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From: prg@mgweed.UUCP (Phil Gunsul)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Any old car lovers out there?
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Date: Mon, 26-Nov-84 12:15:58 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 26 12:15:58 1984
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[vrrrrooooommm....  vrroooooommmm....]

First off, let me say that in the very few short years I have been on
this Earth (37 to be exact!) and an even fewer number years that I have been
purchasing automobiles, I have never owned a new car.  The current
pride (!!??) consist of the following;

1972 Corvette Convertible.  Purchased in March of 1973, I paid
approximately $4400.  I value it currently at $8000.

1964 Corvette Coupe.  This is an original factory fuel injected car with
knock-off wheels and optional interior.  Purchased in 1975 for $3400,
I put over 400 hours of my time and approximately $1000 in parts to
restore the car just after I bought it.  I value it currently
at $14,000.  By the way, it would blow the doors off your Shelby, Mark,
so watch out!!

1957 Rolls-Royce Bentley.  Purchased about 8 months ago, I have had
little to do on this car other than cleaning and waxing.  I did put
some wide white sidewall tires on it...  This car was purchased with
trades over the last two years.  First I bought a 74 Cadillac, kept
it for about 3 months and sold it at a profit.  I used that money
to buy a 76 Cadillac Eldorado that had been a repossession with a
bad transmission for $1500.  About $400 later the 76 was sent down
the road in trade for a 76 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham.  This car had
been chauffeur driven and belonged to a monsignor somewhere near Chicago.
I had the 76 repainted and drove it for a year when I located the
Bentley.  The 76 was traded in on the Bentley (got about $5500 for it!)
and thats how the Bentley came to be.  I value the Bentley at $17,000.

1976 Pontiac.  This car was bought back in the days of gasoline crunch.
The car has a 400 cubic inch engine in it and the dealer almost begged
me to take the car from him!!  Anyway, we still have the Pontiac and
it gets driven to work daily (approx. five minutes from home).  I have
no idea what this car is worth, but I know I have gotten my moneys worth
out of it!

I really enjoy going out and buying used cars.  I make sure that I always
get across the idea that I don't need their car and that I am just
"looking around".  This seems to get their sales juices going!
I remember a 74 Nova that I was looking at, I headed for the exit door
three times!  Each time the guy would say "let me go talk to my boss
and see what I can do"!  When they will let you walk out the door,
you know you have them at their lowest dollar.  I even got one of
the fellows here at work to let me buy a new car for him, a brand
new Oldmobile!  That was fun!  I went through 4 sales people, they
passed me off on each other till I finally got to the top salesman.
It took about 2 1/2 hours to get to this level.  I left the place
and waited for them to call me.  When they called I told them that
I was not interested in the car but that the fellow that was with
me would be intrested if he could get the same deal.  They sold
him the car!

You hear quite a few horror stories about used cars, but I love 'em, and
can't say that I've gotten a lemon yet!

Phil Gunsul -- AT&T/CP  Montgomery Works -- Cornet 392-4485  (312) 859-4485