Mopar Muscle Association UK

Hi all, this is by no-means certain, but its something I've been thinking about recently. Thankfully the Duster doesn't have much upkeep. Outside the yearly insurance, my only costs are the £40 a month i pay to rent garage space, HOWEVER, im looking to buy some property in the near-ish future and the Duster is probably my only means of boosting my deposit.

Now i love the car, and like i said this isn't an easy decision that i am thinking of making and i here comes the point where i imagine everyone comes to think of. How much can i get for the car. I Know i'll never get back what i put into it, and the current market isnt the strongest, but does anyone have any insight on how much the car might be worth.

I'll attach some pics, but the basics - its 71 Duster, non-matching 318 w/headers+Holly Carb+Intake, fairly recent (excellent) paintjob by Ash Rawson, almost entirely brand new interior (only bits left are the sun visors), plus loads of spares and extra bits and bobs. I Know i'll probably be disappointed with how much i might get for it, but thought i would get some opinions before i actually make the decision.

Cheers all

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72 Duster,stunning paint in yellow,383ci,TTI headers,AREs,8.75/3.55/sure grip,727,manual VB,glass 6pak hood,no rot 17k

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Yours will appeal to many with black paintjob,value 12-15k I reckon.

Keep the Duster,you may not get on the Mopar ladder,for a long time if you sell

You can live in a car but you can't drive a house...

Sorry to hear you’re selling. The market at that moment isn’t too bad. People are fed up of lockdown, still have their jobs or furloughed, summer just around the corner and people are going a bit crazy buying stuff. I’d take some really good photos with a Canon / Nikon SLR (nice low angles and lots of reflections, 50mm lens aperture, like that shot at Brooklands) and stuff it on eBay with lots of info. Shouldn’t take long to sell.

At the end of the day you have to do what you have to do, I have sold "Keepers" to finance more important things in life.

I am sure you will do the right thing - you will know accordingly the best course of action..

I'm so glad I never sold my Challenger. I could NEVER afford to buy one now.

MattH wrote: ↑Thu Jun 11, 20 8:17 pm I'm so glad I never sold my Challenger. I could NEVER afford to buy one now.

Especially at the value Classic Car Weekly put on it

RobTwin wrote: ↑Fri Jun 12, 20 12:27 am

MattH wrote: ↑Thu Jun 11, 20 8:17 pm I'm so glad I never sold my Challenger. I could NEVER afford to buy one now.

Especially at the value Classic Car Weekly put on it

I didn't quote that value!
I nearly sold mine in 2009 for £3K whilst it was in bits.

Chris, I know that getting funds for a property is important, but if you can avoid selling, do so. You have done alot to that car and made it your own. Try your best to keep it, if it doesn't cost you much to keep it in its current state, it is an asset.

MattH wrote: ↑Thu Jun 11, 20 8:17 pm I'm so glad I never sold my Challenger. I could NEVER afford to buy one now.

Here here. I mean I've probably spent what its worth and more, but no way I could justify it now.

Are you able to do overtime to boost your income? You maybe able to earn the extra money you need. Obviously this will take some time but property values are likely to fall anyway so this may work to your advantage meaning you'll get more for your money and you get to keep the Duster.

I sold my first Charger in 2007 and still regret it to this day. At the time I was convinced I was doing the right thing. It wasn't.

Cheers all for your thoughts. Coincidentally had a message from Ash Rawson who echoed your sentiments. I Think i'll keep an eye on prices of Dusters for the time being, but i cannot see the market getting good enough to sell this year or possibly even next summer and I Think if i were to sell, i cannot imagine being able to get back on the Mopar ladder anytime soon (if ever).

I Think at this time the only thing that would sway me to sell outright is if my ideal replacement comes up (70s D100 Shortbed Stepside). Suppose i need to find another way of raising some cash.

It's surprising how quickly you can get cash together if you're prepared to "exist" rather than live for a bit.
If you can cut it out of your life for 6 months consider doing it.
Beans on toast / omlette every day, no beer, no tobbacco and no starbucks cancel subscriptions etc etc...
Soon adds up.

ChrisN34 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 12, 20 6:55 pm Cheers all for your thoughts. Coincidentally had a message from Ash Rawson who echoed your sentiments. I Think i'll keep an eye on prices of Dusters for the time being, but i cannot see the market getting good enough to sell this year or possibly even next summer and I Think if i were to sell, i cannot imagine being able to get back on the Mopar ladder anytime soon (if ever).

I Think at this time the only thing that would sway me to sell outright is if my ideal replacement comes up (70s D100 Shortbed Stepside). Suppose i need to find another way of raising some cash.

I like that era D100, going up in value the short ones, you could get a decent one for your car. I doubt you will have any problem selling

Hi all, so i still have the car, however ive not touched it in years now. Still thinking of selling but im a bit out of the loop at the moment.

Whats the market like at the moment for selling Mopars?

Cheers all

Just read my comment from June 2020. Well house prices didn't drop did they. I don't know how anyone is supposed to get on the property ladder these days.

I don't know much about the Mopar market but everything seems to be priced high these days.