Michael,
It's just like the real nice TR8 that sat at Park Place Motors in
Bellevue, WA for a number of months on consignment. They were trying to
sell it for about $14K as I recall. It was a really sharp car, mind
you, but not a $14K car by any means. The owner finally took it back
and advertised it by owner in the local paper. He sold it immediately
for about $9K. And he likely got as much if not more than if it had
sold by the dealer.
Joe
Michael Graziano wrote:
>
> I just came back from tooling around town (Greenwich CT) in my 300zx. WHile
>out, I spotted a '70
> TR6 (bright red) in nice shape for sale at an english car dealership (rolls,
>bentleys jags). On
> impulse I stopped to look at the car. The color of the definitely new paint
>was real nice, but the
> quality was OK at best. One seat was cracked, and the wood dash had multiple
>cracks (almost like
> bumps) going across the glove box and the top of the dash Rusty lugs, waves
>in the driver's door and
> rear driver's quarterpanel.
>
> A snooty saleswoman comes out and does the obligatory "Can I help you?"
> "Sure", I say, "What are you asking for the TR6?"
>
> "Oh that. We just _received_ that car last week. We are asking 12.5K for
>it."
>
> Me: Gee, that seems like an awful lot for a TR6.
>
> Snooty: Yes, well you obviously don't know much about English cars then.
>This car is a classic and
> a steal at that price.
>
> Me: Oh Yes. You're right. I obviously don't know ANYTHING about English
>cars. Thank you for your
> time.
>
> Somebody email bomb me the next time I casually stroll into a rolls
>dealership. Boy do I wish I had
> pulled up in my Midget rather than the Z.
>
> Mike
>
> '78 RB Midget
> '87 PB 300zx
>
> PS: What's a '70 TR6 worth anyway? Dear me I hope it's not worth 12.5K.
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