Jim Hill wrote:
> Regarding the Canadian TR6 FI for sale on Ebay, Bill Miller wrote:
>
> Am I the only person on this list who's not offended by someone trying to
> sell what appears to be an _extremely_ well restored FI TR6 in a national
> market for some $20k USD?
I'm not offended. When I started looking for my last car I wanted something
that would at least hold it's value. I purchased a TR6. So if the value goes
up my heirs will be happy when I can no longer drive the car.
> If the time you've spent restoring your car has any value at all, it
> wouldn't be difficult to have $20k or more in parts and time tied up in a
> car that's that well done (and, again, I'm assuming for the moment that it's
> really as nice as it looks in the pictures).
Having just started a restoration, I can understand your argument.
> I bought my TR6 for $2500 and spent three years restoring it. When I look
> back at all the $ spent on parts, all the time I spent on it and the cost of
> engine and body work I couldn't do myself . . . well, $20,000 doesn't sound
> so outrageous.
I'll give you $20,000 Canadian for yours.
Ernie Husmann
Grafton, WI
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