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rs250nut

27-11-2009, 19:30

Watching the new o.e gearknob on ebay?:D £36 already, im expecting it to go for mega money.

Must be nos surely as there not available?

I remember seeing these go for next to nothing on the bay, now I need one they are plenty.

The new Bill J

27-11-2009, 19:33

I've seen them go for close to a tonne :eek:

I really regret not going down to Renault and stocking up when I was going to. They were £11 when I bought my last one :cry:

rs250nut

27-11-2009, 19:46

I've seen them go for close to a tonne :eek:

I really regret not going down to Renault and stocking up when I was going to. They were £11 when I bought my last one :cry:

Is it me or have parts for these cars gone through the roof in the last six months? Bump strips for two hundred plus phase one grills around the same.

gtmatt

27-11-2009, 19:51

i rekon £80 , i am watching it , i got 1 off ebay , bout 3 months ago off some old dude brand new in box £20 bargin:)

The new Bill J

27-11-2009, 19:53

Is it me or have parts for these cars gone through the roof in the last six months? Bump strips for two hundred plus phase one grills around the same.

Yep, they sure have, and they're just going to keep on rising :cry:

I guess we can count ourselves lucky that we've been able to get as much as we've been able to up until the last year or so. We've not done badly for a car that went out of production nearly 20 years ago. Still, it had to come to an end one day :sad:

I just think it's a bit funny that it's now that parts are drying up, just as the gtt is finally shaking off it's Ali-G image and people are restoring them back to standard :laugh:

Brigsy

27-11-2009, 19:54

Is it me or have parts for these cars gone through the roof in the last six months? Bump strips for two hundred plus phase one grills around the same.

Aye a lot of parts are suddenly going thru the roof! Wonder whats next to be discontinued & going for mega £££..

Matt u lucky man, sell it to me;)

Junglist

27-11-2009, 19:58

i cant find it .. link ? :).

The new Bill J

27-11-2009, 20:01

i cant find it .. link ? :).

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Renault-5-GT-Turbo-Gearknob-Brand-New-Genuine-Renault_W0QQitemZ290373450563QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK _CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item439b9b3b4 3

Junglist

27-11-2009, 20:02

i cant find it .. link ? :).

ok im a mong, found it
£45 now...

Pete@Backyard Racing

27-11-2009, 20:35

i sold my new 1 last year 2 rob@byr for bout £25. gutted :sad:

wel it wasnt my thing anyway coz ive got a brand new genuine B&m in my house as well as loads of new oe parts. sills, sideskirts, doors, wings, rear bumper, grill, tailgate, glass, window seals, gtturbo badge, towing eye cover, f &r bumper strip,s sideskirt strips, top mounts and loads ov littel parts just 2 name a few.

i sold my windscreen pannel and cup wheels 4 good money a few months ago.

Some parts r selling for crazy money atm. its pretty scarry coz well all have to bite the bullet and pay over the odds sometime or later.

restoration is mega expensive and u end up with a 130bhp car at the end of it if u go back 2 totally std.

I respect wot people r doing restoring gtt's but i think its just the" in trend" and i think you should do wot u want with your car wotever makes you happy rather than following trends thats wot made the gtt appeal 2 me in the 1st place rather than buying a new car that u couldnt toutch due to warranty restrictions etc..

Rant over lol :cool:

Rob@Backyardracing

27-11-2009, 20:37

Pete i thought it was £15?? :p

Pete@Backyard Racing

27-11-2009, 20:49

Pete i thought it was £15?? :p

yeh it prob was u cccccaaaaannnnttttt lol

but like i said the oe one wasnt my thing anymore, it looks awsome in ur car thats prob y u won best std interior at nd ;)

GTphil

27-11-2009, 21:05

So if o.e parts are going up in price do you think a gtt's value will rise with them?

The new Bill J

27-11-2009, 21:06

So if o.e parts are going up in price do you think a gtt's value will rise with them?

No, because no one's going to want them due to the prices of parts :laugh:

Pete@Backyard Racing

27-11-2009, 21:08

So if o.e parts are going up in price do you think a gtt's value will rise with them?

deffo m8 but slowly imo

Hoolio

27-11-2009, 21:31

Does anyone know what happened to the lovely restored black phase 1 that was on pistonheads a couple of months ago, seemed very cheap at the time.

tonesGTT

27-11-2009, 23:00

So if o.e parts are going up in price do you think a gtt's value will rise with them?

Looks like it . . . . . :eek:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/91H-RENAULT-5-GT-TURBO-COMPLETELY-ORIGINAL_W0QQitemZ110462317897QQcmdZViewItemQQptZA utomobiles_UK?hash=item19b8113549

Hoolio

27-11-2009, 23:33

Blimey these nice white ones are becoming as common as muck :-)

5alldaway

28-11-2009, 00:31

i rekon £80 , i am watching it , i got 1 off ebay , bout 3 months ago off some old dude brand new in box £20 bargin:)

mines is better because mine came in a renault bag! BRAP!!!!!!! :smokin:

The new Bill J

28-11-2009, 00:34

mines is better because mine came in a renault bag! BRAP!!!!!!! :smokin:

So did mine, and that's where it still is :cry:

5alldaway

28-11-2009, 00:37

i have no intension of fitting mine tho, i was thinking of fitting it when the current one wares out, but then i realised its going to outlast the car :laugh::wasntme:

The new Bill J

28-11-2009, 00:39

i have no intension of fitting mine tho, i was thinking of fitting it when the current one wares out, but then i realised its going to outlast the car :laugh::wasntme:

I know the feeling :laugh:

BUT, it might be needed one day :D

5alldaway

28-11-2009, 00:48

i threw away a gear stick with a knob(with all the orange bits) a few years ago, wounded lol!

mmmmm the smell of brand new gear knob, and its all mine, i may take it to bed with me :)

Junglist

28-11-2009, 06:57

yeah when i first got my 5 i chucked some bumper strips, an old radio cassette head unit and rear seats in a skip :cry:

J$£5GTT

28-11-2009, 15:46

got to be a 'knob' to pay that much for it...:disagree:

dangerous dave

28-11-2009, 15:53

why can't the red numbers be redone on old nobs? my nobs fine, just gets rubbed off too much..

The new Bill J

28-11-2009, 15:57

why can't the red numbers be redone on old nobs?

Because it's illegal.

Hoolio

28-11-2009, 16:06

Yes, he's right it is.

£51 already with five days to go, the proper bidding hasn't even started yet.

dangerous dave

28-11-2009, 16:17

Because it's illegal.

really? :confused: so someone can trim a car but but cant stick 12345R on a gear nob.. crazy

Mart

28-11-2009, 16:21

A bullseye already, with 5 days still to go. Madness! :eek:

I spy another potential group buy if we can get some bob on replicas produced...

The new Bill J

28-11-2009, 16:26

really? :confused: so someone can trim a car but but cant stick 12345R on a gear nob.. crazy

Yep. My mate, Pascal, got 50 hours community service for defacing Louis' knob :cry:

dangerous dave

28-11-2009, 16:29

Yep. My mate, Pascal, got 50 hours community service for defacing Louis' knob :cry:

sounds hairy, i mean scary.. :cartman:

J$£5GTT

28-11-2009, 20:34

im going to put a bid of £500 in at the very last minute...:p;)

Big Steve - Raider

29-11-2009, 14:58

Didn't Xenon mention he was in the process of getting some OE Replica's made up??

From what I can see the Gearknob might be a bit tricky to replicate becasue it's a hard shell covered with a Polyurethane foam moulding as far as i know?? :confused: NOT impossible though! ;)

It would be EASY PEASY to get your original gearknob re-printed with the numbers but the trouble is you have to butcher them to get them off the car & then you'll be left with a gearknob that's no-good to anyone??

Lewis

29-11-2009, 15:10

How about a sticker or transfer that can be applied to the top of the gearknob that has the red gate pattern on it? Might look a bit tacky unless it could be applied well.

Mart

29-11-2009, 15:12

Why not remove the gear-knob with the lever still attached, and get it re-printed that way? Wouldn't have to butcher the knob trying to remove it then.

tonesGTT

03-12-2009, 14:48

I wonder if the winner will be brave enough to admit it? Assuming they are a member of course.

Penfold aka The Dealer

03-12-2009, 17:20

I wouldnt worry to much... new gearknobs could be available soon... ;)

tonesGTT

03-12-2009, 17:36

I wouldnt worry to much... new gearknobs could be available soon... ;)

Nice :cool:

Lomo

03-12-2009, 18:58

:eek: Oh my god...7 minutes left and its on £82.00!!!! WTF!!?? I was actually thinking of going for it then after reading Penfolds post about parts and logging in to Ebay and seeing the price I think I'll leave it....Cant believe it!!!:dearme:

gtmatt

03-12-2009, 19:01

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its at 87 aint this mad :)

gtmatt

03-12-2009, 19:05

the END:)

Hoolio

03-12-2009, 19:05

£102 Jesus!

Lomo

03-12-2009, 19:06

What is happening in this world.....£102.00!! For a gearknob....LMAO!!:laugh::wasntme:

The new Bill J

03-12-2009, 19:06

YIPPEEEEE! I now have another one for my collection :D

Robbo

03-12-2009, 19:10

£102 Jesus!
probably

Frix

03-12-2009, 19:11

YIPPEEEEE! I now have another one for my collection :D

NO you aint, i have!! ;) ;)

Bigfoot

03-12-2009, 19:12

Thats crazy money :laugh: hope I got enough on my paypal account :ashamed:

Id rather have a slightly used one as Id be scared to even touch that if I was to put it on the car.

Mart

03-12-2009, 19:15

Fecking madness.

Some people have plainly got more money than sense.

raj

03-12-2009, 19:19

thats just bloody stupid:rolleyes: why would you pay that much for just a gear knob:crap:

Hoolio

03-12-2009, 19:27

thats just bloody stupid:rolleyes: why would you pay that much for just a gear knob:crap:

TBH if I needed one to finish of a mint OE car I'd think about it though I really would not like paying that.

tonesGTT

03-12-2009, 19:44

knob . . . . . . . . .:sad2:

JRP

03-12-2009, 19:52

hmmmm interior finnished :)

tonesGTT

03-12-2009, 19:57

hmmmm interior finnished :)

Are you sure? Ive got some OE carpet mats you can have for £400?

JRP

03-12-2009, 20:01

Are you sure? Ive got some OE carpet mats you can have for £400?

Are they group A?:laugh:

tonesGTT

03-12-2009, 20:03

Are they group A?:laugh:

but of course ;)

JRP

03-12-2009, 20:04

but of course ;)

hmmm o.e group a mats.. £400 id feel like im steeling from you ;)

Hoolio

03-12-2009, 20:25

knob . . . . . . . . .:sad2:

Been called worse.

phase i 16 v turbo

03-12-2009, 20:49

As things get harder to come by you end up paying over the olds because you want it. A new old stock 3 door cosworth dashboard sold for £1250. Crazy money.

rs250nut

03-12-2009, 20:56

As things get harder to come by you end up paying over the olds because you want it. A new old stock 3 door cosworth dashboard sold for £1250. Crazy money.

with bumpers, splitters and hockey sticks going for the same? Its one of the things that put me off buying a 500 plus most people in 500 circles are hoarding bitches:laugh:

Brigsy

04-12-2009, 11:11

Well it wasn't me who paid the premium:eek:

Next ultra rare/desirable item ;)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RENAULT-5-GT-TURBO-FRONT-BUMPER-STRIPS-NEW-PAIR_W0QQitemZ390127208309QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Ca rsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item5ad564c775

Whos going to pay the big figures for these:laugh:

Spooky

04-12-2009, 11:13

I've got a fr & rr set...I'll keep an eye on that me thinks :D

JRP

04-12-2009, 11:17

jesus in the seat of a 5

05-12-2009, 19:22

probably

cheeky feckers...even i wouldnt pay that....:laugh:...:wasntme:

G801CVT

06-12-2009, 19:38

In general you pay it because:

You want original equipment
You want it to be new and unused
You have no option unless you are prepared to wait and risk the item never coming up again

Steven

Scoff

06-12-2009, 19:58

I just think it's a bit funny that it's now that parts are drying up, just as the gtt is finally shaking off it's Ali-G image and people are restoring them back to standard :laugh:

Maybe that's no coincidence ? Could it be that parts have sat on shelves for years while boy racers bought the shiney instead of the OE.

G801CVT

06-12-2009, 20:29

Maybe that's no coincidence ? Could it be that parts have sat on shelves for years while boy racers bought the shiney instead of the OE.

Quite honestly it seems to be the case with any popular car or item for that matter.

In general cars depreciate for a while after launch being used as intended and naturally reducing in numbers. Once the low point is reached the car is rarer and after a time starts to look interesting and perhaps to become something to appreciate maybe as an object than a transport mechanism.

Those cars lucky enough to survive are then better looked after as they have suddenly become more valuable and in turn more desirable.

I collect Minis (original type no longer made) which have been rising in price now for some time after the initial dip in price. Not surprisingly the associated OEM parts - especially unused - now fetch a premium with auctions attracting large numbers of bidders.

Renault 5 GT Turbos are obviously no different and I can see both the better cars and OEM parts prices only increasing as they and the parts become ever more scarce.

I can never understand why anyone is so surprised ?

Steven

Brigsy

07-12-2009, 11:11

The bumper strips went for a lot more than i expected:eek: I was going to bid but that was too much for me.

Penfold aka The Dealer

07-12-2009, 11:15

I was going to bid upto £120 as my parents had offered to buy me them for X-Mas, £180 for them is not a good sign of things to come...

JRP

07-12-2009, 11:20

I was going to bid upto £120 as my parents had offered to buy me them for X-Mas, £180 for them is not a good sign of things to come...

ohhh shut up notradamus (poor spelling i know)

things are becoming harder to get, but lets remember we can get reproductions etc on many items.

signs of things to come.... those few words are so annoying... i think its apparent.

Its almost like your a doomsday prophet ''the end is niii'':laugh::laugh:

phase i 16 v turbo

07-12-2009, 12:17

Don't feel too bad now paying what I did for my sets. Still not sure what I am going to do with them.

Penfold aka The Dealer

07-12-2009, 12:21

Don't feel too bad now paying what I did for my sets. Still not sure what I am going to do with them.

Just out of interest how much does your work out to per set? + you will want to sell them for a profit...