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Because there was only one type of Ferrari ever made right?
I have trouble believing any historic car speak coming from a guy who who calls his car an "Alpha Romeo" :sick:
created in Giorgetto Giugiaro's Italdesign....the influence shows....
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Ohh that's the funniest thing I've heard in a while. Is it built on the same assembly line as The Ferrari too?
2016 Audi A7 3.0T S Line, 2021 Subaru WRX
The Aveo ad copy is hilarious. And 10K for a 3 year old Aveo? For barely any more I can get a same year Civic or Corolla. Give me a break,
Yeah, a 190SL can cost a lot, with a quality restoration, preferably by a known shop. I can see the tires are not correct on that one, which doesn't bode well.
Opel seller has a mind apparently tainted by crack.
Renault seller is the same as the Citroen guy. Those wire wheels are heinous.
that would be something to see, an 70s or 80s Alfa Romeo on a Ferrari assembly line!! Let's see, does this one get the Carbon Fiber body with the V-12 or the 4 cylinder engine with cardboard door panels?
I'd probably sooner pay $3500 for the first Nomad than $6k for that Nova-bucket and its parts.....but that's just me, probably not market-accurate.
That F-85 sedan is QUITE nice for the price (especially given all the work done)....BUT, is it a V8 or six? Most are V-8s (the 330) but as he doesn't specify, I gotta wonder.
The lost soul w/the '87 Firebird.....um, lessee.... V6 (and either a 5-speed or an automatic, no matter, really), in primer, but WOW....it has a new rear defroster, the AM/FM ETR and TILT WHEEL (gasp!!).....and must 'sell to the right person' (who, presumably, is blind and from Mars). Nine thousand dollars (I wonder if he's one of those "I 'need' $XYZ ten-times-what-its-worth" guys. Yeah.
The "Playboy Pink" Fairlane I understand, sort of.... Sh+t happens when the marketing guys throw one against the wall to see what sticks... but guy who did the Riv... THAT man is just evil.
I keep posting those early Datsun convertibles because I've always wanted one. But I keep thinking that $5 or $6 K ought to get me a really nice one. I can't imagine what you could do that would justify the other $6K this guy wants. Will he get it?
I was kind of sad about the Shelby replica. When I read that it has a signed dash, my first thought was "Ol Shel will sign anything including a bowl of chili."
Real nice
Another one that he wants stupid money for
Funny, then, that the white one, which looks no better, really is three times as much.....$47k for ANY Riviera is insane, that one's gonna have a birthday unless they cut the price at least in half.
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Since when does an immaculate late '80s Volvo wagon command that much money? If anything, my guess would be that it is worth about $6000 tops, even with that low mileage. 740s are considered undesirable by most of the buying public.
No, the salvage story sounds totally bogus to me.
IN any event, on a car like this, you can knock off at least 50% of value. Remember the rule:
"Whatever gets you into a car cheaply will come back to haunt you when you sell"
Also, I presume you are aware of the punishing, mind-boggling, staggering cost of parts and repairs on these cars? This is the same engine that propels the MB 600 limousines of the same era. Also it has air suspension and various other complex systems, all obsolete and expensive.
Unless you have pretty deep pockets and an enduring love for these cars (and they are special), you need to go in with both eyes fully open. This car approaches maintenance and repair costs equaling a Ferrari or Rolls Royce.
I think a water pump is about $1500 last time I looked (just for the part) and distributor cap something like $300--$400.
My neighbors had one of those, a 1989 model, in that same color. It was a nice car, but once it got up to around 90,000 miles, it was going in the shop about every month, to the tune of $1000 a pop.
I was also once told the suspension will fail every several years, and it costs thousands to fix, too.
Those are fascinating cars, but unless I win a lottery, I will never own one.
It's a cool piece of preservation....but come on.
2016 Audi A7 3.0T S Line, 2021 Subaru WRX
2016 Audi A7 3.0T S Line, 2021 Subaru WRX
No problem. Ferrari will make you an identical new engine and stamp it with the original's serial number---all for a price, of course.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
I remember when those cars were new, I thought the "Intercooler" badge was somehow exotic.
Now that I think about it, same thing happened with my '69 Dart GT years ago, when I got run off the road and hit a traffic light pole sideways. Insurance company cut me a check, minus the salvage value since I held onto it, and I used that thing for parts for a few years to help keep my '68 running. Nothing ever happened with the title, though.
And, I even bought a car FROM the junkyard once, a 1979 Newport. However, it went in for a bad transmission, and was turned in by a private party, rather than the insurance company, so it just got sold to me as a used car with a regular title.
So would a salvage title come about if you try to buy a wrecked car back from the insurance company after they've taken possession of it, maybe? In my case, the ins company never took possession.
For example - this little string is interesting:
u***w( 194) US $13,000.00 Jul-22-09 07:54:09 PDT
u***w( 194) US $12,500.00 Jul-22-09 07:54:01 PDT
u***w( 194) US $12,000.00 Jul-22-09 07:53:48 PDT
u***w( 194) US $11,500.00 Jul-22-09 07:53:39 PDT
u***w( 194) US $11,000.00 Jul-22-09 07:52:59 PDT
Of course, this kind of thing is pointless unless there it someone else who wants the thing and has the money to waste ..... and it appears that there is. :confuse:
I guess that if U***194 accidently ended up with the high final bid, he's back out and the next highest
suckerbidder would end up with a "Second Chance Offer"See... like this string here:
u***w( 194) US $9,000.00 Jul-21-09 03:38:18 PDT
e***e( 605) US $9,000.00 Jul-21-09 14:33:21 PDT
e***e( 605) US $8,800.00 Jul-21-09 09:32:26 PDT
e***e( 605) US $8,600.00 Jul-21-09 09:31:52 PDT
u***w( 194) US $8,500.00 Jul-21-09 03:38:09 PDT
So I interpret the above as u***w placing a bid of $9k at 3:38. Of course, only $8500 was needed to be top bid, so that's what shows. e888e comes along and starts bumping the bid a bit at a time. It, however, wasn't high enough to beat the original $9k bid, hence why the top bid in that string actually took place at 3:38, a whole 11 hours before e***e's bid of $9k. So while, at first, it may appear e***e kept outbidding himself, that was not the case.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
Hmmmm - that might be.....
I don't know enough about how eBay bidding works to know. It would certainly make me feel much better......
That would just make u***w( 194) crazy..... not dishonest.
I'm used to crazy... I see that all the time.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
I guess most importantly: WHAT should I look for (potential problems...I've read mostly good things, save for potential electrical problems, and the need to 'keep on top' of problems')?
Yes I think electrical glitches and AC problems would be your greatest concern. Other items to note are bad driveshaft (u-joints, NOT rebuildable--you'll need a whole shaft) which you can identify by a vibration in the car as you first start off. You don't want to be sinking too much into this car because it will never, ever, be worth anything more than you paid for it.
But really anything in America today that runs, steers and stops, has all doors the same color, isn't emitting flames and has tires with thread on them is worth $1000.
I think if you want a 528e you could find a cherry one for $3000.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
2016 Audi A7 3.0T S Line, 2021 Subaru WRX
So would a salvage title come about if you try to buy a wrecked car back from the insurance company after they've taken possession of it, maybe? In my case, the ins company never took possession
A coworker did that several years ago when his Camry was wrecked. The car was still drivable, but was declared a total loss by the insurance company. He got the payment from the insurance company, then turned around and bought it right back for the (I believe) salvage value. Then, he spent a thousand dollars or so to take of the major body parts that were damaged, and drove it for another couple of years. But, to your original question, I have no idea what kind of title he ended up with.
But there seems to be loopholes here and there because I have seen ads from wrecking yards which advertise pretty smashed up "rebuildable" cars with "clear title". I don't know how that happens but it does happen.
If you think that checking with CARFAX makes you safe from buying a wrecked car, think again. It's not that accurate.
Could be different in Cali I guess, but what you're describing pretty much sums up my situation...I didn't buy back my cars from the insurance company per se, but rather took a reduced check, with the salvage value minused out, and kept possession the whole time. A fine line, I guess, but evidently it makes a difference.
However, one factor that might come into play is that after each accident, I was able to drive the Dart and the Monte Carlo back home. So it's not like they got towed away and someone else took physical possession of them. So maybe that's the difference?
The work was done well, but probably cost in excess of $4K.