outboard motor value
Submitted by luke_93 on Mon, 2012-08-13 15:59
hi guys first off im new to the forums so hi to all. i have a 1998 mercury 115 2 stroke im looking to get rid of shortly. i was just wondering do people still buy these motors and what are they roughly worth. the motors done about 270 hrs. thanks guys
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davidbland50
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Hi Luke,
Welcome to the site. Glad you could join us. As to pricing, your best bet is to check out sites such as Gumtree or Ebay and make an educated guess. My opinion would be in the vicinity of $3000-4000.00 roughly.
270hrs is your plus because a motor that old with that little hours can only mean more dollars for you. Therefore, you could ask for more than what I suggested. The other thing of course, is always put a higher value on it so you can come down, if the buyer is keen.
Wherever you go, there you are
Tony
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If its priced right, as
If its priced right, as in cheap, then it will sell.
I have a 225 optimax for sale and have had about 20 people interested in it but the motor is in Carnarvon and the buyers are from perth or over east.
Even tho it has a full mech report and recent service it is hard to sell without seeing it in person.
Someone will want your motor, not everyone can afford the lastest/greatest new fourstrokes etc.
fishy fingers
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$3000 ish
I sold a 1999 johnson 2stroke 115 in november for $3200 so still a dollar in them
luke_93
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thats great. couldnt find any
thats great. couldnt find any really on ebay or gumtree alot older ones but also alot from dealers but thats given me something to work on. thanks heaps
fishy fingers
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like hens teeth
they go pretty quick, when I was buying my 4 stroke I asked my mechanic if there was any value in them (mine had just less than 300 hours) and was surprised when he said about 3500 or so, I had a few look at it when I had it up for 3500 but It didnt suit most people
either too big or too small or couldnt get anyone to fit it for them, theres always time wasters but it will sell
espescialy now spring is just around the corner
luke_93
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well thats what im doing was
well thats what im doing was going to sell it and buy a used 4 stroke or di. that will be the next thing which motor and also will my old steering cable fit a newer motor or should i sell it with guages and cable?
Splashback
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trade it on a Tohatsu
New motor will mean new instruments etc. Always a good idea to renew steering and throttle cables too. You may want to think about hydraulic steering for 3 or 400 bucks extra. Motors like yours sell easy. Most workshops will happily trade them too subject to test. I would do a hot compression test myself first so they dont try to rip you off.
Pm me if you want any more info and or leads.
Josh
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