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Re: After Christmas Sale! [lokki] by boomchek
Jan 08, 2009 (2:19 pm)
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Replying to: lokki (Jan 08, 2009 1:10 pm)

That Freelander is cheap, but then the repairs will set you back a few grand. Wouldn't be surprised if one needs to sink another $5-8k into it to fix everything.
 
Seems like broken luxury vehicles of yesteryear (let's say the 90s and 00s) have become throwaway vehicles of today.
 
I know nothing about values of old hot rods like the Pontiac Judge convertible, but I think $77k is a bit steep.
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Re: After Christmas Sale! [boomchek] by lokki
Jan 08, 2009 (2:32 pm)
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Replying to: boomchek (Jan 08, 2009 2:19 pm)

Half of them are posted by the same seller? Wow! I hadn't noticed that.
 
How would you like to be sitting on half a million dollars worth of toys like that in a market like this? I bet that guy has switched to smoking cheaper cigars....and sweating a lot.
 
I don't think that customs like these hold their value like a Ferarri et al does in bad times.
 
ON that Judge, I'm thinking that price is an awful lot to pay for a VIN number.
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Re: After Christmas Sale! [lokki] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Jan 08, 2009 (2:39 pm)
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Replying to: lokki (Jan 08, 2009 1:10 pm)

The Appraiser's Equation for evaluating custom rods is:
 
Total Investment
----------------------- = actual market value (maybe)
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5 things you never knew about MR2s by qbrozen
Jan 09, 2009 (6:02 am)
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5. at just 18 years old, its already a collector car
4. AC works very well even without freon!
3. it was built so poorly at the factory that major repairs improve the vehicle
2. salvage title increases value
1. it has the ability to sleep!
 
This one is real special because it has "full suspension"
 
"I can’t tell if there is a leak or just when I open the trunk..."
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Re: 5 things you never knew about MR2s [qbrozen] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Jan 09, 2009 (8:41 am)
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Replying to: qbrozen (Jan 09, 2009 6:02 am)

I thought only Camaro owners had trouble making sense.
 
Hmmm...."collector car" insurance on a modern MR2 with a salvage title? I'd love to know the company that wrote THAT policy, and if they did write it, how much they knew about the car's title. The appraisal on the car would also be an amusing read.
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Re: 5 things you never knew about MR2s [Mr_Shiftright] by qbrozen
Jan 09, 2009 (10:25 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 09, 2009 8:41 am)

good question on the insurance. i would email the seller and ask, but i'm not sure how to word it without being offensive.
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Re: 5 things you never knew about MR2s [qbrozen] by guss
Jan 09, 2009 (11:22 am)
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Replying to: qbrozen (Jan 09, 2009 6:02 am)

I like what's behind door # 2 much better. Seems to be unmolested and the original interior looks to be in excellent shape. Being the original owner is a huge plus, if he has all the receipts you better start bidding it is not going to stay at $2500.
 
Door # 1 is looking for the right buyer because this is a "feeler sale only". Sounds like the kids at the park should be nervous.
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Re: 5 things you never knew about MR2s [guss] by qbrozen
Jan 09, 2009 (1:03 pm)
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Replying to: guss (Jan 09, 2009 11:22 am)

with no turbo and bad bearings and questionable AC, I'm not sure door #2 SHOULD go that high.
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Re: 5 things you never knew about MR2s [qbrozen] by explorerx4
Jan 09, 2009 (3:20 pm)
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Replying to: qbrozen (Jan 09, 2009 10:25 am)

just write the seller that you would want to do the same thing for insurance coverage and what company is that?
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Craigslist by bumpy
Jan 10, 2009 (5:34 am)
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This in no way, shape, or form, can be considered a "luxury car".
 
Aside from the vinyl, I think this is the same interior.
 
I wonder if the surfboard has the wreath & crest on it.
 
Last of the andremobiles.
 
A fitting end for malaise-era luxury.
 
Let's complete the trifecta.
 
I forget, was the turbo a portent of doom in these?

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