'91 V8Q 5 sp for sale...$2k obo

[Lee M. Levitt]

Kent McLean <kentmclean at mindspring.com> writes:
> Subject: Re: '91 V8Q 5 sp for sale...$2k obo
>
> Craig D. Niederst wrote:
> >Quattro '91 V8, all alum, 5 spd, 155k mi., many new parts. As
> is. 1st $2000
> >or best offer. Call (412) 344-1267.
>
> D at mn you. This may be like that new Corvette for
> $50 because the divorce court ordered her to sell
> it and give him the money. Now I'm gonna have to
> call and find out. Please don't let it be black on
> black.

Could well be, or it could be a heap.

I was looking for a Range Rover a while back, and saw an ad for one in the
paper..."4 year old Range Rover County, low mileage, all options, blah blah
blah. $2000." This particular truck should have been selling for $20K.

Phone number put the ad somewhere within an hour's drive or so. I grabbed my
checkbook, tore out the ad, and bolted out of the house even before I
called.

As soon as I hit the road, I called the seller, who said "Oh, I guess I'm
going to get a *lot* of calls, huh?"

I don't think he mislisted the price...it was just a typo...but if it *had*
been a $2K truck, I would not have stopped until I got to his place and
written a check. :)

These things *do* come up every now and then.

Years ago a friend of mine at Dunlop Tire (Corporate) in Buffalo sold off a
half dozen Jaguar XJ6 sedans for about 20% of retail. Year old cars, driven
around a track for 100K miles, mechanical work done, etc. Nobody had ever
sat in the back seats, cars had never been parallel parked, etc.  They were
test mules for a new tire...

Lee
'95.5 S6 avant
'96 A6 quattro avant