KAR's lo-mile 83 urq

[Doyt W. Echelberger]

At 09:47 AM 8/21/2004 -0700, you wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > [On Behalf Of Wylie Bean
> >
> > That looks to be a fantastic car.  Great color, time-capsule
> > condition.  All I can say is that I wish I had the money to
> > be able to look seriously at it.
> > Knowing Kent, he probably wants a premium price, and it's
> > probably on consignment, but who knows?  $15K-$20K realistically?
> >
>
>...................snip.................
>
>As said: It only take one person to determine the value of a rare car.  That
>person is the guy with the loose checkbook.  None of the runner-up bidders
>are of consequence in determination the "value."
>
>Good luck!
>
>~ Doug
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Attempting to be rational......Can you buy more car for $15k? That's in the 
ballpark for an S6, with double-side galvanized body and advanced 
5-cylinder engineering, not to mention a better repair manual. So a whole 
bunch of people aren't interested. Who is left? Some individual with an 
image in his mind that got locked in there under a head of steam in the 
early 80's, or at a race or a show, after seeing one of those cars and not 
being in a position to buy one.

They already have several new or nearly new cars for daily 
drivers...possibly Audis.  Plus a big garage with some extra slots. And the 
house is paid for, or almost. Lots of assets and a large steady assured income.

IMHO, the buyer already wants that car so badly he(she?) can't think 
clearly about it. And they have assets that make $15,000 fairly 
trivial....like less than 5% of total assets. The money is just sitting 
around in a money market alongside of more than a half million or so in 
other investments.

Owning the car and caring for it has to be something the buyer isn't very 
concerned about. It is already a sure thing....won't matter one way or another.

Maybe a museum will step up to the plate. The vehicle is being presented as 
museum grade. And museums already have lots of cars, parking space, and a 
staff that takes care of them.......and hopefully they have considerable 
assets to support their activity.

Or, maybe whoever gets it will be just another Audiophile with exceptional 
motivation and an empty credit card. Right now it is KAR.


Doyt