THE WORLD HAS GONE MAD

[jimk]

An investor who wants a superior restored car would rather spend the $110k  than to spend $50k on a half assed restoration and then finish the job.  The seller in this case did a superior job and should be rewarded.  Stop bitchin.

[Oldtimerfahrer]

Superior job? That is altered, not restored. Looks like a nice 80's style resto-mod to me. Sorry, don't see the quality or value. Why would someone in their right mind spend that money? You can buy a good real e30 m3 and a tii for the money that is being asked for a rather quirky nonsense build...Not to offend, I have quirks too, and someone's quirks might align 100% with this build...but its not that great to justify mass aknowledgement of their perceived "value " aka price. Yes, for the seller priceless, for some buyers worthless. I would be bothered by many details even if I craved a restomod.

[jimk]

1 hour ago, Oldtimerfahrer said:

Superior job? That is altered, not restored. Looks like a nice 80's style resto-mod to me.

Saw it in the flesh.

['76mintgrün'02]

5 minutes ago, jimk said:

Saw it in the flesh.

 

Are you thinking of this one, jimk?

 

[Vicleonardo1]

Yes, if we only knew then what we know now, we would all be millionaires, and many original owners would still be one.

Things we can control and things we can't and for the most part we cannot control supply/demand/prices.

 

If you obtained your 2002 years ago, consider yourself lucky sans the maintenance/parts cost. People want 2002's for good reason, and the end result is what we are experiencing now. 

If you love wrenching, you can find a car that is cheap and easy to acquire and find parts for. But most of the time who would want to drive one of those?

My friend wants to restore an IH pickup. I told him part prices look like they are already in the BMW 2002 range and approaching Porsche madness.. 

 

Cheers! 

 

 

 

[02Les]

5 hours ago, jimk said:

An investor who wants a superior restored car would rather spend the $110k  than to spend $50k on a half assed restoration and then finish the job.  The seller in this case did a superior job and should be rewarded.  Stop bitchin.

Are you referring to the car originally posted on page 1?????

https://www.ebay.com/itm/185192429702?hash=item2b1e543886:g:yW0AAOSwxOFhpjpX&vxp=mtr

 

[Milo]

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Edited March 12, 2022 by Vladimir

[conkitchen]

Just Y'All wait, if given the current trajectory of society and wealth transference-outside of the overdue extinction level event or some massive dystopian woke awakening where gasoline is outlawed and or cost $50 a gallon, We are all doomed so spend it if ya got it casue it aint gonna last! 

 

but what do I know. Ray? 

[SydneyTii]

Selfishly I couldnt care less about prices cos I’m not selling, there is an upside, more valuable cars get parts remade, I just bought an MVP trunk…. It’s not half bad.

im just enjoying what I’ve got?

[bavariaboy]

I repeat: "Tulips, real estate, beer steins, an influencer's used condom(Twice!!). All priceless until they weren't"

[jp5Touring]

Cars were cheap when I was young. Now they're expensive, blah blah blah.

Gas was cheap I could eat lunch for a $1.25.  I went to a bar that had beer for a quarter a bottle.

Excuse me while I go out and beat my dead horse.  

I'm I doing it right. ?

Edited December 3, 2021 by jp5Touring

[Charles in PA]

My main concern with this crazy 02 market is that I will not be able to afford what I would like when I go looking for my next 02, not to mention what the one after that is going to cost.  In the meantime, I am going to enjoy the hell out of my tii knowing that if I never get another one I will have been able to own and drive one of the greatest cars ever made.   

[TobyB]

I agree about all of it except the real estate-

you can always live in your house.

 

Which makes it intrinsically valuable.

 

t

would buy a horse, but have you priced hay recently?

Why, when I was a boy, it grew in the fields like grass!

[conkitchen]

2 hours ago, jp5Touring said:

Excuse me while I go out and beat my dead horse.  

I'm I doing it right. ?

sounds like a personal issue  

[Milo]

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Edited March 12, 2022 by Vladimir