[V8] times are a changin...

[cobram at juno.com]

Let's fill a container and get a better Ro Ro rate, add my 3 to the
manifest.

BCNU,
Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.


On Tue, 11 Aug 2015 09:57:06 -0500 bkrussow <bkrussow at comcast.net>
writes:
> 
>     
> How much would it cost to ship mine back? And what is your broker 
> fee?
> Bob
> 
> 
> 
> From: Bastian Preindl <web at preindl.net> 

> Hi,
> 
> prices are risin' and risin' over here in Central Europe. It's more 
> or 
> less impossible to get a V8 in good condition below USD 7.000, good 
> ones 
> sell for way more than 10.000. An A8 D2 is usually way cheaper. V8s 
> having a low mileage, rare extras or being a long-wheel based don't 
> sell 
> below USD 15.000.
> 
> Just to give you an idea in which direction the value of those cars 
> develops. It's even better with the Audi 200 20VTQ - nothing on the 
> market below USD 15.000 for a good one.
> 
> Congrats! :-)
> 
> Bastian
> 
> > From: Dave Saad <dsaadme at me.com>

> > To recap - my V8 was totaled out by an elderly neighbor a few 
> weeks ago. Since then the insurance adjuster from Statefarm has been 
> trying to come up with a value for my car. He did.
> >
> > Are you all sitting down?
> >
> > $6556!
> >
> > He listened to all the work I did on it, looked at lots of 
> pictures, and in the end that is the number he came up with. I am 
> quite happy with it but believe it or not, NADA book value for a 
> prime specimen was $7900. I suppose I could have held out for that 
> but the adjuster was a super nice guy and I didn’t feel like 
> pushing any harder. I feel he already gave me a very fair price. He 
> could not find any comparable sales so really all there was to go on 
> was NADA and my history of work done.
> >
> > So - I now have a 2002 Allroad and a brand new Scott Spark mountain 
> bike (both of which cost $3000 oddly enough!) in exchange for my 
> trusty old V8. Not a bad deal in my mind.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > btw, the car will be at a auction site pretty soon. If anyone is 
> interested I am sure it will go for nothing - because who in their 
> right mind would buy a working V8 - let alone a totaled one - 
> right?  :-)
> > Shipping will be the problem. It is not drivable. The engine and 
> transmission are still in good shape - as is most of the rest of the 
> car. It was hit in the left rear side.