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Re: 1973 MGB...How Much??? ( a bit long)

To: Michael Hartley <roadster@mindspring.com>
Subject: Re: 1973 MGB...How Much??? ( a bit long)
From: Ben Ruset <bruset@home.com>
Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 21:44:39 -0400
>1973 MGB  --  78K miles  --  $5000 obo

Chrome, low miles = worth $$$

$5k seems reasonable... depending on the car.

>Purple exterior

Yuck! 

>Beige interior

Yuck again!

>Comes with hard top, new tonneau, new soft top

Mmmm.

>Factory luggage rack

Yawn. 

>New tires

New tires when it was put into storage. Dry rot now. =0

>New brakes
>Rebuilt carbs (don't know when)
>New front shocks
>Good original paint

Hah. "Good" is a subjective word.

>Several spare parts and manuals

Spare engine, parts car, AA manual... heh

>Standard wheels (no wires)

... as opposed to the optional square or octagonal wheels?

>Arizona car--  no rust

all bondo

>Passed emissions testing

for Indonesia.

>Thanks in advance for all of your help.

Sorry to post such a crummy reply. Moral of the story is that you can never
believe everything that someone says about a car. Determine the value by
looking at (and listening to) the car itself. Anything else is just fluff.



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