diesel conversion, devalue your motor or otherwise?

cavey · Wannabe Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Posts: 8 Location: Merseyside

hi just bought my first bay a 79, looking at going the ford 1.8td way but unsure if it will affect its value as its no longer original any ideas?

steamo · Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 8:07 am Post subject:

Depends on the Bay and the buyer I'd say.

IMO it'd be a shame to take an original 1968 Bay thats never been welded and still with factory paint etc and stick a diesel engine in it. This would undoubtedly devalue the vehicle.

However most bays have been chopped and changed so much that originality is much less of an issue. In this case a diesel engine has surely got to be worth more especially for someone who's looking for a practical vehicle.

jp · Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 11:22 am Post subject:

Totally agree with what steamo says if your bus is a original unmolested bus then probably best to leave it that way for resale purposes especaially with early bays.. if your is no show winner being a (very) late bay I would say it would increase value if the conversion is done well.

Could always put it to the test and put 2 identical buses on ebay one ad saying the bus is Derv powered the other saying air cooled and see which one fetches the most... suggest you set a hi reserve Happy

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pepper · Jedi Knight Joined: 22 May 2006 Posts: 245

How about the third option, I'd have thought it shouldn't make much difference so I vote

No change

cavey · Wannabe Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Posts: 8 Location: Merseyside

didnt think about a no change option

DOH

jp · Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 9:10 am Post subject:

there you go place your vote pepper Grin

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Alex (FTS) · Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 10:01 am Post subject:

Dito to all of that-my van should have been scrapped so I have never worried about originality-my van is probably more Brazilian than German nowerdays because of all the new pannels. Probably only got 2 original panels left and a roof!
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pepper · Jedi Knight Joined: 22 May 2006 Posts: 245

Voted

cavey · Wannabe Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Posts: 8 Location: Merseyside

thats sorted then diesel bay on the way!!

jp · Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:36 am Post subject:

Smart move

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1983 VW Golf GTI Campaign
1979 Mini 1275 GT
2013 Scirocco TDI GT

famous phil · Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:50 pm Post subject: poll

well when i got round to the sale of my bay
( 1.9 pug 306 cit zx non turbo 74 bhp at 4,600 rpm and 96lb ft torque at just 2000 rpm very wide torque band ,that helped set the standards in class for performance and refinement ,, the ford 1.8 D produces a little less power and torque 60 bhp at 4,800 and 81lbs ft at 2,500rpm with the ford you have to use plenty of throttle and plenty of revs to keep up with the pug 1.9 n/a .. if you dont thrash it that way the ford feels dull and lifeless Grin

but the ford is 2.5 mpg better for it Quote diesel car )
that said the ford 1.8td should be ok in bay ,,,when i put add in for my bay pug 1.9 n/a ,, i had 32 calls in three days first to see took it home 100 mile away , realy over the moon with it
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Bugsy_malone 666 · Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:37 pm Post subject:

it will if you stick a ford diesel in it Laugh Out Loud

more to the point, why would you sell it? if your going to go to that much trouble converting it surely its because you want to be able to afford to run it for a long time?
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