On Tue, 22 Feb 2000 Jeff.A.Williamson@jci.com wrote:
> I'm about 95% complete with the restoration of my 60 TR3A. I bought this
> car to restore and sell, and found out recently that my prospective buyer
> has skipped town without a trace, and hasn't called me about the car. So,
> soon it will be on the market.
Bummer.
> I have restored the car as close as possible to the original new condition
> and now it's time to make a decision. I'm thinking about purchasing things
> such as a rear seat cushion, luggage rack, floor mats, wire wheels, top
> frame cover, and tonneau cover. All of these items can easily add another
> $1,500 to my already steep investment which, in turn, will drive up the
> price of the car.
>
> So finally, here's my question. Is it better to go ahead and purchase these
> items to make the car more attractive to prospective buyers, or not
> purchase these items and keep the price down? Any thoughts ?
You don't say what your asking price will be, but my own personal opinion
is to go with top frame cover, tonneau and floor mats. All of those are a:
useful and b: very likely to have been on the car from new. Depending on
the luggage rack, that could result in an irreversible modification (read:
HOLES) to the trunk lid for something that a lot of folks could care less
about. The rear seat cushion is, frankly, almost useless. The wire wheels
are attractive, but it's a big investment that I'm willing to bet wouldn't
be recoverable. Same with the rack and rear seat.
That's how I'd view it. YMMV, etc.
--Andy
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