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A set of carbs is one of the more expensive things you could buy, and =
non-trivial to set up. I think you would be better off just making it =
run with the Weber and put that expense on the next guy. $1000 of new =
carbs will not raise the selling price $1200, so it doesn=E2=80=99t =
pencil out. That=E2=80=99s probably true of any money you put into it =
=E2=80=94 at best, you=E2=80=99d recoup 80% of the investment, when you =
include your time into it. Remember, you are paying full retail for any =
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> On Jul 22, 2019, at 5:07 AM, Dan DiBiase via Mgs <mgs@autox.team.net> =
wrote:
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> I'm a Realtor in my second career, so people ask me questions like =
this about their home (or a potential purchase) all the time.... I find =
that there isn't really a 'stock' answer, it's a case-by-case response. =
In this case, I'd probably say do the minimum you could to return it to =
'original' and then sell it. I'd probably get rid of the Weber and =
replace the door panels, if I could source a set of decent used ones, =
then sell it, if I could make somewhere between 10 - 20%.
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> Dan D
> Central NJ USA
> http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/ <http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/>
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> On Sun, Jul 21, 2019 at 5:16 PM dave via Mgs <mgs@autox.team.net =
> I was offered at a very, very good price, a 59 mga. It has an mgb =
engine, mga transmission.
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> I already have a 56 so I=E2=80=99m not too inclined to keep this one. =
Was wondering what people thought about the following:
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> It has a single weber carb. Keep or replace with SU=E2=80=99s and =
sell the weber setup
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> It has later mgb door panels, with the door opening handle. Keep or =
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> It has an mgb starter switch. Keep or replace with original to use =
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> The goal is to maximize value in selling.
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> What do you think?
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class=3D"">A set of carbs is one of the more expensive things you could =
buy, and non-trivial to set up. I think you would be better off just =
making it run with the Weber and put that expense on the next guy. $1000 =
of new carbs will not raise the selling price $1200, so it doesn=E2=80=99t=
pencil out. That=E2=80=99s probably true of any money you put into it =
=E2=80=94 at best, you=E2=80=99d recoup 80% of the investment, when you =
include your time into it. Remember, you are paying full retail for any =
new parts, but the buyer will consider them =E2=80=9Cused=E2=80=9D in =
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<br class=3D""><div><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">On Jul 22, 2019, at 5:07 AM, Dan DiBiase via Mgs <<a =
href=3D"mailto:mgs@autox.team.net"; class=3D"">mgs@autox.team.net</a>> =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div =
dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: =
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normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; =
white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" =
class=3D"">I'm a Realtor in my second career, so people ask me questions =
like this about their home (or a potential purchase) all the time.... I =
find that there isn't really a 'stock' answer, it's a case-by-case =
response. In this case, I'd probably say do the minimum you could =
to return it to 'original' and then sell it. I'd probably get rid of the =
Weber and replace the door panels, if I could source a set of decent =
used ones, then sell it, if I could make somewhere between 10 - 20%.<div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Dan D</div><div =
class=3D"">Central NJ USA<br clear=3D"all" class=3D""><div class=3D""><div=
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dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Jul 21, 2019 at 5:16 PM dave =
via Mgs <<a href=3D"mailto:mgs@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">mgs@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br =
class=3D""></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0px =
0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; =
border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div =
lang=3D"EN-US" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"gmail-m_759714502221861345WordSection1"><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I =
was offered at a very, very good price, a 59 mga. It has an mgb =
engine, mga transmission.<u class=3D""></u><u class=3D""></u></p><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><u class=3D""></u> <u class=3D""></u></p><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal">I already have a 56 so I=E2=80=99m not too inclined =
to keep this one. Was wondering what people thought about the =
following:<u class=3D""></u><u class=3D""></u></p><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><u class=3D""></u> <u class=3D""></u></p><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal">It has a single weber carb. Keep or replace =
with SU=E2=80=99s and sell the weber setup<u class=3D""></u><u =
class=3D""></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">It has later mgb door panels, =
with the door opening handle. Keep or replace as original with =
pull string?<u class=3D""></u><u class=3D""></u></p><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal">It has an mgb starter switch. Keep or replace =
with original to use pull starter?<u class=3D""></u><u =
class=3D""></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u class=3D""></u> <u =
class=3D""></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">The goal is to maximize value =
in selling.<u class=3D""></u><u class=3D""></u></p><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><u class=3D""></u> <u class=3D""></u></p><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal">What do you think?<u class=3D""></u><u =
class=3D""></u></p></div></div>___________________________________________=
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