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From: "Sandy Block <cigarsandy@c...>" <cigarsandy@c...>
Date: Tue Dec 10, 2002  1:38 pm
Subject: Re: Looking for McLaren - Part II - 10k miler white now on eBay !

Body:
BOY OH BOY, DO I LOVE THAT ONE!!! But, seriously with the top UP
it's beautiful.....Claret~Wone over Keweenau White is a tough act to
follow. With the top DOWN, it's equally great as a white convertible
with Scarlet interior.....BUT BUT BUT...When you open the door, and
the Scarlet smashes head on into the Claret-Wine and the human eye
get to behold the 2 of them at the same time....YEECH ! Red &
burgundy CLASH! ~ Poor ascMcLaren planning, but I still love it. I
will not buy it as it's a stick, and due to nerve problems in my
left foot, I need an Automatic! I hope a devoted owner will end up
with it. Mike, from Bensalem, this one's for you!! KEEP IT STOCK,
good buddy!!



--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, Marquis Grove <infosyssec@y...>
wrote:
> Wouldn't you know it. Just after I send off that diatribe
about 'jewels' not normally appearing
> on eBay... UP POPS ONE !
>
>
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
ViewItem&item=1874532497
>
> A 1989 ASC McLaren Mustang meticulously maintained automobile with
ONLY 10,500 original miles,
> and it is advertised to look and run as new. Originally a Florida
car, it has the Keweenau White
> body with Claret Wine Cambra Cloth roof and Monotone Scarlet
interior. Number 163 of 247 produced
> in 1989. Only 18 cars were produced in this color combination, and
only 5 of those had the
> 5-speed manual transmission. This vehicle is listed to look like
new!
>
> Ok... so the MINIMUM BID is set at $10,000 bucks. There is a
RESERVE BID on the car.... so we can
> assume that $10k is not going to be the minimum accepted bid.
>
> Based on my previous diatribe, this car showing up on eBay is a
pleasant oddity. However, the
> rules I mentioned before will come to bear on the outcome of this
auction. The owner of this
> very pretty car is probably going to be hoping for at LEAST $15,000
( which is the very least I
> would accept and that would only be to pay for a breast enlargement
operation for my wife ).
>
> The person auctioning the car has wisely placed a minimum bid of
$10,000 on the auction. This
> will get rid of all the pimple faced kiddies that want to grab a
5.0 conventible for $3000.
>
> But the $10,000 opening price is still a value - whether this is a
Mustang 5.0 convertible or a
> McLaren 5.0 Mustang.... let us face it dudes - where could you buy
a BRAND NEW CAR ( which a 10k
> miler is ) for such a low price ? So at $10k it is a good deal
based on the mileage, 5.0 engine
> and being a convertible.
>
> But being a McLaren it is going to demand a premium over what a
standard issue Mustang 5.0 GT
> would go for. So that should lose the Mustang fans who might be
willing to pay $12,000 for a mint
> 89 convertible - but won't go much higher to meet the expectations
or fair market value of a
> McLaren.
>
> This auction will go one of three ways :
> a) the seller will get lucky and his low miler will catch the eye
of someone who appreciates its
> good value... obtaining a maximum dollar, or
> b) the seller has overpriced his reserve bid - assuming that 'his'
is a $20k McLaren... and the
> auction will close with no winner meeting the reserve
> c) the seller will have set a realistic reserved bid - and someone
will be willing to pay that
> value because it is a good value.
>
> So there you have it. A C level McLaren shows up on eBay and we
can all watch to see how the
> auction proceeds. Unless of course the evil and greedy Sandy
jumps in rapidly and snaps this car
> up for his personal McLaren collection ;)
>
> Historically, most of the C level McLaren's on eBay do not sell -
as they seldom reach the reserve
> bid set by the seller. Most recently a 10k miler ( blue body,
blue rag and blue interior ) from
> Pennsylvania did not sell because the seller had a reserve bid OVER
$18,000.
>
> But this auction will be interesting to watch to see how it
proceeds.
>
> Marq
>
>
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