Baffled Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 (edited) Hello All, I'm from Melbourne, Australia l was wondering if l could have some advice please... My father in law is going on his 90,s & can't drive anymore,... He has passed on his 1977 Toyota Corolla onto us, He says it has to many sad memories for him...: We have nowhere to put the car & it is of no use to us... l don't want to see it deteriorate by us using it as a daily driver, He purchased it NEW in 1977 from Yarra Valley Toyota in Melbourne Its showing 69000 Kms, He says that is the genuine Kms, Its Registered until mid 2016, Although l don't think we would sell it with the reg He has it serviced twice a year regardless & always has... Its has the books with it still & lm told the original purchase papers are still around somewhere, In the last few years it has only been driven up & down his drive way..& has always been garaged 4 speed manual It has factory air con, He tells us that the spare wheel has never been used.. The paint is faded & the front bumper has a few dings, but overall its in ex con, It has 2 small rust bubbles about the size of a fifty cent piece at the bottom of each front guard & thats all l can see, Is it worth anything to sell...? & what would be a fair starting price...? Any money collected from the car will be going towards his funeral costs when the time comes, (sorry that sounds brutal, But its the reality of it all) Thx for your time, Edited January 20, 2016 by Baffled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parrot Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 I suggest you put your story up on the Toyota Car Club of Victoria page (TCCAV) You will go straight to people who are enthusiasts and value a car like this. They have a facebook page https://www.facebook.com/tccav?fref=pb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banjo Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 (edited) What a wonderful story, and a great car. It definitely has a value, & would sell, with a low mileage like that, for a Corolla getting on towards 40 years olde. It's value is really what someone is prepared to pay for it, if they really want it. The fact that it is still registered would make it even more attractive. These cars probably sold new at about $ 4000. There could be someone out there that might be prepared to buy it at 39 years olde for $ 4000. However, realistically, you could expect maybe $ 2000 - $ 2500. There maybe someone here on Rollaclub that may be interested, when they read your post tomorrow. The other way would be to put it up on ebay, with a realistic reserve, and then see what the "market" out there is prepared to pay. The "audience" on ebay is enormous, & you might even find an international unique or classic car buyer who is interested. Keep us posted with what you decide to do, and the outcome, as there are lots of us here on Rollaclub, that are keen to save & restore as many KEs as possible. Cheers Banjo Edited January 21, 2016 by Banjo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baffled Posted January 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 (edited) Thx for your replies guys...I think it will make its way onto E-Bay & see how it goes... Cheers Edited January 22, 2016 by Baffled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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