Is this car worth this much??

[86 TR]

Ive seen this car on Ebay for the last month. I see nobody is bidding on it. I wonder why. I can't believe this person thinks this car is worth that. $35,000!!!!!!!!!!! I know I would never even think of paying that!!

Ive seen mint 87 GN's with less miles sell for mid-20's. Sure it looks like one nice car but get real.



eBay Motors: Buick : Grand National (item 150137855919 end time Jul-10-07 15:51:35 PDT)

 

[John Larkin]

Funny. They can ask whatever they want for the car but the kicker is then they want $189 processing fee on top of the price if you buy it. Puleeze. Should throw in some Vaseline with the deal also.

 

[Gary Wells]

Looks like a very nice car to me, but:
Plan on front & rear bumper fillers as a possible purchase requirement.
From the way their statement is worded about the original tires going with the car at time of purchase, possibly implying that the original tires are not on the car now or when someone wants to check the car out for possible purchase, that would concern me. Could be that car has sat somewhere longer than it should have at 1 sitting without moving (flatspotted?), or the car has sat somewhere that it shouldn't have for too long (cracking) (dry rot?). And that combined with the fact that the mileage is extremely low would cause me concern regarding seals & fluid changes.

 

[TurboDave]

IMHO, It's WAY over priced.

 

[Gary Wells]

Add a new "no longer existing" power antenna purchase to that list also.

 

[87we410877]

I think he'll get it. Maybe not this year, but i think so. It is a WE4 which is about 20 times more rare than the GN in 87 and technically quicker. I dont know. Maybe its just cuz i have a WE4 and high hopes hahah.

 

[Gary Wells]

The structuring, or tiering of the turbo Buick & turbo Trans Am has already been pretty much established and I seriously doubt that it will ever change regardless of scarcity, rarity, or production #'s. That car will not bring $35K in the near future. Right now, a similiarly equipped and mileaged GN won't bring that in the real world. Barrett-Jackson is not real world prices, either.
If the "Buy It Now" price was $ 30K, would it bring that in today's real world pricing?

 

[BEATAV8]

10 years from now maybe it'll bring that kind of money.....

 

[turbojimmy]

Quick someone jump on it! It's been 'reduced' from $50k to $35k

I dunno. $35k doesn't seem outrageous for a 2K mile car, even if it's not a GN. It's definitely high, and I doubt he'll get it, but I wouldn't say the guy is reaching too far. It might go for high 20s....

Jim

 

[70Mach1]

The structuring, or tiering of the turbo Buick & turbo Trans Am has already been pretty much established and I seriously doubt that it will ever change regardless of scarcity, rarity, or production #'s. That car will not bring $35K in the near future. Right now, a similiarly equipped and mileaged GN won't bring that in the real world. Barrett-Jackson is not real world prices, either.
If the "Buy It Now" price was $ 30K, would it bring that in today's real world pricing?

Funny you mention Barrett-Jackson, because that is where this dealer bought the car. With buyers commission, this dealer paid $37,400.

 

[SS_Sean]

Good luck.

 

[Gary Wells]

Funny you mention Barrett-Jackson, because that is where this dealer bought the car. With buyers commission, this dealer paid $37,400.

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That's funny, sounds like he does the same thing that I do: Buy high, sell low, & make up the difference in volume. Only thing is, he can probably afford it, and I damn sure can't. I buy these cars because I truly love them.