[Roadsters] Save my roadster?

[Ronnie Day]

> Eddie

> I know a guy who fell out of an airplane and landed in a tree and survived
> too.
>
> Doesn't mean that's the "norm"...
>
> I suspect that your "guy" who delivered a car with all of that stuff wanted
> to "get out" and didn't care about the money. B  Sounds to me like you
scored
> the deal of the century Tim.
> I'm always amazed how Datsun Roadster owners complain there cars aren't
> worth a fortune, but then expect all the parts to be super cheap too.
> This is a 40+ year old car. B Only a small number were ever made and
imported
> to the US. B Most parts haven't been made in 4 decades... B DO THE MATH.
> Also, ever try buying parts for any other vehicle? B People complain
Roadster
> fenders are a couple hundred bucks. B Heck, the fender for my 92 Dodge
pickup
> is a couple hundred bucks!
>
> $1000 isn't unreasonable, but my guess is none of the cheap-ass roadster
> owners will be willing to pay it.

510 owner tend to be worse, in spite of the fact that in the past few
years 510 specific parts have gone down the same path as roadster
parts. Probably one mitigating factor for 510 parts is the many common
parts with the 1st gen Z-Car. There are parts suppliers for both
roadsters and 510s that had the foresight and means to buy available
parts while Nissan was still making and stocking them. Now that it's a
supply and demand situation, you can either buy or not. I've not heard
of a vendor holding a gun to someones head while saying Buy or else!
;>)

I'm getting ready to put my '70 2000 on the market. It's a nice car
and will include a ton of extra parts. I don't plan on asking a
ridiculous price, but I'm not going to give it away either.


FWIW,
Ron