[V8] The perennial question returns: How much is a V8 worth?

Wed Sep 26 07:40:44 PDT 2007

Especially noteworthy since the GE used to be in Roger's garage
(pre-conversion).

The answer:  the GE is worth $6942.19 and the '94 in question is worth
$7794.55

-DaveC.
(clearly mit tongue in cheek)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On
Behalf Of
> Paul Jones
> Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 10:23 AM
> To: v8 at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [V8] The perennial question returns: How much is a V8
worth?
> 
> 
> On the note of value, what, in the list's opinion, is a converted '93
such as the GE
> worth?
> 
> There's no way to compare values since there are so few. Something
like this '94
> Roger is interested in is so exeptionally rare, the question of value
is completely
> legitimate. Does the list believe a '94 with 57K is worth $7K - $8K.
Personally, I
> believe it is. Keeping everything relative, the depreciation on a new
car will be
> considerably more than the difference in price between this '94 and a
$3K '91. So
> Roger, why not bite?> Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:22:42 -0400> From:
> David.Coleman at blackrock.com> To: rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com;
> v8 at audifans.com> Subject: Re: [V8] The perennial question returns: How
much is
> a V8 worth?> > Roger, I have serious doubts that the car would not
pass due to
> the> headlight wipers being omitted -- unless you felt some need to
point it> out.
> Plus, I think they fall under the category of an option that came>
standard (if you
> will). It's more of a convenience rather than a safety> measure (and
although
> weak, a similar argument could be made for heat!
>  ed> seats and the Quattro system, e.g.).> > That all said, if *I* had
to have that
> car, I'd be on the phone with the> guy working out a deal for $7-8k
s'long as he
> reinstalls the headlight> wipers... because I would want them there.
Personally, I
> think they> help set the car apart from the "lesser" type 44 cars that
people>
> confuse the V8 with, and just look better.> > -DaveC.> > > > >
-----Original
> Message-----> > From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-
> bounces at audifans.com] On> Behalf Of> > Roger Woodbury> > Sent:
Wednesday,
> September 26, 2007 8:03 AM> > To: v8 at audifans.com> > Subject: [V8] The
> perennial question returns: How much is a V8 worth?> > > > Well, by
now
> everyone, BUT I MEAN, EVERYONE, on this list knows that> the> > 1994
57,000
> mile V8 has returned to eBay for another shot at getting> sold.> > > >
I have no
> idea what the reserve is on this auction but it will be> > interesting
to see what
> the car will bring over the next six and a> half> > days. My guess is
t!
>  hat the car will pass and that the reserve is> still> >
unrealisticall
> y high.> > > > There are a LOT of pictures of this car now though, and
the car
> shows> pretty> > well. I will confess: I am interested, but my
interest has some>
> severe> > limitations because the car has been screwed with and I am
not sure>
> what is> > going to be necessary in order to make the car right for my
purposes.>
> Here> > are my "issues", which are probably not important to most but
are very>
> much> > so to me.> > > > First of all, and most serious, is the fact
that the owner
> of the car> has> > "proudly" announced that he removed the headlight
wipers and
> pitched> them.> > The excuse was that he hated the way they looked.
Well, good
> enough> for> > him, but there are other issues. If the wiper arms were
merely>
> removed that> > is one thing, but if the entire system was removed,
that is
> something> else> > because technically in my state the car will no
longer pass
> the> mandatory> > annual safety inspection. The reason is simply that
if there
> was a> system> > in place when !
>  the car left the factory then it must be operational> when the> > car
is
> inspected. That is the law here. Now, if this car had European> >
headlights, the
> chances are that the car would pass inspection with no> > problem
because to my
> knowledge, no one in the state actually tests> lumen> > output of
headlights. In
> fact, I am not sure that even the franchised> > dealers for Audi
possess the
> testing equipment for headlights, so if> they> > work and the aim is
pretty good,
> then the headlights will pass.> > > > But wipers MUST be present.> > >
> Then, I
> am not sure why this is, but I have seen a lot of nice cars> being> >
sold recently
> that needed nothing, but the seller just HAD to DO> something,> > so
the radio
> was removed and some ugly plastic purple faced gizzie was> > shoved
into the
> slot making the entire dashboard look like the> basement> > chamber at
a lower
> scale New Orleans whore house. That is what was> done to> > the V8 in
question,
> and worse still, the OEM changer !
>  was removed as> was the> > telephone sending unit (which is worthless
> now, anyway).> > > > Thus the car was not preserved, and although the
audio
> system would> likely> > need to be overhauled, it could have been
done, and
> probably for not> as much> > money as was spent on the junk that was
installed.>
> > > > If this car was box stock, I think I would be pretty excited
about it.> My> >
> sister and her family live in the Baltimore area, and my daughter>
lives> > about
> four hours south in Virginia: it is not hard for me to justify> a> >
quick trip to
> Maryland to pick up the rarest of the rare, but I'll bet> that> > the
expectations
> of the seller are simply not any more rooted in> reality> > now, than
they were
> when this car was last on eBay and Audifans> classifieds.> > > > My
guess? The
> auction will stall at around $7000 at best. The> reserve?> > I'll bet
$9999.00.> > >
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