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Selling an Australian car in the UK
Around 18 months ago I brought my Australian car over to England (where I am now living) and felt that now would be the right time to sell so I could buy an English car.
It is a 2007 Force Six Turbo Black. Only 100 are made each year and I paid $72,000 for it in Australia. How should I go about selling it?
It is a 2007 Force Six Turbo Black. Only 100 are made each year and I paid $72,000 for it in Australia. How should I go about selling it?
Asked on 12 November 2014 by gosford
Answered by
Honest John
I'd never heard of the car so had to look it up. From what I can work out you're talking about a Ford Falcon BF Mk II FPV Force 6, which had a 4.0 litre DOHC 24-valve turbocharged VVT straight six that put out a significant 367PS at 5250rpm and 550Nm at 2000 - 4250rpm.
Wikipedia contributors tell us that there were three versions in 2007: the GT 40th Anniversary, the F-6 Typhoon R spec and the GT Cobra that got a power hike to 405PS and 540Nm. Usefully for the UK they were all RHD.
You could consign it to a classic auction. You're too late for Bonhams and H&H today, and for Silverstone Auctions at the NEC on 15th and 16th. But you could try www.historics.co.uk at Brooklands on the 29th.
If you go this route, get onto it immediately and you might still get into the catalogue. Can't say what it's worth because too specialised and unknown here, but I'd guess at £15k - £20k.
There's a review of the car here: www.drive.com.au/new-car-reviews/fpv-force-6-20070...l Another review here: www.motoring.com.au/reviews/2007/large-passenger/f...3
Wikipedia contributors tell us that there were three versions in 2007: the GT 40th Anniversary, the F-6 Typhoon R spec and the GT Cobra that got a power hike to 405PS and 540Nm. Usefully for the UK they were all RHD.
You could consign it to a classic auction. You're too late for Bonhams and H&H today, and for Silverstone Auctions at the NEC on 15th and 16th. But you could try www.historics.co.uk at Brooklands on the 29th.
If you go this route, get onto it immediately and you might still get into the catalogue. Can't say what it's worth because too specialised and unknown here, but I'd guess at £15k - £20k.
There's a review of the car here: www.drive.com.au/new-car-reviews/fpv-force-6-20070...l Another review here: www.motoring.com.au/reviews/2007/large-passenger/f...3
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