[Mgs] value questions

[Max Heim]

A set of carbs is one of the more expensive things you could buy, and non-trivial to set up. I think you would be better off just making it run with the Weber and put that expense on the next guy. $1000 of new carbs will not raise the selling price $1200, so it doesn’t pencil out. That’s probably true of any money you put into it — at best, you’d recoup 80% of the investment, when you include your time into it. Remember, you are paying full retail for any new parts, but the buyer will consider them “used” in his pricing estimation.


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Max Heim
'66 MGB


> On Jul 22, 2019, at 5:07 AM, Dan DiBiase via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> I'm a Realtor in my second career, so people ask me questions like this about their home (or a potential purchase) all the time.... I find that there isn't really a 'stock' answer, it's a case-by-case response.  In this case, I'd probably say do the minimum you could to return it to 'original' and then sell it. I'd probably get rid of the Weber and replace the door panels, if I could source a set of decent used ones, then sell it, if I could make somewhere between 10 - 20%.
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> Dan D
> Central NJ USA
> http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/ <http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/>
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> On Sun, Jul 21, 2019 at 5:16 PM dave via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net <mailto:mgs at autox.team.net>> wrote:
> I was offered at a very, very good price, a 59 mga.  It has an mgb engine, mga transmission.
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> I already have a 56 so I’m not too inclined to keep this one.  Was wondering what people thought about the following:
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> It has a single weber carb.  Keep or replace with SU’s and sell the weber setup
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> It has later mgb door panels, with the door opening handle.  Keep or replace as original with pull string?
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> It has an mgb starter switch.  Keep or replace with original to use pull starter?
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> The goal is to maximize value in selling.
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> What do you think?
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