pflaming Posted February 18, 2015 Report Posted February 18, 2015 (edited) Towing company nearby, has a 54 Plymouth suburban for sale. It was wrecked so the doghouse is gone and the front frame is bent. The engine has been exposed to the elements for years, the body is ok, but it has an overdrive in it. Christmas time he wanted $2,500 for it. I called him last week, yes he still has the burb, but his price today is $900. I didn't buy it. Point is, don't panic when you see something, if I really wanted it, I would meet him at the car and slowly lay out maybe $500 in cash, stop and stand back. I would guess it has a 230 engine and if the oil has no water in it, with rebuilt carb, new fuel pump, and new plug wires it would start up. Edited February 18, 2015 by pflaming 1 Quote
Young Ed Posted February 18, 2015 Report Posted February 18, 2015 If that body is solid you could get a lot more than 900 for it here in MN. Quote
pflaming Posted February 18, 2015 Author Report Posted February 18, 2015 Without the engine and tyranny? Quote
Young Ed Posted February 18, 2015 Report Posted February 18, 2015 Well your original question it has those but yes even without them you would do ok. Rust free stuff gets a premium price here. Almost 10 years ago I paid $2400 for my p15 coupe. Was mostly complete didn't run but came with redone seats and a very solid body. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted February 18, 2015 Report Posted February 18, 2015 (edited) location has a lots to do with price...in the rust belt a rust free car will be more toward the upper level in value..but amongst its peers in local town USA the price with serious frontal damage, frame being included..the price is going to be quite low...the car is a parts car at best..treat it as such in price...PP is on the right track with value..rust belt folks would pay a bit more..but would they pay that bit more and then top it with shipping to their area..the seller can hold out for that..but I also do not think the seller is even marketing that option as it is local sale only... Edited February 18, 2015 by Plymouthy Adams Quote
Young Ed Posted February 18, 2015 Report Posted February 18, 2015 location has a lots to do with price...in the rust belt a rust free car will be more toward the upper level in value..but amongst its peers in local town USA the price with serious frontal damage, frame being included..the price is going to be quite low...the car is a parts car at best..treat it as such in price...PP is on the right track with value..rust belt folks would pay a bit more..but would they pay that bit more and then top it with shipping to their area..the seller can hold out for that..but I also do not think the seller is even marketing that option as it is local sale only... I thought PP was going to deliver it up here for me! I think he's got spare time 1 Quote
pflaming Posted February 18, 2015 Author Report Posted February 18, 2015 My question on worth was rhetorical, I do nt think he will get $900. I have an '87 t-bird parked now for 10 years with a 5.0 EFI engine and tyranny. I offered to trade him my car for the engine and tyranny in the suburban. He declined my offer. So will put my bird in craigs list and see what calls, if anything. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted February 18, 2015 Report Posted February 18, 2015 PP..when dealing with a facility such as a yard or towing company..they got one thing on their maind..turning a profit at the same time they reduce inventory and create space...he would have to have a request up front for your set up for the venture to be worth his time. Or..he himself wants a modern drivetrain for an older vehicle. Sometimes it works..sometimes it does not...but for sure..make an offer and say it is valid for x days and leave it in his arena..not advertising to a larger market is working in your favor. Quote
plyroadking Posted February 18, 2015 Report Posted February 18, 2015 I'd buy it at $900, sling the od for a grand, ebay the nickle and dime stuff, and scrap the carcass for a couple hundred bucks. Or do what I usually do, store any and every somewhat decent part even though it doesn't fit any of my current cars. 3 Quote
_shel_ny Posted February 18, 2015 Report Posted February 18, 2015 "The rhetorical question is usually defined as any question asked for a purpose other than to obtain the information the question asks." So, you should have requested that no one respond, or request the mods lock it before anyone had a chance to respond Quote
DonaldSmith Posted February 18, 2015 Report Posted February 18, 2015 Maybe it was a hypothetical question. When an interviewer tries to pin down a politician on what the politician would do about this or that, the politician will grumble something about a hypothetical situation. Quote
greg g Posted February 18, 2015 Report Posted February 18, 2015 Hypothetical questions typically yield hippocratical answers, parenthetically. But I may be being discursive. Quote
pflaming Posted February 18, 2015 Author Report Posted February 18, 2015 "Rhetorical question" also is to have the listener or reader mentally answer the question then compare that answer to the comments the author presents. From my question I derived the following information: The further East from California one goes the higher the worth of a 'rust free' body, that $500 - $900 may be quite close, that at as a parts car, at $900 there isn't much profit. Sell the tyranny at $1,000 and the net now is only $10, the rest of the parts though scarce are hard to sell because suburbans are scarce, not many buyers looking for parts. Now if I had a use for the tyranny/OD then the $900 is a fair deal. Quote
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