together.
As to some of the comments that a younger person should not be using this as a daily driver, I disagree. I have had several Mom's and Dad's purchase Honda 600's for their kids to use as daily drivers because they had them when they were young. And, they learn how to appreciate the basics of vehicle ownership without all the gadgets. One young girl used to drive her sedan like a race car and was always fixing it, another young man turned his into a music box. Both had lots of fun and learned quickly that small cars do not mean small costs.
And remember, just like the young will inherit the earth so will they take over the old car hobby. We need to teach them how to enjoy older vehicles and have fun with them.
Bill
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> [2cylinderhondas] honda az600 in new jersey
> on craigslist there is a guy in central jersey with a az600 for sale in > pretty lousy condition but its a solid car for 1500