SPOTTED: original 343 R-Sport for sale in Latvia

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SPOTTED: original 343 R-Sport for sale in Latvia

Post by trabitom99 » 28 Sep 2015 11:33 am

Just spotted an original R-Sport for sale in Latvia:
http://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/detai ... =215837205

It's missing the front spoiler and the air box thingy but all the other details seem to be correct, the striping (side & bonnet), the Zender spoiler, the stickers on the wings and the boot lid ... That's quite a price though, and a long way to go ...

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Re: SPOTTED: original 343 R-Sport for sale in Latvia

Post by macplaxton » 28 Sep 2015 11:59 am

Tis indeed, but I like high priced 300s.
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Re: SPOTTED: original 343 R-Sport for sale in Latvia

Post by SteveP » 28 Sep 2015 08:10 pm

Wow, very rare. Way off the mark with price when it looks that rough IMO.
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Re: SPOTTED: original 343 R-Sport for sale in Latvia

Post by 360beast » 28 Sep 2015 09:01 pm

I always thought R-sports looked like this

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Did they make different spec R-sports or something?

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Re: SPOTTED: original 343 R-Sport for sale in Latvia

Post by bogbasic » 28 Sep 2015 10:24 pm

You could get Dai's dad to go and collect it ;-0
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Re: SPOTTED: original 343 R-Sport for sale in Latvia

Post by trabitom99 » 29 Sep 2015 07:36 am

360beast wrote:I always thought R-sports looked like this
Did they make different spec R-sports or something?
Depends on the market ... The one for sale probably came from Germany.

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Re: SPOTTED: original 343 R-Sport for sale in Latvia

Post by trabitom99 » 29 Sep 2015 08:10 am

SteveP wrote:Wow, very rare. Way off the mark with price when it looks that rough IMO.
It looks neglected yes, and the front valance looks like it needs to be cut out and replaced completely, but I think the pictures don't do it justice. The sills look sound from a distance, no major dents, the windscreen surround looks solid.

The car needs a major clean-up, but if it's been running all this time then it's very definitely saveable compared to a car found at the back of a damp shed. The price is way over the top, but top-of-the-range cars always go for a lot more then the next model down. If you look at the prices of a 205 GTI 1.9, a 405 MI16 or a Mk1 Golf GTI vs the "lesser" models then you know what I mean ...

Still, offers should begin at a quarter of the asking price I reckon ;-)

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343 GL Touring B14.1E CVT (155) 98000kms 1980 (sold)
343 L Junior B14.3E MT4 (155) 229000kms 1981 (scrapped)
343 DLS B19A MT4 (155) 167900kms 1982
360 GL Injection B200F MT5 (231) 348598kms 1988 (scrapped)
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Re: SPOTTED: original 343 R-Sport for sale in Latvia

Post by SteveP » 29 Sep 2015 01:16 pm

True, the price of 80's 'performance'(?) cars are definitely rising, but you can get a pretty damn good 205 GTi/Golf Gti etc for a fair bit less than that here in the UK - plus for most people they're more desirable and you might get your money back if you eventually sell it - even though this R-Sport is infinitely cooler :D

The front bumper and general front end looks a bit of a mess, it has the wrong rear bumper. Perhaps it's just a bit unloved, it's hard to tell from the photos what the rust situation is like (there's certainly plenty of surface rust under the engine bay, but obviously not crucial). Suppose it is at least original and mostly all there...!

I think you're right at the starting point - perhaps 1/3 of the asking. Anyway, the steering wheel's on the wrong side ;)
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Re: SPOTTED: original 343 R-Sport for sale in Latvia

Post by trabitom99 » 30 Sep 2015 07:50 am

SteveP wrote:it has the wrong rear bumper
Well spotted Steve, I'd missed that :-)
SteveP wrote:Anyway, the steering wheel's on the wrong side ;)
Pah, perfect if you're right-handed :-)

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343 L Junior B14.3E MT4 (155) 229000kms 1981 (scrapped)
343 DLS B19A MT4 (155) 167900kms 1982
360 GL Injection B200F MT5 (231) 348598kms 1988 (scrapped)
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Re: SPOTTED: original 343 R-Sport for sale in Latvia

Post by trabitom99 » 20 Oct 2015 09:46 am

Gone down in price, still too much though ...
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343 GL Touring B14.1E CVT (155) 98000kms 1980 (sold)
343 L Junior B14.3E MT4 (155) 229000kms 1981 (scrapped)
343 DLS B19A MT4 (155) 167900kms 1982
360 GL Injection B200F MT5 (231) 348598kms 1988 (scrapped)
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Re: SPOTTED: original 343 R-Sport for sale in Latvia

Post by SteveP » 25 Oct 2015 12:11 pm

Also, it should have had the R-Sport steering wheel too? Or was that an option?
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Re: SPOTTED: original 343 R-Sport for sale in Latvia

Post by trabitom99 » 26 Oct 2015 09:38 am

That was an option on the German R-Sport cars:

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More on this car over on the V3C NL forum:
forum.volvo300club.nl/showthread.php?t=9574

Laurens says there are 5 (of 125) "known" German R-Sport cars left, 1 in Holland, 3 in Germany and this one in Latvia.

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Tom
343 GL Touring B14.1E CVT (155) 98000kms 1980 (sold)
343 L Junior B14.3E MT4 (155) 229000kms 1981 (scrapped)
343 DLS B19A MT4 (155) 167900kms 1982
360 GL Injection B200F MT5 (231) 348598kms 1988 (scrapped)
360 GLT B200F MT5 (302) 230000kms 1988

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