For all that has been said about this topic what triggers warning bells for
me is that there are very few pictures and the ones that are there are not
particularly close up, clear and dont point out any particular flaws. Most
people selling a car claimed with such low mileage would go to great pains to
show its condition as being worth somewhere in the vicinity of the opening bid.
His statements may indeed be honest and everything that has been noticed and
pointed out may be true but the seller hasnt gone to very much trouble to show
the cars true condition.
My two cents.
Aaron
Aaron Cropley
71 TR6 (Throttle Body Injection!)
http://www.triumphowners.com/108
Topsham, Maine
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave1massey@cs.com
To: tr3driver@comcast.net; triumphs@autox.team.net
Sent: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 1:29 PM
Subject: Re: [TR] Speaking of questionable eBay listings...
In a message dated 8/3/2006 11:39:38 AM Central Standard Time,
tr3driver@comcast.net writes:
> >But the real question is just because a car has only 2500 miles on it is
> it
> >worth nine grand?
>
> Good question ! It's certainly not worth that to me, but some people just
> can't
> resist the allure of "new old stock". And as always, a car is worth what
> people
> are willing to pay for it.
>
But this car is New Old Stock Except For... and who knows how long that
Except For list is. We already know about the cheap and dirty paint and the
improvised interior. Stored in a barn with dirt floors in a temperate climate
(read
moist) is a recipe for rust even without being driven. Throw in nesting
raccoons and mice (not at the same time) as well as roosting birds and it could
be
a real disaster. This is a prime case of go see it first.
Dave
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