Maluch repair is a bad idea.

[Keyser Söze™]

First, sorry about my bad english.

I bought a Maluch in auction. (about $2,000, real value $ 1,500)

All broken parts sold - about 2,250

Great! $250 profit...

All new parts bought in store: about $ 10,700

Selling price at 100%: about $ 7,800

LOSS: about $ 2,900

Conclusion:Its impossible to make profit reparing this car.

[band1c]

Actually, profit is possible with upgraded repairing skill to maximum and a bit of luck. Last time I get about $1000 profit. And as far as I know, devs want to increase sell price of Maluch in future updates.

[Antulamatsch]

As with all cars: Use the repair skill and profit is no problem ^^

[Oparator Stalker]

Bought if for about 2,000 and sold for $7,567 fully restored and painted...

[AttZ89]

Even if you lose soeme cash it's there for the nostalgia factor.

[Oparator Stalker]

Originally posted by AttZ89:

Even if you lose soeme cash it's there for the nostalgia factor.

I got the car for the mechanicle knowledge, next time I get one I am going to keep it. Its the closest I will ever get to a European car like that one. Its a representation of the Poliski Fiat 126, a cute little car..I get one, just to drive it around.

[AttZ89]

I wish you could convert Maluch to the newer versions. I remember my grandpa having one back in the 90s. Shame I wouldn't fit in one right now.... might as well stick to my Agila.....

[Red Dot Games]

Maluch is more like collection car - and hobby car - not car in which you can make alot of money. We can rise it value a little but if it worth it?

[redmist]

It is a curious little car, eh :)

I like that it's different from the others in many ways, and I have now restored 2 that I picked up at auction. However, I have not made a profit on either of them and I no longer buy them now that I have one for keeps in the parking garage.

Originally posted by Red Dot Games:

Maluch is more like collection car - and hobby car - not car in which you can make alot of money.

This says it perfectly.

[Keyser Söze™]

Repairing this car cant be a good idea, but i got a profit buying another one in auction for $ 1800 and sold all parts (less the engine block filled with oil and oil pan) for $ 2800 (price of car plus parts)... :)

[Waughter]

I am not very concerned about making a profit on this car. I fully restored 2 of them because it was a very new type of vehicle and it was a lot of fun. I didn't do it because I thought I was going to profit from it. If you want profit then go restore one of the bigger fast cars.

[neededlotus5]

sorry to rain on your parade but you cannot sell restored cars in the auction and can only store them in your garage hopefully this will change in the future

[Director Juno]

Well, either that was a very sad attempt at trolling, or you've missed the sell button. If so, put the car you want to sell in your garage, hit 'o' on it to open the order screen, this shows the vehicles current value and complete parts condition, there is a sell button there, you get a bonus too if you restore the car to full 100% condition.

[HaveBlue]

I really like this car. I have my first one stored in the garage. I also now have three unrestored that I plan on just scrounging all together to rebuild for another. This is a not for profit rebuild.

[inz.germanista]

Originally posted by Red Dot Games:

Maluch is more like collection car - and hobby car - not car in which you can make alot of money. We can rise it value a little but if it worth it?

Take a look on sale prices for good one and for fully restaurated for excample on olx or allegro, and take a look how much is worth right now Maluch in TopZustand, this are five digits numbers. Of course won't mantion about the Bosmal's cabrio witch is now for sale for 30,000.

Take look for excample:
http://olx.pl/oferta/fiat-126-CID5-ID9a21R.html#79bf4bacf3 - '82 10,900
http://olx.pl/oferta/fiat-126-p-100-oryginal-rodzynek-jak-nowy-idealny-CID5-ID9Yu5R.html#79bf4bacf3 - '80 11,900
And this one is one kind in the world cause it was a "star" in a movie:
http://olx.pl/oferta/fiat-126-126p-80-milionow-polecam-pilne-pilne-pilne-CID5-ID9WM1X.html#79bf4bacf3 - '80 10,900

And by the way in my garage there is one fully restored with opened hood staying at left jack all the time. Sometimes if have nothing espesialy to do then I took it outside for a litte ride and fulminate at RDG because they took from us possibility to drive this gorgeous little car in the woods...

[Waughter]

Except that 11,900 Zloty is $3294