Offended is a pretty strong word. I suspect that most of us are just... well I
guess "amused" is the best word to use.
As for getting out of a car what money you put in, the name of the game has
always been that you don't.
Jim Hill wrote:
> Regarding the Canadian TR6 FI for sale on Ebay, Bill Miller wrote:
>
> >Very nice car, not near worth what he's
> >asking (IMHO), but a very nice car none the less...
>
> 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?
>
> 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).
>
> 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.
>
> Jim Hill
> Madison WI
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George Richardson
The Wyvern - '57 Triumph TR3, TS15559L - http://www.merlingroupinc.com/tr3.htm
The Hippogrif - '71 Triumph Stag MKI, LE8176E - soon to get a site of it's own
Kitty - '83 Jaguar XJ6 Vanden Plas - Daily Driver (when running)
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