At 10:26 AM 10/30/06 EST, Harry wrote:
>But you have to look at the other side too. You could be the one that
always
>says..
>" Man..remember that 68 Hurst Olds I didn't buy back then..man..I should
>have bought that"
There was a red 79 Cutlass you were selling once that I wish I'd actually
gotten in touch with you about and bought!
Oh, and in retrospect, that gray mid-80s Cutlass with all the neat sort of
"performance" options totally mismatched from the factory to the 231 2-bbl...
And of course, now I piss and moan about how I can't find anything decent
nearby. Then again, what I want seems to change on an hourly basis.
That said, getting back to Ron's original question, definitely look at the
Old Cars Price Guide. Should be available in the big book stores at the
very least.
But remember, it's just that, a guide. I've seen some really oddly high as
well as oddly low prices for some vehicles in there.
Assuming that you still really like the car, and *if* you have no
compelling need to sell or any financial crunch going on, you definitely
mentally have to add a bunch of money to what the guide says.
But . . well . . sometimes maybe there's the whole opportunity-cost thing
going on? Maybe the $20K will help out a lot right now, and it may be
worth it in the long run for you, even if you do wind up paying more to get
a similar car back.
It's one of those odd balancing acts. But in any case, the Guide should at
least give you a ballpark estimate. It also doesn't hurt to check various
websites, see how much people are asking for these cars, and, yes, even
eBay, to get a clue as to what the real market is setting the price at.
Plus of course the "worth a fortune to the guy who wants THAT car, and
worthless to the guy who's not interested in THAT car" scenario.
I just realized that all I've done is basically spout some vague philosophy
. . and hoped that it offered a little help!
- Joe Vahabzadeh
