All, I appreciate all the answers and thoughts. I spoke with the owner today
for a bit and he has gone through a Hemmings and saw the range from 3-18 grand.
I mentioned that I saw an ad Sunday for a running Bugeye in the Dallas Auto
Trader for $3,200 to let him know what I was thinking without being rude or
unkind. I looked again, the spring boxes are good but the footwell floors are
not. I was able to raise the bonnet a wee bit by removing the front marker (I
can't believe that is all that holds them on!!). Bad news, non foulers on all
the plugs, the cap on the brake reservoir is locked in place. I also found a
bottle of Dot 3 wedged between the tranny tunnel and the drivers seat. I have
not mentioned these items yet, I will wait 'til the dickering
begins...............
Keith Turk wrote:
> Curt.... that just doesn't sound like to much for the car...honestly it's a
> reasonable number when you consider it's a California car..... K
>
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> > From: CNAArndt@aol.com
> > To: toyman@digitex.net
> > Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net; spritenut@Exit109.com
> > Subject: Re: LBC Related Questions
> > Date: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 2:53 PM
> >
> > In a message dated 2/5/01 6:08:07 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> > toyman@digitex.net writes:
> >
> > << what would
> > be a good ballpark to expect to pay for a car similar to what I
> > described (Frank, your price doesn't count since you always get your
> > cars free) >>
> >
> > Brad, Frank and All
> >
> > I have to agree with Frank on the $2500 limit if it needs everything.
> After
> > years without a Sprite, my wife and I found our car, a Two owner 53K
> original
> > mile '60 Bugeye that was a very original car. Stored since '82 but
> running
> > when they put it up, it had every thing to include all original
> mechanicals,
> > interior (still has the original rubber floor mats and the seats are very
>
> > good with no tears), and top, which other than a tear is still
> serviceable.
> > The car had a poor quality re-spray some years ago but other than that it
> is
> > virtually rust free and straight with the original chrome bumpers front
> and
> > rear.
> >
> > I figured the car to be worth about $2500 to $3000 as it sat but the
> owners
> > had illusions that it was worth quite a lot more. We finally got the car
> for
> > $3500, but the towing was free and I've gotten a lot of help with parts
> from
> > are local club members. I will have about another $1200 into the car
> just to
> > get it running properly, i.e. all new brakes, hydraulics, cooling system,
>
> > tires, fuel system, etc.
> >
> > The owners to this day feel we got the deal of the century since they
> think
> > that the car was worth close to $5000 and had it not been for my wife's
> > rapport with the owner, a woman who loved the fact that my wife had had a
>
> > Sprite as her first car, they would not have sold it. I still feel that
> we
> > paid about $500 too much for the car but it now has a good home now and
> there
> > are no regrets.
> >
> > Bottom line, don't get too emotional.
> >
> > Curt Arndt
> > Carlsbad, CA
> > '55 BN1, '60 AN5
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