Not only will collector cars be exported (which I gather you find bad)
but American products in general will sell much better around the world,
which is good (for Americans, anyhow). I'd be more concerned about jobs
being exported than vintage cars, despite my love for both. The OPEC
change is frightening, however if they do that it will be for punative
reasons, as China will soon consume more petrolium products than
Europe. If they make a change for "practical" reasons, it would be to
the Chinese unit of currency.
JJJ
DON SCOTT wrote:
>The way the current regime is managing our country, most all
>the collector cars will be exported due to the exchange
>rate, and imported parts to keep the remaining cars running
>will be prohibitively expensive. I just sold my TR8 and off
>to British Columbia it goes from California. The fellow
>buying my car said that the Canadian dollar has gone up 20%
>in five months. When Opec switches to the euro, we'll be
>in for some real problems, not just minor car issues.
>
>http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/120104_world_burns_summary.shtml
>
>
>
>
>>>>Paul Root <ptroot@iaces.com> 12/1/2004 1:57:33 PM >>>
>>>>
>>>>
>
>Considering the hit the US Dollar has taken to the Euro and
>the Pound in
>the last 3 years, I don't think that 16.5% is bad at all.
>
>
>Barrie Robinson wrote:
>
>
>>Every now and again we get some chat regarding rising
>>
>>
>prices for the
>
>
>>parts we need for our cars. I found that in three years
>>
>>
>the price of an
>
>
>>MGB clutch slave cylinder had gone up 50% - So I did a
>>
>>
>little study. I
>
>
>>selected 21 items from the Jan 2001 Moss catalog and
>>
>>
>compared it with
>
>
>>the most recent. The overall increase was 16.5% and
>>
>>
>surprisingly there
>
>
>>were two decreases - one a whopping 52.6%! This is an
>>
>>
>observation and
>
>
>>not a criticism so no flack please!
>>
>>
>
>
>
>>>>Paul Root <ptroot@iaces.com> 12/1/2004 1:57:33 PM >>>
>>>>
>>>>
>
>Considering the hit the US Dollar has taken to the Euro and
>the Pound in
>the last 3 years, I don't think that 16.5% is bad at all.
>
>
>Barrie Robinson wrote:
>
>
>>Every now and again we get some chat regarding rising
>>
>>
>prices for the
>
>
>>parts we need for our cars. I found that in three years
>>
>>
>the price of an
>
>
>>MGB clutch slave cylinder had gone up 50% - So I did a
>>
>>
>little study. I
>
>
>>selected 21 items from the Jan 2001 Moss catalog and
>>
>>
>compared it with
>
>
>>the most recent. The overall increase was 16.5% and
>>
>>
>surprisingly there
>
>
>>were two decreases - one a whopping 52.6%! This is an
>>
>>
>observation and
>
>
>>not a criticism so no flack please!
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