[TR] E-Type Prices Drop?

[Geo Hahn]

Here is some detail on those great deals.  The first two are available
(along with some other great deals) from Gateway Motors
<http://www.gateway-motors.com/inventory.php?cId=&sId=24> in Chicago.

The beige one
http://www.autotraderclassics.com/classic-car/1967-Jaguar-E_Type-1637822.xhtml?conversationId=89883
sold
on eBay last month for $71,000 -- eBay listing
<http://www.ebay.com/itm/1967-JAGUAR-XKE-SERIES-1-COVERED-HEADLIGHT-ROASTER-NUMBERS-MATCHING-MUST-SEE-/111406196349?nma=true&si=TucqlCVAoaDYO29%252BDwq1fWrzuGA%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557>
-- now Gateway is offering it for $29,000.

The red one
http://www.autotraderclassics.com/classic-car/1969-Jaguar-E_Type-1568202.xhtml?conversation
<http://www.autotraderclassics.com/classic-car/1969-Jaguar-E_Type-1568202.xhtml?conversationId=89883>
sold
on eBay for $50,000 in March -- eBay listing
<http://www.ebay.com/itm/1969-Signal-Red-Jaguar-E-Type-XKE-Series-II-Convertible-4-2L-6-Cyl-4-Spd-Manual-/141228993746?nma=true&si=TucqlCVAoaDYO29%252BDwq1fWrzuGA%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557>
-- now gateway is selling it for $22,800.

Their 'buy high - sell low' business model is either remarkably generous or
a scam.

The third one
http://www.autotraderclassics.com/classic-car/1969-Jaguar-XK_E-1698307.xhtml?conversationId=89883
appears to be a legitimate sale as it is offered by the Beverly Hills Car
Club -- the ad
<http://www.beverlyhillscarclub.com/1969-jaguar-xke-roadster-c-3353.htm> --
and they are a real business.

I don't think AutoTrader itself is a scam -- it appears to lift ads from
sellers sites.  Since Gateway motors lists those first two cars they pick
them up and repeat the ad & price.

If you do become interested in an E-Type this site xkedata.com is a great
resource where detail about many Jaguars can be sourced using the chassis
number.

Geo


On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 6:26 PM, Geo Hahn <ahwahneetr at gmail.com> wrote:

> In my experience there are a fair number of scammers using AutoTrader.
>
> They lift the photos right off of other for sale sites & auctions.
>
> I suspect all three of those are scams.
>
> OTOH, consider this:  http://goo.gl/CsvS7u
>
> But good E-Types can still be had at reasonable prices - I got one about 2
> years ago -- but like anything where money is involved, it is tricky.
> These cars in particular can be made to look much better than they are with
> bondo and paint.
>
> Geo
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 4:57 PM, William Brewer <wsb1960tr3a at att.net>
> wrote:
>
>>      I have moments of weakness and consider purchasing a Jag. It seems
>> to me that some E-type prices have been dropping recently.
>>
>>
>> http://www.autotraderclassics.com/classic-car/1967-Jaguar-E_Type-1637822.xhtml?conversationId=89883
>>
>>
>> http://www.autotraderclassics.com/classic-car/1969-Jaguar-E_Type-1568202.xhtml?conversationId=89883
>>
>>
>> http://www.autotraderclassics.com/classic-car/1969-Jaguar-XK_E-1698307.xhtml?conversationId=89883
>>
>>
>>      Triumph owners understand that there is no such thing as a cheap
>> Jag. If you can't afford a good one you certainly can't afford a bad one...
>>      These three examples look like pretty good cars at pretty low
>> prices. I mean, they are down to TR6 prices. Am I missing something? Has
>> anyone else been following the E-type prices and come up with the same
>> conclusion?
>>
>>
>>      -Bill in Tehachapi
>>
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