[Spridgets] For Sale... the red thing.... is $10, 000 a fair price... I'll go from there

[Jay Fishbein]

My apologies. 

Jay

> On Jan 29, 2017, at 10:43 AM, Rick Fisk <refisk at chartermi.net> wrote:
> 
> Apparently reading the entire post before responding hasn't reached the Spridget world.  Bill asked for our opinion.  Read the title of the post - "is $10, 000 a fair price... I'll go from there".
> 
> Sent from my keyboard
> 
>> On Jan 29, 2017, at 10:37 AM, Jay Fishbein <jfishbein at snet.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Apparently the courtesy of not knocking/publicly criticizing sellers ads and asking prices hasn't reached the Spridget world. 
>> 
>> Jay
>> 
>>> On Jan 29, 2017, at 8:45 AM, Rick Fisk via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Bill,
>>> 
>>> Your car sounds good, but......in my humble opinion no Spridget with rust in the usual places is worth anywhere near $10k.  The mods and upgrades you list are great, but rust repair is the biggest, toughest, most expensive pain in the butt on these cars.
>>> 
>>> I bought this one last year for $1,500.  It had problems and took a while to get running reliably, but the rust repair had already been done.
>>> 
>>> Rick
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>>> 
>>> Sent from my keyboard
>>> 
>>>> On Jan 29, 2017, at 12:24 AM, Bill L. via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hello Spridgets,
>>>> 
>>>> VTO wheels
>>>> Tires less than 5000 miles.
>>>> Wind block
>>>> Space Saver spare tire.
>>>> Folding top in very good shape
>>>> Hard top (6 coats imron paint + clear coat)
>>>> Red tonneau with tonneau cross bar
>>>> 5 Speed Datsun  tranny (MorrisService kit installed by Paul A.)
>>>> 3.9 rear pumpkin (spare 4.2)
>>>> 130 db Horn
>>>> Crane electronic ignition (set up by Jeff at Advanced Distributors)
>>>> Seven Leaf racing rear springs (with lowering blocks to achieve standard ride height)
>>>> Maniflow LCB header with complete Maniflow exhaust System
>>>> 1275 bored .30 over.
>>>> Weber Carb professionally jetted and set up on Dyno. 
>>>> Seats recently redone
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Includes orignal wheels, original  1098 engine (not running)
>>>> and bunches of extra this and that.
>>>> 
>>>> The car has won some awards at meets in the Pacific Northwest. 
>>>> #1 Box Sprite Seattle,  2013? Third place Portland, 2015. and best Mark III Sprite 
>>>> at the 50th reunion in Lake of the Ozarks (Missouri) 2008. Yes, I drove it back there from
>>>> my home in Washington State.
>>>> 
>>>> On that trip I claim the 21st Century longest single day drive in a Sprite... 1187 miles from Gillette Wyoming to Kelso, Washington via I-90 thru Seattle. 
>>>> 
>>>> Most years I've been driving  it the Vancouver B.C. ABFM, about 500 miles round trip.
>>>> 
>>>> I've worked really hard to get rid of all the squeaks and rattles and very nearly succeeded.  
>>>> 
>>>> The down side... Mr. Tinworm has been at work in the usual places, and there is a sping in the hood 
>>>> where I closed it and created a dimple. 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -- 
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> Bill                          mailto:Zormecteon at comcast.net
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> If it walks out of your refrigerator, LET IT GO! 
>>>> 
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