what price are van's worth these's days

**mauser** · 03-03-2012, 01:55 AM

Originally Posted by Paddy_77HZ_Ute

I paid $28k for my fully restored 77 HZ XX7 ute almost 4 years ago....... and flying from Emerald in Central Qld to Canberra to drive it home didn't really phase me. It's about what it is, who want's it, and what they are prepared to pay, like anything really.....

Hay Paddy.... did you buy that ute in Canberra from a bloke called Simon?

Mauser

Is this it...

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**wbute** · 03-03-2012, 09:23 AM

Originally Posted by Paddy_77HZ_Ute

I paid $28k for my fully restored 77 HZ XX7 ute almost 4 years ago. Some people shake their head at the price, some say it was a bargain, based obviously on the cost to get it to that standard. Bloke I bought it from paid $2k to his builder mate a couple of years earlier, who drove it as a work ute, and had bought it new. He told me it owed him mid $30'S, he didn't do any of the restore himself.

I'm fortunate enough to be a mining electrician, and have been investing for retirement since I was an apprentice. While I like tinkering with cars (have done up a couple of old landcruisers) I'm a bit time poor at the moment with kids and my rodeo hobby that people tell me I'm too old for (so I'm getting in as much as i can while I can) so taking on a restore at this point was/is not really an option.

SO..while I did manage to knock a bit off the asking price, paying the $28K and flying from Emerald in Central Qld to Canberra to drive it home didn't really phase me. It's about what it is, who want's it, and what they are prepared to pay, like anything really.

Just need white HZ van and 4 door GTS to go with it now, but just have these boarding school fees to get past first........

Reckon your ute is the nicest Sandman on the site so in my opinion if its as good as it looks in the pics, you did well. It should be up next to the yellow van to balance it out! Especially as its a brochure ute!

**HZ EVIE** · 03-03-2012, 01:17 PM

Originally Posted by Paddy_77HZ_Ute

I paid $28k for my fully restored 77 HZ XX7 ute almost 4 years ago. Some people shake their head at the price, some say it was a bargain, based obviously on the cost to get it to that standard. Bloke I bought it from paid $2k to his builder mate a couple of years earlier, who drove it as a work ute, and had bought it new. He told me it owed him mid $30'S, he didn't do any of the restore himself.

I'm fortunate enough to be a mining electrician, and have been investing for retirement since I was an apprentice. While I like tinkering with cars (have done up a couple of old landcruisers) I'm a bit time poor at the moment with kids and my rodeo hobby that people tell me I'm too old for (so I'm getting in as much as i can while I can) so taking on a restore at this point was/is not really an option.

SO..while I did manage to knock a bit off the asking price, paying the $28K and flying from Emerald in Central Qld to Canberra to drive it home didn't really phase me. It's about what it is, who want's it, and what they are prepared to pay, like anything really.

Just need white HZ van and 4 door GTS to go with it now, but just have these boarding school fees to get past first........

I would have to agree with Paddy on this subject I know that I paid $2-$3,000 more than I should have for my van and I've said this before. But it was what I wanted, a HZ with a 308 and 4speed Windowless Van. Yes I'll spend more on it than I'll ever get back. But not everythings about money and value. This is my relaxation from working 7 days a week and a twenty year dream. So what price do I put on that!!!

**jennie285** · 03-03-2012, 03:02 PM

Originally Posted by HZSandman

85K and anyone can have mine. Have you still gothis number Jennie? Do you think he would like orange!

He seemed to want yellow, as we half offered him the red van....I don't think I have his number still... sorry :(

**HK1837** · 03-03-2012, 03:24 PM

Originally Posted by Alien DNA

I'm really curious what a HQ Sandman would go for these days....

I know of a bloke not far from me.....not sure exactly where but got his email addy and has replied once.....and only once.....havent heard from him since :(

These are and will be the most valuable, especially 308 variety. It was like it is now for years where HK values were depressed and everyone wanted the HG and HQ 350's. It is a bit like that now with HZ's. Give it a few more years and my prediction is a HQ will be worth double what a HZ is, and HJ won't be far behind HQ. It has happened already with Premiers, GTS's etc.

**Alien DNA** · 03-03-2012, 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by HK1837

These are and will be the most valuable, especially 308 variety. It was like it is now for years where HK values were depressed and everyone wanted the HG and HQ 350's. It is a bit like that now with HZ's. Give it a few more years and my prediction is a HQ will be worth double what a HZ is, and HJ won't be far behind HQ. It has happened already with Premiers, GTS's etc.

God i hope this bloke gets back to me........i do believe its a 308 model too. Fingers and toes crossed.

If i knew where he lived exactly, i'd be pitching a tent in his front yard

**mauser** · 03-03-2012, 03:43 PM

haha plodding along with my HQ. Following Scott's http://holdenhqss.blogspot.com.au/ and had to find not rusty HQ inner guards with the staples. Only have 2 very small sqrew holes to weld up in one of them... :-S Trying to use everything HQ. I know Ill PG13 up with some things because my memory is not that good.

Mauser

**Paddy_77HZ_Ute** · 03-03-2012, 10:57 PM

Originally Posted by mauser

Hay Paddy.... did you buy that ute in Canberra from a bloke called Simon?

Mauser

Is this it...

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Yeah Mauser, that's it allright. He picked me up from the airport in a HQ ( I think ) wagon that he was playing around with. Seemed like a nice enough bloke.

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Originally Posted by wbute

Reckon your ute is the nicest Sandman on the site so in my opinion if its as good as it looks in the pics, you did well. It should be up next to the yellow van to balance it out! Especially as its a brochure ute!

Thanks WB. I like it. I had a mate from Goldbourn check it out for me before I flew down to pick it up, so I was confident I was on a winner. The colour combination definately is good.
I was actually looking for a HX, because I wasn't real keen on the spoiler, but the twin headlights and the spoiler have really grown on me, as they do when it's your own. My 12 yr old son loves it, so I'm keeping an eye out for a HX/HZ with GTS options to do a replica for him.

**Valencia** · 03-03-2012, 11:12 PM

Originally Posted by adam perth

i used to live around the corner from him in kewdale for 3 years, and have had a few beers with him from time to time...
non original engine - he thinks he may have lost the ADR tag too. $15K Max....

what have you got glacier?

Hi adam mine is 77 hz windowless valencia orange L31 M41 GU7

**mauser** · 04-03-2012, 12:09 AM

Originally Posted by Paddy_77HZ_Ute

Yeah Mauser, that's it allright. He picked me up from the airport in a HQ ( I think ) wagon that he was playing around with. Seemed like a nice enough bloke.[COLOR="Silver"]

haha ok, he is a mate of mine. He has done the HQ wagon up and its nice too. I could never figure why that until he said he had a white HQ wagon before he got kids and wife.... she pranged it before they were married... :-)

Mauser