Michael Graziano wrote:
>
> I just came back from tooling around town (Greenwich CT) in my 300zx. WHile
>out, I spotted a '70
> TR6 (bright red) in nice shape for sale at an english car dealership (rolls,
>bentleys jags). On
> impulse I stopped to look at the car. The color of the definitely new paint
>was real nice, but the
> quality was OK at best. One seat was cracked, and the wood dash had multiple
>cracks (almost like
> bumps) going across the glove box and the top of the dash Rusty lugs, waves
>in the driver's door and
> rear driver's quarterpanel.
>
<snip of conversation with arrogant salesman>
> PS: What's a '70 TR6 worth anyway? Dear me I hope it's not worth 12.5K.
A '70 TR6 _can_ be worth 12.5K... but not the one you described. Without
seeing it, I'd say at best a more realistic value range would be about
40% less.
BTW, in some situations like this I have indeed offered half the asking
price... and have seen it accepted once or twice.
Bill Elliott
Lake Mills, WI
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