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- From: brooks@mcnc.org (Ted Brooks)
- Subject: Re: Clasic Motor Carrages
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.151200.5896@mcnc.org>
- Keywords: I have always wanted to restore a Porsche SPEEDSTER but know that I
- Sender: daemon@mcnc.org (David Daemon)
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- Organization: MCNC Center for Microelectronics, RTP, NC
- References: <1992Nov20.042737.27849@dsg.tandem.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 15:12:00 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov20.042737.27849@dsg.tandem.com> robert@Everest.Tandem.COM (Robert Gadbois) writes:
- >will never have the kind of money it takes to buy a starter car (or cars).
- >The car is just too popular. My next thought was to look into buying a reproduction kit car and have the next best thing. While I wont be restoring
- >a great car at least I will be building the car myself. I sent away for the brochure two weeks ago and recieved them monday. Today I got a phone call
- >(I gave them my number), telling me about a special silver anniversary deal
- >which was only good though today. I told the man I could not make a decision
- >in one day. It felt like a hard sell technique.
- >
- > So I deceided to write and see what other people think about
- >A) building a kit car B) is this company reputable C) the quality of
- >kit cars and D) what value would you place a reproduction?
- >Robert
-
- IMHO I place a low value on kit cars. They're relatively worthless as an
- investment, and they're almost as expensive as a real colectible. Quality
- varies widely. I would avoid any sleazoid hard-sell salesman. Plus it
- takes a fair amount of time, extra parts, and skill to build a car.
-
- Personally, I would consider looking at your "second favorite" collectible
- car if you can't afford the Porsche. There are a lot of "interesting" old
- cars out there that aren't terribly expensive.
-
- Ted Brooks
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