1988 McLaren vert on EBAY now with 1030 miles !!

red390gt · Post by **red390gt** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 8:00 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 0180401325

WOW is this thing clean. It will be interesting to see what it goes for.

tfs2121 · Post by **tfs2121** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 10:56 pm

lack of pics will hurt this one big time but wow it looks good

bryan · Post by **bryan** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 12:56 am

I like. One of my favorite color combos for the Mustangs.

Sandy · Post by **Sandy** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 3:06 am

I've been beat !! ((Well, mileage-wise)) that is... But, I like my Azura Blue better as well as the Automatic

idareu · Post by **idareu** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:09 am

Why would you not drive a car like this?

So sad

RARE-ASC · Post by **RARE-ASC** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:47 am

tfs2121 wrote:lack of pics will hurt this one big time but wow it looks good

True for the reg car buyer but if you know what you are looking at that car is the right one. Would love to have it i bid 10k for now but someone has a proxy bid in for more will see how it goes.

bryan · Post by **bryan** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:57 am

Do you think this thing really went for this and the transaction went through? Man, if only I'd waited to buy. This is my FAVORITE color for the stangs, and this one was cherry.

bryan · Post by **bryan** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:58 am

Duh, I guess it helps to read the whole ad. Reserve not met. That makes me feel A LOT better.

Sandy · Post by **Sandy** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 2:18 pm

I checked this car out, on all of my ascMcLaren paperwork. This is a stand-up car ! Everything checks out A-OK. Only (of course) the dash plaque number is wrong..... but we all know about that, ESPECIALLY on 80% of the 1988s. It shoulda been 1440 and seller says it's 1559 or something like that.
I think that it would have gone higher had it been a bright color and an automatic tranny. Selling on e-bay is NOT where you wanna be, if you are selling. IMO, the car is worth $17,500.

Post by **negusm** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:52 pm

ebay is great for visibility and eyeball traffic but if you close the deal on ebay, you're probably not getting the most from your car.

-Mike

03Mach1 · Post by **03Mach1** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:58 pm

Sandy, how rare is this color combo with the manual. they didn't make too many manuals at all did they?

Sandy · Post by **Sandy** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:06 pm

Well, actually they made what dealers ordered. No car was built, that was not going to some waiting dealer. (Except for late in the 1989 model run, when there was a 1990 model delay due to the installation of the air bag, and to cover that time frame - yes, ascMcLaren made around 25 unsold-to-a-dealer "stock" of cars, ready to be shipped off, if a tele call came in, for one.

Okay, 27.8% (282) 1988s were ordered 5-Speed Manual
while 72.2% (733) 1988s were ordered the 4-Speed Automatic.

19.8% (201) were ordered with the Whistler Spectrum Radar Detector
08.2% (083) with Recaro Seats.
932 units (91.8%) had the standard "Sport Seats" ....

1988 Colors:-

263 Keweenau White
254 ascMcLaren Red
185 Jet Black
111 Sterling Silver Metallic
062 Atlantic Blue Metallic (Dark)
062 Azura Blue Pearl (tie) (Bright)
027 Black Cherry Metallic (Dark)
023 HOT Yellow
015 Medium Regatta Blue Metallic
012 Gunmetal Grey Metallic (Medium-Dark)
001 Regal Red-Fox Metallic (Medium)

Tops:-
Atlantic Blue = 301
Black = 580
Claret-Wine = 38
Tan = 96
Totals 1,015

About 31 cars were 5-speed with Sterling Silver Paint.