>>>Kevin Sullivan said:
> On Tue, 17 Oct 1995, Dick Burger wrote:
> > Our 1968 MGB roadster is sadly for sale.
> > The car has 130,000 miles and could easily be sold for 30,000.
> Why not ask 30,000? Unless you don't want it in the hands of the kind of
> person to whom it could easily be sold for 30,000.
Um, maybe I'm out of touch with the values of MGs, but since when has ANY
MGB been worth 30,000 dollars? Excuse my tone but this seems way out of line
for the car. The "Thoroughbred and Classic Cars" price guide lists early MGB
roadsters in "condition 1" (excellent all round condition, but not necessarily
concours winnders) at around 8000 pounds, or about 12-13 kilobucks. Even the
auction
listings (showing what people actually paid for a car) only supports 9188
pounds
for a '73 in condition 1. (in the single issue I consulted.)
Remember that UK prices for cars seem to be inflated compared to the US market.
I'm willing to be proved wrong. Educate me if I'm completely off base.
Maybe it's time to rethink my "Triumphs Only" policy....
--berry
Berry Kercheval :: Xerox Palo Alto Research Center
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