My wife and I have been contemplating freeing up some space and listing our convertible. We love it but but Pros and cons to sell or keep add up to it being time for us to think about moving on.
I am wondering what is really a realistic value for one? Any opinions?
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So...just my op here but I think there's a good dollar to be fetched for your ride south of the line. I've spent a whole lot of time very recently looking at nothing but 63's & 64's (full size) on the web. There seems to be a lot of rag tops down south...guess that's obvious..This all before I lucked right out and found my new purchase close to home! I looked and looked south of the line(hope I'm not pissin anyone off saying that) and It seemed that between 30 and 40 thou you could get one a very nice ride..American $'s of course. I was shopping between 20 to 30 and found what I thought to be some very good buys..got hooked on a 64 421 4 spd car power guts,tilt steering original car..mid 20's U.S. When I was a kid we all wanted the American models for their different trim options...now it seems our cars cause quite a stir in the southern marketplace! Who'd a thunk it? Your car,Urban, looks awesome! From what I've seen I think you could market it between 35 and 40 thousand in the American marketplace..I hope that's not offensive. North of the line I'm thinking high 20's... For some reason it seems to me that we don't get the big bucks up here..Many large $'s stateside tho
Thats a a great opinion we were thinking of listing it around the 22 mark as we know it needs some attention but is a great driver. Mostly silly things that I know of. There just doesnt seem to be any comparables out there right now
great topic I have wondered the same thing with ny 64 CS although theres still more I want to do to it ALSO want to drive and enjoy it for awhile ..I am totally clueless on the fair value of my 69 2+2 as it is now or even after I clean it up.I can kinda compare my 64 to .yours Mike but not much out there I can compare to the 69 clueless but thats not for a bit yet,,great topic and hope you do well on it...BUT are you sure you want to see it go !! its a sharp looking car
-- Edited by Bill shuba on Wednesday 27th of February 2019 09:18:30 PM
Thats a a great opinion we were thinking of listing it around the 22 mark as we know it needs some attention but is a great driver. Mostly silly things that I know of. There just doesnt seem to be any comparables out there right now
I'd say it's easily a 20k car (in Canada).....especially with all the work and $$$ you put into it...
Not sure about the American market....
.My experience with that...is they are curious...and interested...but not buying into Pontiacs with chevy engine and chassis...JMO
x2 Brian from what I have noticed and I maybe out to lunch on this but some of Americans almost consider 0ur old pontiacs as a joke and not true pontiacs because of as you mentioned ,engine and chassis..just for chit and gigs next time your on a USA web site ask what they consider a big block down there and watch the discussion take off lol,,,hey its been a long winter and dont hurt to stur things up abit
-- Edited by Bill shuba on Thursday 28th of February 2019 02:52:46 PM
-- Edited by Bill shuba on Thursday 28th of February 2019 02:53:42 PM
Thats a a great opinion we were thinking of listing it around the 22 mark as we know it needs some attention but is a great driver. Mostly silly things that I know of. There just doesnt seem to be any comparables out there right now
You are likely not far off listing it there if, like you say, it needs attention.
As the saying goes, you can always drop your price but it's tough to raise it.
Maybe not the best time of year right now though. Can you wait a couple of months until the fever hits?
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Yea we are in no rush nor do we need to sell it. We have just been doing some evaluations on life and the fact that there is only two of us and three cars. We didnt expect the wagon. When we do the pro and con list it makes most sense to move on for our family. That being said we dont have to give it away and are not pressured to have to sell, we will enjoy it as we do in the meantime.
