jam Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 (edited) Just seen the price of a new 4rt....................................... Edited March 27, 2009 by Andy Moved from Gas Gas to Montesa Forum to avoid confusion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Not relating to Monts or bikes, but an analogy of how things are going. I bought some Spanish-made oak doors last August for a kitchen revamp. Visited supplier on Monday to see if they were still available to put elsewhere in house and price increase was ridiculous. Guy said it wasn't down to them, or even the Spanish and the Pound/Euro exchange rate, but the fact they deal in dollars and the pound has gone totally tits-up against the dollar. Montesa are owned by Honda and Honda like most globals deal in dollars. I know working for a Yank corporation based in the UK our prices are jumping big time soon due to the poor exchange rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdeane01 Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 (edited) these days a divorce would cost you a fortune and you would not be able to afford anything!!! Edited March 27, 2009 by sdeane01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jam Posted March 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 (edited) If you look at the overall picture, whatever you do financially, the world is in a right mess. But on the other hand if you want a new car its the time to buy according to the papers. for example, a new 08 Vectra SRI diesel for Edited March 27, 2009 by jam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wri5hty Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 why is it that if this is a GLOBAL economic disaster that the pound seems to be doing so s***e against everything else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tt5th Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 (edited) Doesn't help my cause to find a cheap 2nd hand 4rt, they're holding value well it seems. I'm guessing high new prices are discouraging people from selling. Edited March 27, 2009 by tt5th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cota kid Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 The price of the 4RT is going to keep the price of the second hand ones higher, which is good news for all those people who currently own one but not good for those considering buying a new one. Its a shame the UK is no longer a manufacturing and exporting nation as the week pound is a benefit. I've been watching the currency rates, as I am paid in sterling but live in Dubai. When I arrived in Jan 08 it was 7 dirhams to a pound now its around 5.4 and has even been below 5. Good news is that the pound is expected to grow stronger towards the end of the year and forecast is for the euro to drop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_scorpa3 Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 Just seen the price of a new 4rt....................................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuessenhigh Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 Good point Scorpa3! Correct me if Im wrong, but I dont think we see the price of road bikes going up when the value of the pound falls....mmmm...food for thought. Of course, the road bike scene is a bigger market, but personally I think we dont really get such good value for money on a new trials bike. Have any of you looked closely at the 125cc R1 lookalike..(sorry dont know what its called)...but thats a serious piece of kit, and I THINK it costs somewhere between 2 and 3 grand on the road! I wish I could afford a new 4rt, but I also think even if I could Id be reluctant to spend that much on something Im gonna keep crashing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilc0 Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 The price of the 4RT is going to keep the price of the second hand ones higher. Are you sure about that.The price of a secondhand 4RT might stay up but will it sell.We're all in no mans land at the moment.A seller of a second hand 4RT put's it to sell for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b40rt Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 Whats the true value of anything today,nobody knows. We all know the true value of our elected representatives ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hop blip and a jump Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 YOU'VE LOOKED AT THE CHEAP ONE!!!!! CHECK THIS OUT?!? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRAND-NEW-MONTESA-CO...A1%7C240%3A1318 2009 REPSOL 4RT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilc0 Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 (edited) We all know the true value of our elected representatives ! Ha ha ha,hows it said,i would'nt even give them the dripping from my dick. What amazes me is when Thatcher took us into a down turn job's and house's lost there was riot's this does'nt seem to be the case for Brown and Co.The British people have become soft me think's. Edited March 28, 2009 by bilc0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cota kid Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 It doesn't seem that long ago that you could buy a 900 Fireblade for that kind of money! Yeah, but are they any good in rocky stream sections? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benbeta23 Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 The Repsol costs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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