Jim Tyler wrote:
>
> Looking at it another way, if the cars continue to be worth
> less complete than parted out,
ALL cars are worth less complete than parted out. It's been that way
since the Model T. Check the parts prices on ANY car. SUV, rare sports
car, Chevy plain jane work truck, or a big Peterbilt. ALL motor
vehicles are worth less on the dealers showroom floor than it takes to
buy the same car over in the parts department. Or the junkyard. Yes,
you can get a fender cheaper in the junkyard than from the dealer, but
add up the prices of ALL of the parts needed to complete a car from
parts, and it's always higher than buying the complete car.
Unless you're Johnny Cash, of course. <grin> Or maybe you stumble
across a little old widow lady who just wants to get rid of her
husband's old car and insists you take it for $200. But that kind of
thing is rare and doesn't change the norm.
And don't forget the labor to put it together!
What we demand for a restored roadster will not affect the price Nissan
charges for new parts. It WILL affect the value (price) of used parts.
--
Mark van der Hoek
Salt Lake City
"The national budget must be balanced. The public debt
must be reduced; the arrogance of the authorities must
be moderated and controlled. Payments to foreign
governments must be reduced, if the nation doesn't
want to go bankrupt. People must again learn to work,
instead of living on public assistance."
Marcus Tullius Cicero, 55 B.C.
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