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From: "negusm" <negusm@y...>
Date: Sat Aug 9, 2003  1:13 am
Subject: Re: [ASC McLaren ] My ASC Mclaren restore price!!!!!! WOW

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Re: [ASC McLaren ] My ASC Mclaren restore price!!!!!! WOW

I think somebody here has an 85 asc coupe with a sun roof.

From what Sandy has mentioned the early run 1985's came without sun
roofs or t-tops (or power locks or hatch release) since they were all
built before customers or dealers had the chance to order with
options.

-Mike



--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Cain Aaron Jr" <caaron@a...>
wrote:
> Thanks that is something to think about I never looked at it that
way!
> Question did ASC Mclaren come with sunroofs?
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SNP Marq [mailto:infosyssec@i...]
> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 6:08 PM
> To: ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [ASC McLaren ] My ASC Mclaren restore price!!!!!! WOW
>
>
>
> It is all a question of money when you get down to your final
decision.
>
>
>
> Six K may be ok and even a bargain if the car was particularly
nasty to
> begin with...
>
>
>
> My 'road pig' began in pretty nasty shape. Yet all the body shops
in the
> area of West Chester PA wanted $4200 to completely renovate the
body.
>
>
>
> I ended up buying a new front bumper cover, new hood, body side
moldings,
> rear valance etc and did it myself.
>
>
>
> When I trotted the 'rebodied' road pig around to the shops they all
came in
> with estimates of about $1800 for final sanding, prep and paint -
and that
> was using fairly expensive paint.
>
>
>
> My cost of the parts was about $600. So there was a nice tidy
saving of
> about $1800 in my pocket, rather than the body shop.
>
>
>
> One thing that I have noticed is that depending on the market you
live in,
> there can be quite a difference in similar body and paint jobs.
>
>
>
> When I was down in Texas there were shops that could accomplish
miracles
> with wrecks and the full cost of a complete reno was about $1800
total. And
> surprisingly the quality of the work was beyond reproach.
>
>
>
> When I relocated back to Canada, I did some price shopping to see
what the
> situation was like here. Everyone came in at roughly $2400
CANADIAN.( which
> is roughly $1725 US Dollars ).
>
>
>
> But than I heard that one of my friends had just taken his car up to
> Montreal, which is located in the province of Quebec, roughly 2
hours drive
> from herre. His car was in an almost identical condition to
mine. The
> price he was quoted and eventually paid was $1200 ( CDN ). or
roughly $860
> US$.
>
>
>
> So the one beauty or mystery of bodyshops is that you can have
quite a
> spread of prices for identical levels of work and quality. But you
can also
> have identical pricing for quite different levels of quality of
work.
>
>
>
> In the end you have satisfy yourself that the work being performed
by the
> body shop you eventually choose is going to give you a good return
on your
> investment with them.
>
>
>
> The last thought that struck me, as I tallied up the monies you
were noting
> this venture was going to cost you... is a question of return on
investment.
> Now if you are Bill Gates, you can afford to throw caution to the
wind and
> toss money into your car like a drunken sailor on shore leave. He
doesn't
> have to weigh the cost of the project against what the car will be
> ultimately worth when the task is finished. Like Captain Picard
on Star
> Trek, he just says "make it so' and it is done.
>
>
>
> But for the average Joe, you have to take a serious look at 'why
does this
> particular car deserve a massive investment'. The reason I
weigh this
> issue is this - if you look at the total cost you may end up
ploughing into
> your road warrior, you may find that it might be wiser to have
invested that
> big bag of money in a mint condition low mileage McLaren. The
kind of
> money you are already quoting would land you with a pretty decent
McLaren.
>
>
>
> That is a factor that should nag you, in the back of your mind.
Is your
> investment in this particular McLaren worth it when you compare the
level of
> vehicle that you could have purchased with the same bag of cash ?
>
>
>
> As for my 'road pig' - I simply wanted to have a car to restore.
That is
> where I have gotten my kicks with this little car and so far the
money
> invested in it is way below your overall estimate for your car.
At ths
> point I could not buy a McLaren of 'like mechanical and physical
fitness'
> anywhere for the money that I have invested so far in to this
restoration.
> At that point I figure I am ahead of the game. But if I sudden
saw my
> bills pushing the overall restoration of my car into the $10, $12
or $15
> bracket - than I will start questioning myself as to why I didn't
just buy a
> low miler to begin with.
>
>
>
> Ah... sorry if I rambled... but hopefully it stimulates some
conversation on
> the question of how much money to throw into a restoration and
whether the
> 'break even' point should play a role in that decision
>
>
>
> Marq
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: clevelandcain <mailto:caaron@a...>
>
> To: ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com
>
> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 5:16 PM
>
> Subject: [ASC McLaren ] My ASC Mclaren restore price!!!!!! WOW
>
>
>
> Just came from the best body shop in Cleveland and my price is
$6000
> with me buying the parts that's a total of $9800. The car was in
an
> accident and has a lot of bondo on it. The guy said if I wanted it
> done right "he would strip the car to bare metal and starts from
> scratch" the $6000 include a total redo of the interior also. What
> do you guys think, should I restore this beauty? If I do restore
> the car it will cost me a total of $12000!!!!!! That includes the
> price I paid for the car which was $1200
>
>
>
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