[Shotimes] High Mileage Vs. "Remanufactured" Car Values.....was: 94 Moonlight Blue MTX FS

[sho2go]

LOL, sorry George, I wasn't referring to you at all.  When I bought my
cherry ATX, I had wanted an MTX, but after driving a few, even some with low
miles, I discovered a few things.  The MTX's had been, to a car, "rode hard
and tied up hot."  That was my comment; low miles and a pretty face don't
necessarily indicate the true condition of a car.  This doesn't imply that
all MTX's are worn out of course, just the ones I was able to find in a
couple months of looking.  I was expecting to pay a premium for a nice car,
and did, it just happened to be an ATX.
Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Fourchy" <krazgeo@jps.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 9:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] High Mileage Vs. "Remanufactured" Car
Values.....was: 94 Moonlight Blue MTX FS


> On Fri, 9 May 2003 18:35:40 -0700, sho2go wrote:
>
> >Even if Mark's re-engined, custom painted etc. MTX had only 50K miles, I
> >wouldn't be interested in a car that got its miles 1/4 mile at a time.
>
> OK....you're one SHOTimer that hasn't met me or the Lowrider yet.
>
> Take a look at the things I am putting on/in the car that I listed
there......do you
> REALLY think I would drag race a car equipped like that, especially with
the SR71B
> in the next lane over....!!??   I'm talking about a custom home-made wood
console,
> with GPS/DVD installed, and two heavy power-amps in the trunk driving 9
speakers.
> Not particularly desirable for the dragstrip.
>
> How do you think Lowrider went 263,000 miles on one engine with two tune
ups, no
> tranny work, one radiator, 4 thermostats, the normal amount of clutches,
two pair of
> stock front rotors (after the warranty ran out and I started putting
'good' ones on
> it), 4 sets of tires, one paint job, and never ONCE gave me a CE light or
ever even
> stuttered, much less quit, overheated, blew front wheel bearings, tossed
shims, or
> did any of the other things so many of these other SHOs do?
>
> I take care of my cars, and they take care of me.  It has NEVER been on a
drag
> strip, and NONE of my SHOs ever will be on one.
>
> I build them for the road, the track, and the LONG way home.
>
> ;-)
>
> George
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