Finally got a bid - the Sprite will sell

[RickB]

Lowered the starting price to $2500 and then after 5 days someone finally made a bid.
Now time will tell if there's any other interest.

https://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/?cmd=ViewItem&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649&item=190717756953

 

[taskadog]

Good luck Rick

 

[RickB]

20 minutes to go, still just the one bidder.
About 80 watchers, so there's interest but I think maybe just people wanting to see where the market is for it.
20 minutes will tell the tale.

 

[Boink]

Looks like nobody else jumped in. Heck, maybe some of the lookers were us. I would imagine that the buyer was local (?) given the cost of shipping relative to the car's value?

 

[RickB]

Yes, not too far from here actually.
There were some really interested people looking at the car, taking test drives.
Every one of them came back with a big silly grin on their faces.
Apparently good sense won out for them, and they are probably better for it.
These little cars will definitely take over a significant part of your life.

 

[JOeyKnapp]

Whoa.. I just read your auction. These cars get 40mpg?

 

[JOeyKnapp]

(and congrats on the sale!)

 

[startech47]

And have been since they were new.

 

[Billm]

If you drive them at 60 on the freeway then they will get about 40- if you hot-foot them around town then they get around 20mpg
BillM

 

[RickB]

Whoa.. I just read your auction. These cars get 40mpg?

They "can" do it.
Take a good running 948 with a properly tuned set of HS2's and drive sanely and that's what you get - at least.

 

[61frogeye]

My last tank of gas (stock 948) was 36mpg.

 

[JOeyKnapp]

How much does it change for a stock 1275 with HS2's?

 

[Billm]

Not much- my 1275 with HS2's got around 36 on the trip from Seattle to Wisconsin last summer and gets around 30 around town

 

[jlaird]

Years ago on a cross country trip I got 49 MPG.

 

[taskadog]

Years ago on a cross country trip I got 49 MPG.

Years ago, we all weighed less, an important element in MPG

 

[58Custom]

I always get mid 20s but I beat on it.

Congrats on the sale!

 

[Deleted member 9684]

Whoa.. I just read your auction. These cars get 40mpg?

They "can" do it.
Take a good running 948 with a properly tuned set of HS2's and drive sanely and that's what you get - at least.

and it's a good thing too...considering the tank holds about 6 gallons of gas...

 

[RickB]

The buyer came and picked it up this morning. :frown:

Funny thing broke down before he got it out of town, this car has never given me a hint of trouble.

The guys said it was like it didn't want to leave...

Loose connection at the distributor, a little jiggle and they were on their way.

 

[Billm]

Congratulations!
It was a good car but now it is off to a good home (I hope!)
-I wonder if Brian will see it drive around his neighborhood?-
BillM

 

[drooartz]

Congrats on the completed sale -- tough to have to let them go, but boy it can feel good to have them gone some times.