vrijdag 30 maart 2012
maandag 26 maart 2012
The future of oldtimerfactory
The end
of the Oldtimerfactory blog is coming, only two more blog updates!
But why? I
started this blog as a part of a course I’m taking at university. The main goal
was to see what the influence of social media is on a certain subject. Because of a long time wish
to start an oldtimer company I used this subject for this blog. I wrote about
buying a Fiat 500, a classic Mini and what the Oldtimerfactory can do in this
classic car world. I compared a lot of cars and prices of classic cars. This is why I noticed it is
difficult to earn enough money with only selling cars. There are simply to many
car selling company’s. Advising customers, mentioned in one of my first blog
updates, in buying a classic car is still a good idea. I will expand this idea
in the upcoming weeks and hopefully the Oldtimerfactory will become a real company.
So, what
did you learn from this blog? I learned a lot about the different classic Fiat
500 models. Also about the classic Mini, there are a lots of different models!
But most important are the price differences and where to buy them. I will use
this information if I start advising others and use it for buying these classic cars.
Hope you
enjoyed reading this blog. Upcoming week the last update!
woensdag 21 maart 2012
Classic Remise Düsseldorf
Porsche 356 |
Last Saturday I finally had the time to visit Classic Remise in Dusseldorf, Germany. I had planned this visit for almost two years! But what is Classic Remise? Classic Remise offers oldtimer owners the possibility to store there oldtimer in a well isolated, completely glassed-in, boxes. Besides this owners can choose for maintenance and several company’s sell cars on a central platform in the centre of the Classic Remise building.
The classic Remise building
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The building itself, a fully renovated locomotive roundhouse, breathes a museum-like quality atmosphere where the classic cars can be viewed daily in a architecturally interesting environment. See the photo of the Porsche 356, the Fiat 500 Albarth and the Volkswagen T1 van to get an impression.
Fiat 500 Abarth |
Next Thursday I will make a discussion about buying a Fiat 500. The choice is between a red, white and blue one. But I will make a discussion! More about this next week.
woensdag 14 maart 2012
What’s the best commercial object?
Commercial classic Mini |
The
Wheeler dealers movie in last week’s blog gave a nice idea of what’s positive
and what’s negative about the classic Mini. The movie showed it is possible to
buy a cheap Mini that can be driven daily. I spend a lot of time on the web
searching for a good and cheap Mini. For me it is clear a reliable mini starts
at a price of 2500 euro. I also found a classic Mini used as a commercial
object on Marktplaats.nl. So I got an idea! Why shouldn’t I use a classic car
as a commercial object to promote the Oldtimerfactory?! It kept me thinking…is
the mini a good commercial object? Is it as good as a Fiat 500?
Commercial classic Fiat 500 |
I don’t think
so! A Fiat 500 has a more unusual design and looks cuter than a Mini. You don’t
see a Fiat 500 as often as a Mini, which makes it more special as well. Unfortunately
the Fiat 500 is more expensive than a Mini. A good Fiat 500 costs at least 3500
euro. And how expensive is transforming the car in a commercial object? It
needs stickers, a repaint or a large sign on the roof. The best start for this
is probably a white car. In my search on Gaspedaal.nl and Marktplaats.nl I
found a lot of white Fiat 500’s. Unfortunately it seems there are not a lot of
white Mini’s for sale. So again I will start looking for a white Fiat 500 next
week and sort out how much stickers and a roof sign costs. Besides this I need
a good logo and text for the stickers and sign. A link to Twitter and Facebook
is a must! Lot’s to think about again…I’ll keep you posted!
maandag 5 maart 2012
Other possibilities…the classic Mini
Last
blog I ended with choosing the color blue. Now it is time to end the Fiat 500
search. I now know what prices they are
sold for, how they drive and where to buy perfect restored Fiat 500’s. If I buy
a Fiat 500 it will definitely be at the company I wrote about in blog tree.
Now it
is time to investigate other possibilities. Oldtimerfactory will eventually
advise about and sell diverse classic cars. The plan is selling classic cars in
the same price range as the Fiat 500. So,
what other options do we have? Two years ago I owned a classic Mini for a few
weeks. Bought it for a nice price and sold it for an even better price.
Let’ s have
a look at the classic Mini!
Again I
started the search for a Mini on Marktplaats.nl and Gaspedaal.nl to see what
price’s they are sold for. The first thing I noticed, they are cheaper than a
Fiat 500. Classic Mini’s, in good state, are offered for 2500-3500 euro.
Special editions, like the fast Cooper S, are somewhere between 4500 and 6000
euro. Classic mini’s in bad state are even offered for 1000 euro. Some Marktplaats examples:
Commercial
Mini: http://link.marktplaats.nl/536525130
Recently
restored Mini: http://link.marktplaats.nl/537059575
Mini
Cooper S: http://link.marktplaats.nl/535638309
To see
what's positive and negative about Mini I’d like to start the search by watching Wheeler Dealers. Of course they have a Mini episode. Enjoy!
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