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Liquid Yellow Ph2 Low Miles For Sale

MarkK

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I have decided that as my Mars Ph1 sale hasn’t generated too much interest that I will have a go at selling the Liquid Yellow Ph2 instead. I probably won't be advertising it widely for a couple of weeks, but thought I'd get the ball rolling by testing the water on here.

The car is in stunning original condition, is totally reliable and needs nothing doing. It has done 20k miles, has never had a bump and has all it's original paint. Whilst it had a couple of bolt-on modification when nearly new, all original parts were retained so that the car can be put back to completely original factory specification if required.

I bought the car from the first owner in September 2014 with 18200 miles on the clock. The car was in near new condition having been rarely used in the rain, and never in the winter. It was always garaged, in a cosy garage attached to his house…and it was carpeted!

I have driven the car sparingly since buying it, and it has just gone over the 20k mark, and I have also always kept it in a de-humidified garage and not driven it in the winter, and very rarely in the rain.

The car is in remarkable condition as you would expect, and has never had any bumps or paintwork. There are a couple of very small stone chips on the lower edge of the bumper, but that’s it.

The car has been looked after by Scott at SG since I’ve had it. In June 2017 it had the big cam-belt service, and that included having a new clutch, clutch slave and starter motor. It also had a new set of Michelin Pilots at the same time.

The car has been totally reliable from new, and with a good detail would be an instant show car! Scott rates it very highly, and one of the very best LY cars left, even including some of the ultra-low miles cars.

The previous owner did some bolt-on mods to the car, and kept all the original bits which come with the car. He fitted a pair of Recaro Tredlines when the car was quite young, and of course kept the original seats. The originals are still in as-new condition, as is the rest of the interior.

He also fitted a straight-though full Janspeed system. Scott changed that for the original one last year, and that was absolutely complete and went back on a treat. The car still has an induction kit (which I’ve kept on as it sounds superb!) and larger custom-made discs and of course the Tredlines. As said, the original airbox, discs and seats come with the car. It also had a pair of clip-in Sabelt 4 point seatbelts, which I have taken out (but they can be put back in in 5 minutes).

The car comes with all its original documentation in the original wallet, along with both keys. Of course it also comes with its service history.

I don’t think there are many, if any, better, more original and thoroughly sorted Liquid Yellow Vees left now, and it will be a long time before another remotely comparable car comes on the market. I have discussed the value of the car with Scott and with Duncan, and based on their thoughts I’m looking for offers around £50k.

I nearly forgot….it’s the fifth from last Vee ever made.

PM me if you want to have a natter about the car. I’m in Gloucester (GL19) and the car will be on the road from the beginning of March (currently SORN’d).


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Simply stunning.

I sometimes ponder what the best Ph1 & Ph2 combo would be - and had decided on three options:

Mars & Liquid
Illiad & Acid
Iceberg & illiad

Sad to see that they’ll soon no longer be a pairing but the ‘V6 experience’ is not dissimilar in any model or colour.

I don’t expect that LY will hang around for long...
 
Thanks Sam, they do look fabulous together and as you say, the experience is very similar with both cars.

Unfortunately I've re-discovered by mojo for car restoration, and I have two cars apart currently (and for the past year!). That means I don't have a lot of time to enjoy driving any of them, so some of the 'twins' should go to be enjoyed by others.

The LY has been brilliant fun, and I well remember the first long run I had in the car, where i was flashed / waved at by 20 or more other cars. I had to stop a couple of times to see if something was hanging off the car or I had a flat, but it was just that amazing paint job that shouted at approaching cars (mainly Clios I seem to remember!) that something special was approaching.

Not a car for the shrinking violet I think!
 
Looks superb Mark, especially when paired up with the Phase 1. :approve:

I am sure you have enjoyed the experience of owning and driving the duo and a taste of their respective differences.

Given the rarity of these Vees, I am sure it will not hang around for long. Good luck with the sale.
 
Thanks Dulan. I'm not advertising it nationally for a couple of weeks until it's back on the road after its winter slumbers! I had a chat with a guy from one of the big classic auction houses, and he was very keen to get it in their modern classic auction. I was impressed he knew what a Vee was, and indeed what the colour was, but I guess that LY that was auctioned last year got some attention!
 
MarkK":6z7ddz4i said:
Thanks Dulan. I'm not advertising it nationally for a couple of weeks until it's back on the road after its winter slumbers! I had a chat with a guy from one of the big classic auction houses, and he was very keen to get it in their modern classic auction. I was impressed he knew what a Vee was, and indeed what the colour was, but I guess that LY that was auctioned last year got some attention!
Good to hear that, and if it is the same one we are talking about, that LY wasn't one of the best around, so yours should be a definite step up from that one.
 
This is a lovely car, I remember having a good look around it and it's truly stunning.

Good luck with the sale Mark!
 
A shame to let it go Mark but a great low mileage LY will always be sought after and I think the price suggested around £50k seems spot on considering the lower mileage one that sold for more a couple of times and a slightly lower mileage black one sold for around £40k last year.
good luck
 
Thanks for the comments guys. As a couple of folks said when I was talking values with them....try and find another LY in comparable condition, let alone one that's for sale!

The Mars has been on Pistonheads, ebay and Car and Classic on and off over the past year Iain. I certainly don't want to sell both of them, so the one that doesn't sell will be taken off the market.

Here's one advert for it, and as you can see it's being represented by Scott. The price includes a cambelt service by Scott as it's been 5 years since the last one.

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1102409
 
MarkK":alf3td2p said:
Thanks for the comments guys. As a couple of folks said when I was talking values with them....try and find another LY in comparable condition, let alone one that's for sale!

The Mars has been on Pistonheads, ebay and Car and Classic on and off over the past year Iain. I certainly don't want to sell both of them, so the one that doesn't sell will be taken off the market.

Here's one advert for it, and as you can see it's being represented by Scott. The price includes a cambelt service by Scott as it's been 5 years since the last one.

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1102409


Not a bad price too.
 
Deposit taken and the LY is off to pastures new in a few weeks. That means the Mars Red Ph1 is off the market as well. I haven't seen it for over a year...hope it's not too grumpy with me!

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Well done Mark. :approve:

I am sure your Mars Red will be less grumpy if it is released from solitary confinement and allowed to mingle with other Vees. ;)
 
Congrats on the quite sale Mark!

Crazy that the phase 1 didnt find a buyer but the phase 2 sold so quickly!
 
I think it's the Liquid Yellow that sold the car Duncan, and it really is a stunning and original car. It's also folks probably not understanding just how good the Mars Ph1 car is, and what it would take to get a ratty Ph1 up to the same standard, so they prefer to spend a few grand less.

Having decided I needed to get down to one Vee last year it was a very difficult choice for me, but the yellow paint is so striking it just piped the Mars to stay. But the Mars is stunning as well, and I prefer the Ph1 car, so it wasn't a hard decision to change!
 
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