Whats it worth - Activa

VLL · Post by **VLL** » 07 Jul 2005, 02:10

A mate of mine has a 97-R Activa which he's wanting to sell, its done about 106,000miles, probably needs new spheres and a bit of a tidy up, the lacquer is peeling in a couple of places and it needs a new exhaust.
What should he be asking for it and is there anyone here thats interested?
Here's a recent pic, he lives on a farm which is why its a bit dirty.
http://www.dhendry.plus.com/images/Activa.jpg

mpr1956 · Post by **mpr1956** » 07 Jul 2005, 05:13

It is so difficult to put a value on a car like this... I suspect that although on this site the activa is regarded (rightly in my opinion) as a desirable car as well as an engineering milestone, to most people it is a car to be admired from afar !! The price of the exhaust alone could make the car uneconomic to repair... without allowing for the ( qty ten I believe) spheres... I'm a confirmed cit DIY'er and would think twice before taking the plunge. I do wish I could be more help.. Is there anyone else reading want to have a go at valuing this car ?

cornishbx16v · Post by **cornishbx16v** » 07 Jul 2005, 14:00

i agree that its a difficault one to price purley because its a desired taste (like the bx16v!) but a quick search on autotrader has found a few for you to judge!
the first three are from £799 -1295 and they all look in good condition but dont display milage (so i am guessing over 100k!)and are 95-96 reg and the other 2 are 96 and 98 respectively priced at £1795 64k and £2500 with 83k, both look tidy!
i think very much that its one of those depends on who's prepared to pay what for it! but like mpr has said, not many diy'ers would consider one! it has nearly twice the amount of spheres as the bx!! but that doesnt makje it a bad car!
Was this one by chance the one from fcs that made 200+bhp on the rolling road???? i remember there being three there and one was red!

Kowalski · Post by **Kowalski** » 07 Jul 2005, 14:45

I'd say an Activa isn't worth a whole lot more than a standard Xantia.
The problem with the Activa is that its only 150bhp in standard trim (so of no interest to boy racers) and relatively unknown. This means as far as value goes, it isn't worth a lot more than the equivilent non Activa Xantia, except to those in the know i.e. those who drive them.

ActivaV6uk · Post by **ActivaV6uk** » 07 Jul 2005, 14:51

Nope that car is my wifs its for sale at £890with 6 monts tax and mot.

Mosser · Post by **Mosser** » 07 Jul 2005, 15:04

I would have put its value nearer the £5-700 mark, if it needs new spheres and a new exhaust, thats going to add about £5-600 onto the price that anyone pays, and with the peeling laquer as well, it doesnt make it too desirable really

ActivaV6uk · Post by **ActivaV6uk** » 07 Jul 2005, 15:19

average Activa's only go for £600 bad ones only £300

Ian Fearn · Post by **Ian Fearn** » 07 Jul 2005, 21:43

My mate recently got an Activa for practically free!
Its suspension is completely hydrospazzy though, takes about 10 mins to finally settle down after doing a load of acrobatics!

Rostami · Post by **Rostami** » 07 Jul 2005, 21:55

Sorry to barge in...what does "ono" mean?

mezuk04 · Post by **mezuk04** » 07 Jul 2005, 22:08

Well the depending of the context its used in...and since all the posts are referring to money then i would say its fairly safe to say that 'ono' is relating to 'Or Nearest Offer' as in this car is £500 ono.

VLL · Post by **VLL** » 07 Jul 2005, 22:39

He was thinking around the £600-700 mark for it, he can get the lacquer fixed and maybe the exhaust.
Might be worth more if he broke it for spares, but its a shame to break such a rare car.

Mosser · Post by **Mosser** » 07 Jul 2005, 23:05

I thought all activa's came with fog lights ?, he seems to have jst holes where they should be ?,
He'd probably be better off putting it on ebay as it is with the faults described without fixing the laquer and exhaust and start the bidding at £500, that way it hasnt cost him money to fix

ActivaV6uk · Post by **ActivaV6uk** » 07 Jul 2005, 23:14

i haddent noticed that the car also has the wrong bumper on it... thats a standard xantia bumper not an activa one which will cause problems with towing and airflow, this is what the bumper should look like...
http://activa-all.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ ... c/0d_3.jpg
or
http://activa-all.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ ... c/f9_3.jpg
its my experiance that bumper swaps like this only happen when there has been a crash as people find it very hard to get hold of activa bumpers (yes for those of you in the know this "sports" bumper is also fitted to the V6 and 2.1 TD)
As for breaking it, if i can have the entire activa systems off it with the rear suspension and front i will bay £350 just for that lot! you will get £200 for the engien easly which means you will make over its value breaking it...
Andy

ActivaV6uk · Post by **ActivaV6uk** » 07 Jul 2005, 23:31

if your mate will take £550 for it i may have a buyer for the engine and i will buy the suspension for the £550 i'd like the whole car though as it takes about 5 days to remove the suspension and its a very very tricky job.
if your mate is ok with that amopunt i will also need some time to get the cash together as i resently had an identaty theft on my card and am out of work so life is fun moeny wise at tht moment.
Andy

VLL · Post by **VLL** » 08 Jul 2005, 00:36

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if your mate will take £550 for it i may have a buyer for the engine and i will buy the suspension for the £550 i'd like the whole car though as it takes about 5 days to remove the suspension and its a very very tricky job.
if your mate is ok with that amopunt i will also need some time to get the cash together as i resently had an identaty theft on my card and am out of work so life is fun moeny wise at tht moment.
Andy
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