-----Original Message-----
From: Greg Rowe <growe58@hotmail.com>
A business acquaintance of mine who has an antique car hobby just
contacted me about a 79 spitfire ... good news is that it only has
62,000 miles,
an OD transmission and the body is totally rust free with completely
straight body panels. The bad news is [long list]...
The guy is asking $3500. He may take less later if it doesn't sell,
but
at this point the $3500 is firm. Does that sound like a reasonable
price to you guys? At this point of my life (kids in college), that
would
be a fairly significant investment for me and I'm torn whether to go
for it or not.
==AM==
Doesn't sound very reasonable to me. There are any number of
presentable, solid Spitfires out there for that or maybe just a bit
more...or maybe a good bit less. All that you describe tells me that
the previous owner wasn't really doing him/herself -- or anyone else --
any favors, and it all makes me very suspect about the ACTUAL condition
of, well, everything.
Even if it is extremely solid and straight, it sounds like something
that would take another $4k+ to bring up to the level of a $4k
Spitfire. (Hopefully I'll be wrong?)
--Andy Mace
*Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet?
*Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er,
Triumph Herald engine with wings.
-- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22)
Check out the North American Triumph Sports 6 (Vitesse 6) and Triumph
Herald Database at its new URL: <http://triumph-herald.us>
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