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#27703 of 29825 Re: WARNING! Discussing a Vega on eBay! [uplanderguy] by uplanderguy

Jan 23, 2013 (11:41 am)

Replying to: uplanderguy (Jan 20, 2013 4:03 am)
That non-Cosworth Vega brought $8,600.00 on eBay.
 
Pretty amazing IMHO.
 
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevrolet-Other-GT-Rare-1976-Chevrolet-Vega-GT-Al- l-Original-Near-Mint-5-Speed-Only-35K-No-Reserve-/261153767684?pt=US_Cars_Trucks- &hash=item3ccdfa4104

#27704 of 29825 Re: WARNING! Discussing a Vega on eBay! [uplanderguy] by ateixeira

Jan 23, 2013 (11:43 am)

Replying to: uplanderguy (Jan 23, 2013 11:41 am)
Yeah, problem is, now what do you do with it?
 
Use it in any way and the value will drop by half in no time.
 
It's not really museum worthy, either. So now what?

#27705 of 29825 Re: . [fintail] by omarman

Jan 23, 2013 (11:44 am)

Replying to: fintail (Jan 22, 2013 4:52 pm)
Despite the recent 'arctic blast' weather, I spotted a red El Camino in traffic yesterday morning which looked like a '67 from behind. In '66, my mom had a Chevelle Malibu station wagon with the tail lights stacked on top of the backup lights, just like the '66 El Camino. By '67 the backup lights were mounted in the rear bumper.
 
Funny details you may remember about mom or dad's old ride! I recall that my mom really liked the wagon but had 2 accidents within 5 years. She was never satisfied with the dealership body work and could spot flaws that I really couldn't. My dad then took the car to an independent shop for a complete repaint and that really upset her. She spotted something different about the trim after the work was finished and that was the last straw. Dad sold the wagon after that and took mom new car shopping. Life is too short to bicker over matching paint and body trim. I remember that within a month after selling the wagon to a friend, my dad said that the new owner had totaled the car in a freeway accident. Nobody hurt though-except the car.

#27706 of 29825 Re: WARNING! Discussing a Vega on eBay! [ateixeira] by omarman

Jan 23, 2013 (11:51 am)

Replying to: ateixeira (Jan 23, 2013 11:43 am)
Use it in any way and the value will drop by half in no time.
 
I agree. Just taking delivery of that car for that price might cost the new owner 50% depreciation if he tries to sell it the next day!

#27707 of 29825 Re: . [omarman] by fintail

Jan 23, 2013 (12:04 pm)

Replying to: omarman (Jan 23, 2013 11:44 am)
"Funny details you may remember about mom or dad's old ride!"
 
Funny things. To this day I can tell a 92 from a 93 from a 94 Taurus, or an 84 from an 85 (86 is easy) Tempo, or different years of Ciera etc. And reading books partly at the behest of my dad is how I learned the details of older cars.

#27708 of 29825 Spotted... by lemko

Jan 23, 2013 (12:24 pm)

...light blue 1979 Chevrolet Malibu Classic coupe with light blue vinyl roof and Ralleye wheels on the NW corner of Bingham and Martins Mill Road in NE Philly.

#27709 of 29825 Re: WARNING! Discussing a Vega on eBay! [ateixeira] by andre1969

Jan 23, 2013 (12:26 pm)

Replying to: ateixeira (Jan 23, 2013 11:43 am)
Well, it does have about 35,000 miles on it, so it's not like some of these freaks we occasionally find with only a few hundred miles on them.
 
I could see it falling into the hands of someone who, for whatever reason, really wanted a nice, low mileage example, and intends to keep it forever. So he might drive it on nice, sunny days, take it to a car show here and there, and might put 1000-2000 miles per year on it.
 
It also has a rebuilt engine, so it loses some points there for being all pristine-original.
 
I have a friend who bought a '78 Mark V Diamond Jubilee a few years back. 2005, I think? I forget how many miles it had on it, but it was pretty low, between 10-20,000. And it looked like a brand new car. He drives is pretty regularly to car shows, although the furthest he probably goes is Carlisle, Hershey, or Rehoboth Beach. By now he might have put 10,000 miles on it, which would put it at 20-30K miles. He didn't buy it to preserve it, necessarily. He just wanted to buy as "new" of a 1978 Mark V as he could find, and then enjoy it. He has no intention of getting rid of it, so he's not looking to flip it to make a quick buck, and probably isn't all that concerned about it appreciating in value.

#27710 of 29825 Re: WARNING! Discussing a Vega on eBay! [andre1969] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Jan 23, 2013 (12:43 pm)

Replying to: andre1969 (Jan 23, 2013 12:26 pm)
What's "amazing" is that a pristine, low mileage 35 year old car could be worth so little as $8500. You can hardly buy a ratty '65 Mustang for that anymore. Think of the effort and expense to store, insure, and preserve a car for 35 years (to say nothing of buying it in the first place)

#27711 of 29825 Re: WARNING! Discussing a Vega on eBay! [Mr_Shiftright] by uplanderguy

Jan 23, 2013 (1:05 pm)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 23, 2013 12:43 pm)
What in its class when new would have brought that much? I guess we'll never know, but somehow I doubt a Pinto or Gremlin (not V8) would bring that. I've seen Cosworths on eBay that didn't bring that much--but not at 35K miles.
 
My best man bought a Cosworth with 13K miles that had been within 15 miles of his hometown its whole life, and in fact had been sold new at our hometown dealer (I rode in it when I was 17 years old). Very clean in and out, and ran well. He paid somewhere just slightly north of $4K--although that was about 15 years ago, at a Chevy dealer.

#27712 of 29825 Re: WARNING! Discussing a Vega on eBay! [uplanderguy] by andre1969

Jan 23, 2013 (1:11 pm)

Replying to: uplanderguy (Jan 23, 2013 1:05 pm)
Sometimes I'll see yahoos at Carlisle trying to sell a Gremlin for $4995 or $5995 or so. But, of course, they don't sell, and pop back up at another show sometime later. And these aren't pristine, showroom-new looking things. Usually they have a little rust on them, and look like used cars. In good shape for a ~40 year old used car, for sure. But, nothing that's going to Pebble Beach anytime soon. More like, IMO, some neat, oddball beater that you might be willing to pay $1000 for, at best, and drive around and have fun with.

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