Oh, I'm not saying you're out anything. Scott's idea was that a decent
car of daily driver quality should cost around five grand. If you spend
less than that you'll wind up spending a lot more than the difference
between what you paid and 5 grand to own a car worth 5 grand.
I bought my present redcar for $3600 about 10 years ago. Five years ago
it went under the knife and I wound up spending about $6k on it for just
the body work and interior. Structure and cosmetics. I would not be able
to get $9600 for the car now even that it's also now a show winner (yes,
&:^) tied for Best in Class this summer in Nashville). It's still a
daily driver. I might be able to get 8 thou off it but I've done a lot
more than just body and carpet. I've learned a lot and Jette & I have
gotten a lot of enjoyment.
I'm sure the number has probably increased today to maybe six grand but
I think the formula still holds true. I think in the long run the MGB is
still one of the best deals in used cars *if you enjoy driving for
driving's sake* and don't mind doing the maintenance. The Miata may have
taken this market, but I'm not THAT interested in them. Maybe for a
racecar. We meet nice people driving MG's. You get what you pay for.
Glenn
>
> $5K huh? I blew it then; had about $6K in my '69 after the paint & body
> work. Never get that for it in my area. That was a lot of years ago
> though and I figure I've driven a lot of $$ out since then. I rebuilt
> it to drive it, not to look at it.
>
> CR
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