Am I crazy or is this project Duster way overpriced?
Today.
I say just about the only way to ever buy a project for what it is really worth, is to get one off a hobbiest that has restored 100% or even just a little. They have an understanding. The dudes that has them for sale on Marketplace, CL have no clue. They simply research what the other guys are asking for similar project car and then the $$$ they see at Mecum, BJ on TV makes them totally stupid. There should be a correlation between the price of a POS project and a restored car or even a decent driver.
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I also get a chuckle from the guy that wants an "entry level' classic, he tells me he wants a such and such (enter your choice, slant Duster for example), it must have decent paint ( but great driver quality paint with a little grit or scratch won't do), needs it to run and drive decent (perfect) ( OK he expects, basically new carb, belts, hoses, alt, rad, and compression like it left the factory ( rebuilt engine?), decent interior (all replaced a few years ago, with only one seam starting to undo will not suffice), perfect glass ( the one gravel peck kills that) etc etc....and he wants it for $3500 with new tires and current tags. I see it every week with guys calling on my 75 straight six AMC Hornet.
They would come look but I would have to trade for an old aworeout Honda Civic or a deer stand. But... I'm, an hour or so away... too far. :rofl: :thumbsup: :BangHead: