My nephew put over $25,000 into his Geo Storm.
I'M SPEECHLESS!!!!!
The kid has Too Much F***in Money!!!!!
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: <Fred_Katz@ci.sf.ca.us>
To: <CalSpeed@aol.com>; "Roadster list" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>;
"snyler" <marc@animalfirm.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 2:17 PM
Subject: Re[2]: SF Roadster Prices
> Not everything in SF is inflated. Bargains can be had. It's certainly true
> that new cars are sold for inflated prices. I just bought a Frontier a
> couple months ago, and saved anywhere from $4000 to $8000 by buying it 90
> miles away from SF (got it well below MSRP). Yes, the markups were $8000,
> and other people are paying it (well they were before the tech stock
market
> collapse).
>
> What surprises me is that so many Datsun roadsters are available in the SF
> area, dirt cheap. Yes, the fine examples are commanding $10,000+, but
> non-running junkers can be had for nothing to a few hundred, and there's
> some decent runners around the $2000-$4000 range. (Don't ask for
specifics,
> just recalling observations from the last year or two.)
>
> Incidentally, I don't consider some of these $10,000+ roadsters as
> inflated. Some truly reflect added value from hundreds if not thousands of
> hours of labor, and the glances from passersby confirm that a fine Datsun
> roadster is deserving of a $10,000+ price-tag. There's a big difference
> between a so-so runner and a head-turning factory-new-looking roadster.
> Some of the kids around here easily invest $25,000 into their 1990's rice
> cars. My nephew put over $25,000 into his Geo Storm. $10,0000 looks cheap
> in comparison.
>
> Fred - So.SF
>
> _______________________ Reply Separator __________________________
> Subject: Re: SF Roadster Prices
> Author: snyler <marc@animalfirm.com>
> Date: 3/15/2001 8:55 AM
>
>
> CalSpeed@aol.com wrote
>
> >This leads me to thinking that this is great news. It is nice to see our
> >cars going for inflated prices. That is if you consider it an inflated
> >price. Certainly, these cars when running well they provide more
pleasure
> >then the $10,000+ dollar value.
> But in SF doesn't everything go for inflated prices ?
>
> ;-)
>
> Marc T.
>
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