THE WORLD HAS GONE MAD

[esty]

just my thoughts....

 

EBAY - $135,000.00

 

[Leucadian]

Oddly, your thoughts echo my own.  

[jimk]

Remember the DotCom stock market madness when buyers were buying anything speculating on the fast rise, then it all collapsed.

The 2002 market may be approaching same.

[esty]

you can buy a nice, original turbo for that price...or less

 

[TobyB]

Oh, and here I thought this was going to be an O/T politics thread...

 

...the price of old cars being one of the least insane things right now.

 

t

voting for defedralizing and going back to tribal warfare.  

[jp5Touring]

I need to raise my agreed value ?

[M3M3]

it is just a typical ebay dream asking price.  not reality unless someone actually pays it....

[conkitchen]

1 hour ago, esty said:

just my thoughts....

 

 

Well it does have an esty carpet set in it, no? 

 

Has the world gone mad? Well take into account that a teenager-without an ID, just tried to storm the TSA gate to get on his flight and then proceeded to engage a bystander in a fist fight, does say something about where we are headed.  

 

Crime and punishment are not equal anymore. No fear of consequences = brazen foolishness. But we are no longer allowed to call a spade a spade so ALL manner of social behavior must be tended to with kit gloves.    

 

We are doomed, but what do I know. 

 

Was that political enough?  

[Mike Self]

Sounds like this is following right along with the "Greater Fool" theory--that there will always be someone willing to pay yet a higher price for something desirable...until there isn't, and the bottom drops out of the market.  Read about the Great Tulip Craze in the 18th century and you'll realize this isn't a new phenomenon.

 

Even an S14 engine and tranny doesn't raise to anywhere near the asking price...The Golf tii on BAT is a much better buy. 

 

 

mike 

[conkitchen]

and another thing! 

 

If you are asking stupid money do the F'n flare to airdamn properly!!! G-d damn the airdamn fitment. 

 

[bavariaboy]

Tulips. Real Estate. Art Work. Beer Steins. A Celebrity's used condom.  All priceless until they aren't.

 

Steve

[SydneyTii]

Just a chancer trying to make a bit of coin, be interesting to see what it goes for, maybe half?

I can almost hear someone’s partner saying

”the bloody car, all your time, all your money, it needs to go”

so the owner posts it at a crazy price….. oh dear it’s not sold, will have to wait for the market to recover!

[chargin]

3 hours ago, esty said:

just my thoughts....

Well....in 2021 numbers........

S14 core: $18-20K

S14 rebuild: $15-20K

Transmission: $1.5k

Custom 2.5" exhaust: $1.8k (Recent build installed)

Rear e30 LSD: $1.1k

Driveline: $500

S14 Motor Mounts: $500

Electrical Harness: $2.0k  

Interior rebuild: $10-20k (as recently quoted locally)

Paint and flare fitment quality "b": $6-10k

2002 Core Shell: $6k

Suspension: $18-3.2k

A/C: $3.5k installed

Wheels and tires: $1.1K

 

$82,800 and missing swap labor which I'd estimate at 120-300hrs. not to mention all the other bits like fueling, cooling and hundreds of other small things 

 

Thats why this swap made sense 10 years ago but today I wouldn't try it

 

 

3 hours ago, esty said:

you can buy a nice, original turbo for that price...or less

Maybe, but it' close 

 

 

Not me but I see it locally

 

 

[wkohler]

It's just an asking price. Obviously a copy/tribute/salute to RoyW's S14-powered 2002 that brought $125k on the BaTs.  You'll note some similarities in key details.

 

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1972-bmw-2002tii-11/

 

 

 

Edited November 30, 2021 by wkohler

[2002#3]

Gots to pass on that one.  Price is more than my Social Security check.