As its going for sale on E-bay, who knows what price.
The article said it would be bought by someone, most likely in the US and displayed.
I think the US folks state side have contributed more to its current upkeep than those of us in the UK.
With the planning, spares, support and personnel behind the project, the only issue is money.
There are obvious questions as to whether even this would be enough. The airframe has few hours left on it, and, in display format things like PFCs would take a big beating so its a bit of a gamble as to how long it will keep flying even if restored.
30 years may have been a bit of an exageration, but the Vulcan could out turn Lightnings and Phantoms at altitude during their day. The also beat many a better equipped B52 during excercises.
Heritage is often worth preserving, otherwise we just have memories and videos which are hard for a new generation to put in perspective.
If you don't agree, why bother having the Lancaster, B29 etc as their importance is surely irrelevant as well. I think not