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Righteous?=C2=A0 Really Tom?=C2=A0 This was not a personal attack.=C2=A0 It=
was a general statement.=C2=A0 Prices can not go up forever.=C2=A0 There a=
re cycles to any commodity.=C2=A0 Eventually prices will rise again.=C2=A0 =
Of course taking a loss is not anyone's ideal situation.=C2=A0 Maybe you sh=
ould have been into Porsches ten years ago or so.=C2=A0 Right now they are =
going for ridiculous sums almost no one can afford.=C2=A0 As far as I am co=
ncerned I am into Healey cars because I like them.=C2=A0 If money was a con=
cern I would not have spent almost $25K restoring my Bugeye back in 1999 wi=
th no hope of ever recovering that amount when I sell it.=C2=A0 I just love=
Bugeyes.=C2=A0 Besides the auction prices are artificially inflated by peo=
ple looking only for an investment.=C2=A0 Austin Healeys are going the way =
of the Model T anyway.=C2=A0 Model Ts are going for very low prices these d=
ays because there is no one left that originally drove them.=C2=A0 It won't=
be long before Healeys suffer the same fate.=C2=A0 Eventually the restorat=
ion scene will be mostly Japanese tuner cars for the next generation.=C2=A0=
Even the Peterson museum recognizes this.=C2=A0 My son's 2002 Lexus lowere=
d drifter car is on their brochure.=C2=A0 There will always be a market for=
Austin Healey cars, it just won't be as big as it is today.=C2=A0 Not bein=
g confrontational, I just see the writing on the wall.Mike MacLean
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On Sunday, July 31, 2016 12:48 PM, Tom Felts <tomfelts@windstream.net> =
wrote:
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Maybe you should be careful with assumptions before being so righteous. Dr=
ive my Healey?=C2=A0 Well=3D--let's see--does 6000 miles across Europe for =
1 and 1/2 months count--or trips to any number of Conclaves--last being to =
Canada.=C2=A0 Many trip to the East Coast.
When I said bad news---------it should have been obvious what I meant, but =
I'll explain.=C2=A0 IF----a person was trying to sell their Healey--and the=
re are plenty of folks with money out there---then with values dropping----=
-humm---you might have to sell it for less than you had hoped for.=C2=A0 I'=
d say that counts for a little bad news.
Simple really.
If you need more clarification, let me know.
Tom Felts
---- Michael MacLean <rrengineer.mike@att.net> wrote:=20
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
How is this not good news?=C2=A0 Maybe the prices will come down from the s=
tratosphere and more new enthusiasts can enjoy these cars.=C2=A0 If they pr=
ice themselves too high, who is going to buy them?=C2=A0 With the aging dem=
ographic of Healey owners, you won't get new blood if the younger set can n=
ot afford to buy one.=C2=A0 Do you own it as an investment or are you using=
it as intended, to drive the damn thing and have fun with it?=C2=A0 Just m=
y opinion after spending far more money than I should have on my BN2 restor=
ation.Mike MacLean
=20
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 On Sunday, July 31, 2016 8:24 AM, Tom Felts <tomfelts@windstr=
eam.net> wrote:
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=20
Not good news for Healey owners.
http://tinyurl.com/z25ahn8
tom
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<html><head></head><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; f=
ont-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px"><div id=
=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1469996458179_7771">Righteous? Really Tom? =
; This was not a personal attack. It was a general statement. P=
rices can not go up forever. There are cycles to any commodity. =
Eventually prices will rise again. Of course taking a loss is not an=
yone's ideal situation. Maybe you should have been into Porsches ten =
years ago or so. Right now they are going for ridiculous sums almost =
no one can afford. As far as I am concerned I am into Healey cars bec=
ause I like them. If money was a concern I would not have spent almos=
t $25K restoring my Bugeye back in 1999 with no hope of ever recovering tha=
t amount when I sell it. I just love Bugeyes. Besides the aucti=
on prices are artificially inflated by people looking only for an investmen=
t. Austin Healeys are going the way of the Model T anyway. Mode=
l Ts are going for very low prices these days because there is no one left =
that originally drove them. It won't be long before Healeys suffer th=
e same fate. Eventually the restoration scene will be mostly Japanese=
tuner cars for the next generation. Even the Peterson museum recogni=
zes this. My son's 2002 Lexus lowered drifter car is on their brochur=
e. There will always be a market for Austin Healey cars, it just won'=
t be as big as it is today. Not being confrontational, I just see the=
writing on the wall.</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1469996458179_8407"=
dir=3D"ltr">Mike MacLean<br></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_14699964581=
79_7295"><span></span></div> <div class=3D"qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><di=
v style=3D"display: block;" class=3D"yahoo_quoted"> <div style=3D"font-fami=
ly: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div style=
=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Gr=
ande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"Arial" =
size=3D"2"> On Sunday, July 31, 2016 12:48 PM, Tom Felts <tomfelts@winds=
tream.net> wrote:<br></font></div> <blockquote style=3D"border-left: 2px=
solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-left: 5=
px;"> <br><br> <div class=3D"y_msg_container">Maybe you should be careful w=
ith assumptions before being so righteous. Drive my Healey? Well=3D--=
let's see--does 6000 miles across Europe for 1 and 1/2 months count--or tri=
ps to any number of Conclaves--last being to Canada. Many trip to the=
East Coast.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">When I said bad news-----=
----it should have been obvious what I meant, but I'll explain. IF---=
-a person was trying to sell their Healey--and there are plenty of folks wi=
th money out there---then with values dropping-----humm---you might have to=
sell it for less than you had hoped for. I'd say that counts for a l=
ittle bad news.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Simple really.<br clea=
r=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">If you need more clarification, let me know.<=
br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Tom Felts<div class=3D"yqt9260699708" =
id=3D"yqtfd36355"><br clear=3D"none">---- Michael MacLean <<a shape=3D"r=
ect" ymailto=3D"mailto:rrengineer.mike@att.net"; href=3D"mailto:rrengineer.m=
ike@att.net">rrengineer.mike@att.net</a>> wrote: <br clear=3D"none"><br =
clear=3D"none">=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<br clear=3D"none">Ho=
w is this not good news? Maybe the prices will come down from the str=
atosphere and more new enthusiasts can enjoy these cars. If they pric=
e themselves too high, who is going to buy them? With the aging demog=
raphic of Healey owners, you won't get new blood if the younger set can not=
afford to buy one. Do you own it as an investment or are you using i=
t as intended, to drive the damn thing and have fun with it? Just my =
opinion after spending far more money than I should have on my BN2 restorat=
ion.Mike MacLean<br clear=3D"none"> <br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">&=
nbsp; On Sunday, July 31, 2016 8:24 AM, Tom Felts <<a shape=3D"re=
ct" ymailto=3D"mailto:tomfelts@windstream.net"; href=3D"mailto:tomfelts@wind=
stream.net">tomfelts@windstream.net</a>> wrote:<br clear=3D"none"> <br c=
lear=3D"none"> <br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"> Not good news for Hea=
ley owners.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"><a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"=
http://tinyurl.com/z25ahn8"; target=3D"_blank">http://tinyurl.com/z25ahn8</a=
><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">tom<br clear=3D"none">______________=
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