Exactly. It’s like the old trope of putting a new set of tires, a tune-up and other maintenance items and expecting to add that to the value of the vehicle. It simply doesn’t work that way.
Andrew, I’m not picking on you, but the “extensive body work” doesn’t translate into significant added value. The condition of the car does, and that certainly reflects the added value the bodywork brings to it, but attempting to recoup a significant amount of the cost is usually a futile effort unless it’s something substantial such as a major restoration on a concours-quality car. Best thing to do in my opinion is to test the waters with a submission to a good online auction site like Cars and Bids and see what the response is. They’ll have far more insight into the market and the value of the car relative to it and any of us ever will, and again, it costs you nothing but the time it takes to prepare everything, which you’re going to have to do anyway if you expect to net top dollar out of the car. -D > On May 23, 2021, at 12:04 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > <[email protected]> wrote: > > The problem with cars is like the problem with houses. They are seldom > worth much more than "average." Someone who puts a lot of upgrades on an > otherwise average house for their neighborhood is probably never going > to get that money back. It's called "overimproving." > > Allan > > Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <[email protected]> writes: > >> I am not a "flake" but I do want a "fortune" for my 380K mile '83 300TD >> that reflects a percentage of the cost of maintenance on the car including >> extensive body work. >> >> On Sun, May 23, 2021 at 10:07 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Lately I’m gearing more toward buying specific cars I want to collect. >>> Right now I’m wanting a 123 turbo or possible even and early pre 80 123 >>> diesel of some sort. Also possibly looking for a 124 or 126 diesel but >>> really wanting a 123. Why I don’t know, I have been out of them for years >>> but suddenly want one again. People selling them are either flakes, or >>> think they are worth a fortune. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
