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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=NL link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Agree with rare being valuable.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Last weekend I sold one of my Puch mopeds – an automatic fully original 1986 Maxi type, which specially was made for the Dutch market to be driven up to 16 M/h without a crash helmet. I bought the bike with original first tires and almost pristine condition @ 1530 KM (almost 1000 miles on the odometer (some scratches on the paint only) for € 200,00 in 2010.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Last weekend I sold it for € 750,00 to a guy who already owned exactly two of those. It then had 3300 KM on the odometer since new.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>So being rare – the guy told me he never saw such an original bike in this top condition – gives value!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hans 71 BGT and still three classic Puch mopeds in the garage <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Van:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Mgs [mailto:mgs-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>Namens </b>Rick via Mgs<br><b>Verzonden:</b> zondag 11 augustus 2019 13:29<br><b>Aan:</b> PaulHunt73<br><b>CC:</b> MGs<br><b>Onderwerp:</b> Re: [Mgs] MG pickup<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>> 'Rare', which doesn't translate to 'valuable'...<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> Story of my life! I have two cars that are relatively 'rare', at least in this country, and 'valuable' they are not. The first is a Maserati Biturbo E. Its one of only 250 cars with the ' E ' designation and liquid-air after-coolers (which are often called intercoolers). On a good day the car might bring <span class=money>$6000</span>. The second is a Lancia Zagato or a Beta Spyder in Europe. That car is worth about $25,000 because it is in showroom-like condition and originally delivered to Arizona, USA - so it hasn't collapsed into a pile of rust!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> Why, you (didn't) ask, would I own cars like that? Because they're quirky and fun. So further to the point; Valuable by its very nature is a subjective term. Its dynamic, and I love dynamic systems. To me, these cars' value is the pleasure they give to me. On the other hand, I just sold an early 'flying mirror' Testarossa that I restored from cardboard boxes! Despite it rarity, its only 'value' to me was the size of the buyer's check. The car was just no fun to own and drive. Granted, some of that blazé attitude toward it, was because I burned out while restoring it.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> Wow. Must be early Sunday morning. Sorry to veer so far off track.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Rick<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br /> <table style="border-top: 1px solid #D3D4DE;">
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