$225,000 dollars for a Fiat. Yes, a very cool Fiat, but a Fiat none the less. What the berkeley is wrong with people. These are cars. They're metal and plastic and rubber and really cool, but my god a quarter million? There's some nut job asking a $1,000,000 bucks for a mustang on Ebay. This crazy valuation is killing our hobby. Your berkeleying car, however cool it is, is not worth what you think.
End of rant.
The title should be, this is, not if. I was so mad I couldn't even type!
if that is an actual competition abarth.. it is worth the cash
My favorite is "formerly owned by some celebrity" and a price 10x the actual value of the item. Who cares if their accountant paid for it 40 years ago and it was sold as part of their estate when they died? They probably never even knew they owned it, let alone used it! And so what if they used it every day, does their stank in the car make it more valuable somehow? I will never understand this.
Hey for only $40,000 less you could have bought this:
Appleseed wrote: Hey for only $40,000 less you could have bought this:
The Snokey and the Bandit T/A at the same auction went for 550k.
Its worth what someone will pay for it, no more and no less. You can build a Fiat that looks just like that one for Challenge money, and have way more fun than the halfwit that pays a quarter mill for the original.
Don't worry about it.
Streetwiseguy wrote: Its worth what someone will pay for it, no more and no less. You can build a Fiat that looks just like that one for Challenge money, and have way more fun than the halfwit that pays a quarter mill for the original. Don't worry about it.
yes, but you would be starting with a bucket of Rust... when was the last time you saw a rust free (or even partially rust free) Fiat Brava/131 in the wild?
Ls swap, And destroy. (And by destroy I mean "completely ruin a nice chassis")
pinchvalve wrote: My favorite is "formerly owned by some celebrity" and a price 10x the actual value of the item. Who cares if their accountant paid for it 40 years ago and it was sold as part of their estate when they died? They probably never even knew they owned it, let alone used it! And so what if they used it every day, does their stank in the car make it more valuable somehow? I will never understand this.
Even if it was Jon Voigt's LeBaron?
Have you never watched Barret Jerk-off?
It only takes one stupid person with a hard-on and a check book.
Stupid is being baked fresh every day. Why should this seller not at least try to cash in?
Pope mobile, Fiat 500L just sold for $82k.
It's not worth getting mad over. Provenance=$$$. I buy what I can afford, and don't stress about what I can't. It makes life easier. :)
NOHOME wrote: Have you never watched Barret Jerk-off? It only takes two stupid person with a hard-on and a check book. Stupid is being baked fresh every day. Why should this seller not at least try to cash in?
Ftfy
No different than some paint thrown up on some canvas. Heck, I can do that! What make THAT one worth more than mine?
Rwd Italian rally car that makes amazing noises, it's a bargain
"Wife says I have to sell the car so here it is"
Wealthy people spend their money on things that make them happy. Unless they're hoarding toilet paper forcing us to wipe with unread issues of Sports car, I fail to see the problem.
It's all about historical value...if it makes you feel better, a new Fiesta ST or WRX off the factory floor could give it a run for its money.
mad_machine wrote: if that is an actual competition abarth.. it is worth the cash
Yep. Most of them were balled up 40 years ago.
Look at how much Escorts are going for! I have heard that the rally guys have a hard enough time finding good shells to start from that they are buying restored/show cars to cut up for a starting point. $250k for a new build isn't unheard of, so starting with a $25k show car sort of makes sense.
Bear in mind that the Fiat is the car that WON a lot. The Escort was popular because Ford put all of the parts and knowledge out there for the world to have, so it was a privateer's dream.
Wonder what an All Italia Stratos goes for?
Is it wrong that I want to make a Lada clone of this?
Lada 2103
In reply to Hungary Bill:
You would have to change the airline to Aeroflot 
Hungary Bill wrote: Is it wrong that I want to make a Lada clone of this? Lada 2103
I think that makes a Lada sense 
It'd save me a Lada money too!
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