Larry Miceli wrote :
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>The trip to Ohio was a complete waste of time. The Italia had rusted
>rockers, no inner fenders, wrong tail lights, wrong bumpers, missing
>interior trim, broken rear frame mounts and an improperly welded frame
>where it looked like the whole right side steering assy had broken off.
>Phil offered the owner enough money to buy most restored TR6s, but the
>owner RAISED HIS PRICE $5,000 when we got there. Now, I know that
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
That's about the lowest, sleaziest trick he could pull on you, and if
you didn't dope-slap him on the spot, he got off luckier than he de-
serves. What gall, what nerve...what a scumbag, to let you get there
and then change the price !
>Italias are rare, but 15K for a car that needs 25K in restoration is way
>too much. He said that another Italia owner, who had never seen the car,
>told him it was worth that much. Too bad, as it lost the sale for him,
>cost Phil $400 in a one way ticket and made the trip back from Carlisle
>take an extra day. You can imagine the tone of the 1200 mile trip home
>after dealing with that guy! Some people confuse rare with valuable to
^^^^ ^^^
Now I'm wondering...what's the chance any of us may cross paths with
him anytime soon ? You say he's here in Ohio...makes me wonder !
You could e-mail me privately, if you would care to.
>the point that the car will never get restored. I hope the owner and his
>Italia live happily ever after, because for that price he's going to have
>it for a very long time.
>
>There was, however, a very nice Italia at the Carlisle show.
>I'll send more about the trip in the newsletter.
>
>Larry Miceli
>'76 TR6
>'73 Stag
>'66 Herald
Thanks for sharing this, glad you could still be so up-beat about
the trip in general.
Tom Tweed
SW Ohio
'72 TRident 750cc basket case
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