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Don....That was the type of story....the guy with a XKE and was interested in your 3A that I was thinking about.
Last Spring I did a car show in Marin county. I was parked at the end of my class....and what should be the first car in the next class...parked right next to my red 3A.... the most beautiful MBZ Gullwing...and yes red...and it got a lot of attention...but so did my car. I was standing there when a man came up and offered the guy a blank check for that Gullwing...and he turned that down! But have to say I would have have loved a ride in that car! Gil NoCal
 
I showed my car this summer at a local show. Two guys came over to my car and asked me if it's for sale... I said "no"
One of them said "will you take $30,000?" I told them either they had too much money, knew nothing about the cars value, or a little of both :smirk:
That said, I'm glad I didn't succumb to their offer. I can always contact them since I know who they are and yes, their pockets have lots of cash!
 
My TR2 has been on the road for almost ten years and whenever someone makes a wild bid for the keys I have always looked them dead in the eye and without a smile I say "add another zero and we can talk about it!" That usually changes the subject.

The 2 has provided too many sweet memories to bid it farewell - We are together for the duration.

Lou Metelko
Auburn, Indiana
 
Elliot, you are right. As I watch the sun come over the trees this morning and see no frost on the ground, I am getting more anxious to start driving both cars soon.
 
$8500.00..no 9000.00... no 9500.00...no... and rising by the minute, for my TR3. I can always start over with a new money pit.
 
To get the keys to my 72 Spit, all my son had to do was rebuild the engine and make Valedictorian of his high school class.
He did both, and they helped him win a full scholarship to Pharmacy school. So I guess my price was $120K. Not bad return on a $2K investment.


mike
 
I'm in the hobby for the fun of bringing an old girl back from scrap. I've had fun, but I'm already looking to the next girl in need of my help...!

John
 
Much as I love to own and drive cars, I guess I am kind of like John, once I get it all done some of the fun wears off, I have no plans to sell the TR250, but I would start thinking about it at 20K, and 25-30k might let it go, but it wouldn't be an easy decision.

Life is short, I don't have unlimited time, money or space, I want to own and experience a lot of cars.

Of past cars I have owned, two have been pretty hard to sell, My Healey 100, which I probably never would have sold but circumstances pretty much dictated that it be done, and my TR4A, which I redid myself a few years out of college, which I reluctantly sold to experience other collector cars after about 15 years of ownership.

Not hard at all to sell: 1980 MGB LE I bought at auction a couple years ago as a short term investment, I actually liked it a little better than I thought I would, but not really my cup of tea.

A 1967 Austin Healey Sprite (late 90s ownership), OK car, but I sold it to partially finance the purchase of the AH 100, which I was very excited about.

A 1967 MGB GT (mid eighties), it was my driver in law school, but it pretty much rusted away, it was actually a pretty nice car, there just wasn't much left of it by the time I sold it (for the drivetrain for a guy with a lter B).

Kind of Hard to Sell(early eighties): My first 1967 Sprite, which had new interior and paint, a header, and was a very nice car, I didn't actually sell it my ex girlfreind wrecked it one morning when I loaned to her to drive when I was too hung over to get up and give her a ride, when she called me about the accident I gave a classic "is the car OK" sort of response.
 
Offer me just about any pre war Roller and the other party can have ALL my other vehicles...... :smile:
 
A hot young chic and a new place to live...cause if I sold my wife's car I'd could use both. :laugh:
 
Me & My TR6 have been through too much, covered too many miles, met too many other peeps with similar love/hate relationship with British Iron to be able to harbor the faintest thought other than don't ever think about sale when it comes to my TR6 when asked what's it worth? Priceless! Just as the individual @an All Brit Carshow asked what car would you buy if you had all the money you wanted, my response follow me, leading him to my TR6 I said there it is, he said no really, after which I left him standing there simply because Really. Check back with me when it's deemed I'm no longer fit/able to drive may be entertaining a whisper of a thought then. Really!
 
Understood by most here but not even worth explaining to an outsider... I'd rather drive these cars the rest of my life than die with a bit more money.
 
Geo Hahn said:
I'd rather drive these cars the rest of my life than die with a bit more money.
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Agreed. But at the rate I'm going with my TR3, I may die with a lot less money, without ever driving it. -I am becoming a little less attached to my TR6, but I can't imagine what it might take for me to let go of this TR3. I think the restoration process adds immeasurable value.

My wife would be disappointed if I let either one go.
 
TexasKnucklehead said:
Agreed. But at the rate I'm going with my TR3, I may die with a lot less money, without ever driving it. -I am becoming a little less attached to my TR6, but I can't imagine what it might take for me to let go of this TR3. I think the restoration process adds immeasurable value.

My wife would be disappointed if I let either one go.
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Not to mention your buddies in the club!
 
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