But all rovers have depreciated, including F D H registered 200 coupes.
Actually, your wrong there. Coupe turbos for example have been worth £2000 for at least 2 years now, probably 3 years. I bought my turbo for £2000, sold it a year later for £2000, bought an MR2 for the £2000 and sold it a year later and struggled to get £1000, yet I'd still need £2000 to buy a coupe turbo. I'm talking good examples of cars as I know you can find cheaper turbos but you really need to budget £2000 for a good one.
So basically, other marquees have depreciated, whilst Rover goes into administration and everyone says values have hit rock bottom, but in reallity, the Turbo has done fantastically and not lost any value despite shi* hitting the fan.
ryan_220 wrote:
Whats the point of this coupe overpriced jap import register it just seams like its a dig at people who have a F D H coupe
I agree, it looks a bit snide really - A knee jerk reaction to a few people who think their year of manufacture makes their car better.
You've got it completely wrong....
The register was set up to try and discover how many of the cars existed, and how many were keen Rover enthusiasts. It's developed far beyond that now. From information gained from the DVLA, I have been able to learn that despite the myths and speculation, the cars DID leave the country, although it's not yet known where they went but they did not sit in England for 3 years. I have a contact who was directly involved with the F D H cars can logged the VIN plates in a scrap book which he kept for sentimental reasons. From data gained from DVLA and owners, I can now say what interior was fitted to what car. I know that 2/3rds are still on the road being used, whilst 1/3rd are off the road/scrapped or being driven illegally, I know that all but 2 cars were registered on the same day, all of them were first owned by Rover and due to import laws, they could not sell them for 6months, hence why when they offered them to staff, they were not available until March of the following year.
I've learn a load more too but I don't think most people on here would appreciate the real value of the information.
So to summarise, No, the list was not created to have a dig at owners of this particular group of cars, it was a search for information. Thats why we also have a Tomcat Racer register to provide information on all of the genuine Tomcat Racers to those who are interested.
It's also about archiving information now that will soon be lost forever if not done.
I'm also not in the slightest saying the F D H cars are better, they are not. They are theoretically identical to other top spec coupes, however, top spec was not requested very often buy new owners so if you want a turbo with full leather and air con, then your going to be drawn to an F D H model. Basically each car should be given it's own merits, some F D H ones are good, some are bad, it's the same story with every other coupe turbo. I'd never go out purposefully to buy an F D H but I wouldn't dismiss one, if it was the best of all the cars at the time, I'd have it, if it wasn't, then I wouldn't buy it.
And going off topic, but related and totally my own view
The whole F D H arguement on this forum is completely pointless if you ask me. When you put children in charge of the swear filter it says it all. I'd have thought the admin/moderators would act a little more responsible. If you take a look at the rules and regs, then any time the F D H letters are put together, the person who writes it, and the person (whoever it was) who set the swear filter, is breaking the rules and gets a strike so by now most members should have technically be banned.
1. Insults - Please refrain from posting insults/sarcasm of any kind, if you are joking please try and make it clear of your intentions. If you are found to be insulting members and breaking the above rule, you will receive a ‘Strike’, if it happens a second time it will be an instant ban (based on Moderator/Admins overall decision)
Some F D H owners might find it an insult and it's certainly sarcasm.
However, the mod's and admin do a great job with the rest of the site, it's purely this issue that I have a problem with.
: it just seams like its a dig at people who have a F D H coupe :!:
