There will be no value good or bad if the cars are gone. You need not
lecture me on the joys of ownership. I know full well about them. One
minute your talking about the great value and the next your comparing
to a $20,000 current production car. I know of a perfectly restored 69
B with under 1000 miles on it, asking price? $13,500. Outragous? I
don't think so. The guy put $14,000 into it. You had better cherish and
protect your car and think about multiple car ownership because the
reason they are reasonably inexpensive to keep is due to availablity of
parts. If the demand drys up so will the supply. If the prices are such
that they are revered as disposable then it will indeed be the
beginning of the end. There needs to be a happy medium of "good bang
for the buck" and still be atainable to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Blow. I'm not
looking to artifically inflate prices of these cars. But what is the
differece of buying a car for $1,200 and spending $4,000 in repairs and
restoration and going out and buying one for $5,200 already done to the
same degree? Some of us love working on them and driving them and some
just love driving them. But then their are the most passionate of all
the people who get the most pleasure out of working on them and just
knowing that they are contributing to the survival of the species. To
say that these people should not, only not profit financially, but
should pay for this service by selling at a loss is an insult. At that
rate the only "poor bastards" are goping to be the enthusiasts who are
of the most importance. I don't think Pat and I are really worlds
aparts in opinion. I think the difference is in how we express them. I
also believe he just enjoys disagreeing with me most of the time.
We've gone astray of the original point I was trying to make. That was
why are there MGB and Midget sitting around rotting away till they are
only good for scrap metal. If we do not rescue more then, like it or
not, the reduced supply will result in pricing increases that will mean
they are out of reach for many.
Safety Fast, David Deutsch
You wrote:
>
>Yea Dave I've had my coffee I still don't see the use of wanting to
>inflate the prices of these cars, will that make them more
desirable?or
>will it just take them out of the hands of the average guy and put
them
>in the hands of only the well to do,if you buy a car and dump 4~5000
to
>get it right thats fine but don't bemoan the fact that it may not be
>worth it and no one will buy it at that price.No I don't think someone
>who who works on MGs and makes a living should take a loss We are
>talking about our hobby here and should be able to separate the hobby
>from the monetary aspect.I understand your concern with the future of
>our hobby but I think keeping them reasonable will promote the hobby
>rather than making them too expensive Then everyone will think he is
>sitting on a gold mine and the cars will just sit and rust because no
>one will be able to buy them,as someone else said take them out and
>drive them tell everyone who is interested just how cheap they can be
to
>own, promote the hobby by example.This reminds of the time I went out
>for a drive and came apon a Mi&^ta and we raced back and forth across
>Godde pass and stopped at the bottom to talk when I told him I had
paid
>3500 for it you could see his mouth drop when he realized he had spent
>20 grand for his.These cars are a very good value and I hope they stay
>that way .....Pat
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