Joe,
I'd love to have it .... but the car is on the wrong coast! I definately
would have taken the MGA. I had one of those too ('62 MkII). I bought it
for $700 in '75 and sold it for $750 in '77. Am I a dumbass or what?
Good luck!
Jeff Church
Chesapeake, VA
>Once, a number of years ago, I put a MGA up for sale at what I thought was
a
>fair market price of $1250 dollars. I sat by the phone but it never rang.
A
>good friend of mine said "raise the price so the folks wont think it's a
piece
>of junk." I re-did the ad, asked for $2500, the phone rang off the hook
and a
>fellow bought it on a rainy day after he had "talked me down to $1850. He
was
>ecstatic and I was pretty glad. It was a damn good car! Now you are
asking
>what the heck is the point here? The point is that I am trying to sell my
>BugEye for a heck of a lot less than it is worth and unless my phone is on
the
>fritz, its the MGA story all over again.
>
>So here's the deal. In case I misjudged the market and I am asking too
much,
>I've lowered the price by 250 dollars. I guess if that doesn't work I'll
have
>to raise the price higher and have people talk me down to a "fair" price.
I
>would find this fairly humorous if I didn't have to sell the car soon.
Also,
>the most common question I get is, "why do you want to sell the car." It
is as
>if I must have a secret reason such as a fatal flaw that makes the car a
bad
>deal. Here's the reason. I bought the sprite to replace one that I had
years
>ago. When I got it home and had much time to contemplate the purchase, I
realized
>two things. One, either I had become much larger or I had forgotten how
>small Sprites were. Thing two! I need a car that is a runner and a
driver.
>Even if the paint is faded and the upholstery is a bit ratty, for me it's
ok.
>I think I'm past the point of having a major project car. It's not old age
>but prior commitments. I would prefer to sell the car outright so that I
can
>find a TR-4 in the above described condition but I will take the less than
>direct path to my final objective. I will trade the car for a good
running,
>good driving, TR-4 or Spitfire. If its got wires, that a double plus. Any
way,
>here are the particulars on the BugEye: Thanks for listening.
>1960 Austin-Healey Bug Eye Sprite
>Body stripped and primered and is very solid.
>Front and rear suspension installed
>Car comes with a professionally rebuilt 948cc Engine and a smoothcase
>tranny(Neither are installed)
>Many books and manuals included as well as many new parts including new
wiring
>harness and brake and clutch hydraulics. Car has a clear title and is
>currently registered in Calif. By the way this is an original California
car.
>I have about fifteen years of records.
>I must move this car quickly. $2250 OBO I do hope my phone is working!
>
>Joe Burruso
>La Crescenta, California
>E-mail jburruso@pacbell.net
>(818)248-8843 (Leave Message)
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