What's your rothar worth as a percentage of your car or primary motor vehicle?

Jeremy Sproket · 18-06-2021 12:37PM #1

My bike is a second hand unisex hybrid. I bought it for €100.
Yes, I verified the ownership before buying :P he showed my photos of him on it with his amateur cycling clubmates and gave me the receipt that he had from the bike shop.

My car is an old but reliable and immaculate Nissan Micra, worth about €1,000 at a push.

Bike value: €100.
Car value: €1,000.

Percentage of bike of car value: 10%

Let's see if we can achieve over 100% for someone's bike

sparrowcar · 18-06-2021 12:45PM

There was a thread similar to this years ago either here or maybe reddit.
It was how much your car was worth as a percentage of your house. Needless to say it was an eye opener. Far too many Range Rovers parked outside 2 bed mid terraces if I recall.

Anyway should be interesting.

Car €20k according to carzone
Bike 1 MTB €4.5k
Bike 2 Road €1.5k
Bike 3 BMX €500

Percentage 32.5%

Reason for edit.. adding all bikes as others have

CantGetNoSleep · 18-06-2021 12:53PM

sparrowcar wrote: »

There was a thread similar to this years ago either here or maybe reddit.
It was how much your car was worth as a percentage of your house. Needless to say it was an eye opener. Far too many Range Rovers parked outside 2 bed mid terraces if I recall.

Anyway should be interesting.

Car €20k according to carzone
Bike €4.5k
Percentage 22.5%

My figures are almost identical to that for my most expensive bike.

Add in the other six and I think I'd top the 100% though

Fann Linn · 18-06-2021 12:57PM

Bike €2.5k Bianchi
Car €2.5k 08 Toyota.

Both performing great.

Jeremy Sproket · 18-06-2021 01:02PM

You're all putting me to shame with your fancy bikes :P Your bikes are worth multiples of my car :pac:

ednwireland · 18-06-2021 01:10PM

car 7k 131 kia

bike 3.5k cannondale di2 carbon wheels
bike 2 300 10 ye old focus
bike 3 300 planet x kaffenback
bike4 28 year ol aluminium o (classic value ?

)

dont forget

rule 25 // The bikes on top of your car should be worth more than the car.Or at least be relatively more expensive. Basically, if you’re putting your Huffy on your Rolls, you’re in trouble, mister.

07Lapierre · 18-06-2021 01:10PM

Bike 1: about 6k
Bike 2: about 3k
Bike 3: about 1k
Bike 4: €500 or what ever I can get for it.
Spare wheels: €1200

Car: about 10k and dropping.

secman · 18-06-2021 01:21PM

Car €4,000

Bike 1 €3.500
Bike 2 €3,500
Bike 3 €500
Bike 4 €300 soon to be sold
Bike 5 vintage 27 year old Rapparee value...sentimental

ednwireland · 18-06-2021 01:24PM

Jeremy Sproket wrote: »

You're all putting me to shame with your fancy bikes :P Your bikes are worth multiples of my car :pac:

regretting asking yet ?????:D:D:D:D:D

Seth Brundle · 18-06-2021 02:02PM

Bike 1 (2019) €1800
Bike 2 (2013) €500
(Need a bike 3 - what are you selling secman?)
Car purchased before Christmas after a driver did an dangerous & illegal turn and killed my last one - 162 BMW 520d @ €25k

fat bloke · 18-06-2021 02:07PM

Well I paid 6 and a half grand for my cervelo and 2 and a half for my Golf!

smacl · 18-06-2021 02:30PM

Don't drive but have an inherited car in the driveway that I keep meaning to learn on at some time. Like myself, both the bike and the car are getting on a bit and not much to look at. Bike is my primary vehicle, could probably get €2-4k for the car but will probably give it to a mate who's in need of a new motor.

Fann Linn · 18-06-2021 02:32PM

fat bloke wrote: »

Well I paid 6 and a half grand for my cervelo and 2 and a half for my Golf!

Priorities.

Tombo2001 · 18-06-2021 08:00PM

The bike I bought recently is possibly worth more than my car.

As much a reflection on the car as the bike.

The thing about the car is that whether its cheap or expensive, it gets me from A to B.

Whereas I bike, I really feel the benefits of spending up.

secman · 18-06-2021 08:18PM

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(Need a bike 3 - what are you selling secman?)
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Caad9 54cm
http://www.adverts.ie/...gra-bbq-55cm/6949398.
Feels more like a 56cm.
The original advert when I bought it.
Its running well but seatpost is seized and i need to drop it by approx 1 inch according to a bike fit. Just trying to eliminate a back issue that keeps flaring up, doing pilates, changed office chair and selling the Caad9.
You did ask Seth

Daroxtar · 18-06-2021 08:27PM

Ah jaysus, I have a fully custom, hand built Sarto bike and a 20 year old Yaris .
Give or take, about 3000%

Seth Brundle · 18-06-2021 08:31PM

secman wrote: »

Caad9 54cm
http://www.adverts.ie/...gra-bbq-55cm/6949398.

Link not working and I can't find it on Adverts

68 lost souls · 18-06-2021 08:43PM

Bike is probably 2% although talking actual values in here is probably I’ll advised as there is enough info on your profile and listing the values of cars and bikes to be stolen is not a great idea.

secman · 18-06-2021 08:46PM

Seth Brundle wrote: »

Link not working and I can't find it on Adverts

Was trying to upload an old adverts link, not currently up on adverts or anywhere at the moment. Leave it with me and I'll try to sort something.

Grassey · 18-06-2021 08:55PM

Isn't it a bit mad that the cost of a car is so cheap when you consider the amount of materials in it... And a bike is so expensive for 8kg of carbon, and a 1kg of assorted shiny parts

Landlord21 · 18-06-2021 09:04PM

fat bloke wrote: »

Well I paid 6 and a half grand for my cervelo and 2 and a half for my Golf!

6.5k for bicycle??

Am reading that right? ^_^

Beasty · 18-06-2021 09:06PM

Well one of the cars is worth €1k

6 of my bikes are each worth more than that

Both our other cars are worth more than any of the bikes

Overall I would say

Total bike value =40% of total car value
Total bike value = 50% of horse van value
Total bike value = 50% of total tractor value

Conclusion? I think I need some more bikes.....

Beasty · 18-06-2021 09:09PM

Landlord21 wrote: »

6.5k for bicycle??

Am reading that right? ^_^

Yep - he's a bit of a cheapskate. Three of my Cervelos cost more than that. The other two are track bikes and a bit cheaper

18-06-2021 09:50PM

Beasty wrote: »

Well one of the cars is worth €1k

6 of my bikes are each worth more than that

Both our other cars are worth more than any of the bikes

Overall I would say

Total bike value =40% of total car value
Total bike value = 50% of horse van value
Total bike value = 50% of total tractor value

Conclusion? I think I need some more bikes.....

If only those bikes were vintage you'd be saving a fortune on road tax wha?

fat bloke · 18-06-2021 09:55PM

Landlord21 wrote: »

6.5k for bicycle??

Am reading that right? ^_^

And that was back in 2012. 10 grand wouldn't buy its equivalent today.

magicbastarder · 18-06-2021 10:04PM

i'm confused as to whether i should list resale value of car against new value of bike or not.
my car was probably 20-25k new in 2012 when it was made, my bike probably 3k value new.

18-06-2021 10:04PM

Landlord21 wrote: »

6.5k for bicycle??

Am reading that right? ^_^

Wait till you see this. Lets say you have a frame, saddle + seat post, wheels and handlebars but need everything else like gearing, brakes etc. and bear in mind those parts I first mentioned alone could get you to 6.5k probably.

https://www.bike24.com/p2215743.html

EDIT: I remember one of the men who won that big lotto jackpot as part of a syndicate around naul in recent times being on local radio telling the presenter he'd get a new bike and the presenter being a bit taken at what bikes could cost.

crosstownk · 18-06-2021 10:33PM

I don't own a car but I do use my wife's car occasionally. Based on the RRP of both, the bike is 14%. Hard to say what the current used values are.

Cee-Jay-Cee · 18-06-2021 10:33PM

Car 1 - daily driver €3000
Car 2 - AWD snow car €1000
Car 3 - garage queen classic car €12500

Bike 1 - S-Works Roubaix - €3000
Bike 2 - Felt VR30 - €1000
Bike 3 - Cube Attain - €400
Bike 4 - Cube LTD Race 29er - €500

Cars - € 16500
Bikes - €4900

So approximately 30%

TheW1zard · 18-06-2021 10:43PM

ednwireland wrote: »

car 7k 131 kia

bike 3.5k cannondale di2 carbon wheels
bike 2 300 10 ye old focus
bike 3 300 planet x kaffenback
bike4 28 year ol aluminium o (classic value ? )

dont forget

rule 25 // The bikes on top of your car should be worth more than the car.Or at least be relatively more expensive. Basically, if you’re putting your Huffy on your Rolls, you’re in trouble, mister.

Refer to rule 25!
I think I'd be 50% lol

Eamonnator · 18-06-2021 10:54PM

My car is worth about 12 euro per kg.
My best bike is worth about 500 euro per kg.

What's your rothar worth as a percentage of your car or primary motor vehicle?

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