What is a good used IM roadster worth ?

what should i be paying (canadian dollars) for a used but a very clean and corect 1991 IM roadster, the seller is asking mid 30,s.sounds a bit steap or is the the price range.

Mark, it really depends on the car. Can you give us all the specs for the car.....all the options and setup including the mileage?

These are special cars so it can vary a lot?

1991 58,000kms, 2100cc motor,4 wheel disc brakes,stainless steel break lines,air condition,roll up windows car was repaint in 2002 complete strip down all new rubber seals done by henry of IM,original color was red now its silver

That's $28k USD for a 14 year old car with a 3+ year old paint job. Fancy wheels? I suspect you could get new one fron IM for just a few grand more.

Mark:

Where is this car located? In Ontario?

Wolfgang,

Try nearly $20k more for a new one with these basic specs.

Robert
yes the car is located in ontario why is your car for sale?
so is this car overpriced i think a new IM is more than 28k us.

Based on the values I have seen over the past few years, a good used IM in Ontario would go for around 30K. I think I know the car you are looking at, and it is a beautiful and unique example of a Roadster, but it is a '91 car.

A brand new IM built to mimic this one, would be over 50K Canadian. I have seen imported Speedsters from the U.S. also selling for 30K. It's a matter of supply and demand here. Once and a while you can find a bargain, but it takes a lot of looking, or else you can go through the hoops of importing a car yourself from the States.

$16K
yawn...

A full boat IM like GB or Mike W. should sell for 50K

Two or three years old in perfect condition 40K

Ten to fifteen years old like the one described 25K 30K

US dollars

Well, you can see none of us are very good at talking in canadian dollars. It is as Robert said sometimes harder to find a car in Canada ready to be driven, and this can cost a little more, but is also in many respects worth it from what I here.

I sold my 93 for 24k here in the US after only 4 days of listing it on ebay. If I had been in the mood to work at it, it would have gone for more, but I needed it to sell so I could order another one for spring. I think I would probably defer to Robert on what the value of this car is since he knows of the car and the normal prices in Canada?

dreamers

MId 30's for a 91 is high. I sold my 84 IM for $23K (Canadian). It had fewer miles (26,000) and had similar features (new 2110, custom 1 5/8 inch exhaust system with custom 1 5/8 inch heater boxes, rebuilt HD tranny, 4 wheel discs, Porsche replica rims, 911 type shroud, CD box and Mallory distributor, and a Gene Berg locking, short shifter. It also had the original top, interior and paint. The fun part was adding all the stuff. The not-so-fun stuff was adding up the bills (don't do this!) Very good IMs are hard to come by in Canada.

Ron, if you got 23 for your car, an 84 pan car, don't you think a 91 tube frame car is worth 30 or so? 30 to low 30s sounds good, but it's hard to say without actually seeing the car.
Ron

Henry helped me find mine. It needed a motor but at 17k USD was a steal. 58k kms. Leather , power windows. Love it, but do not ask me how much more I have sunk into it. COurse that is what is fun. The tinkering never stops. Always faster, smoother, prettier.
Why not a Beck new for around $24K?

forget about inporting from u.s to quebec canada i have been told unless car is more than 15 years,i wonder what this 91 was worth back in 91? i think mid 30,s is high for a 14/15 year old car but what do i know seems like if i dont buy it someone else will.

Ahhh Qu

is ther a saying in french never 2 withought 3 (deux sans trois) who knows one day .

oui c'est vraie....un menage a trois. (Speedsters)

Sure, you wish, Mike!

Could you do that in a Speedster?

Mark:

79 IM for sale on AutoTrader here in Ontario.

Type in Porsche, then 356, to the search engine. Asking 21K.

Hey Mike,

Nice knees!

i just might wait until late fall then maybee the prices go down ,anybody want's to put their roadster in my garage this winter ?let me know

Transport Canada has a PDF you can download that tells you exactly what you can and cannot import. Their motto is something like " We're not happy till you're unhappy ".

In big nerf terms in Ontario you can't buy a new IM, or import anything older than 15 years old. Since most replicas have to be titled as per their original donner car you are hooped either way. Your best bet is to buy something used that's in country already.

One of the great things about IM's is they retain their value, so while the price sounds high today you should be able to sell it for something similar after you are done having your way with it.

Gz

Ron, I guess it boils down to supply and demand. Low 30s is okay if it's in very good condition.