Shawn S

A guy here was selling his 1976 Vette and I was seriously thinking about buying it.
The thing was a 2-owner car and was all original and MINT.
Both owners worked here over the years and I know them well.
It was a 4-Speed stick, Burgundy exterior, tan leather inside and only 34,000 original miles.
Never saw rain and was garage kept its entire life.

Problem was the price was a little high. He was asking 14,500.
I told him to let me know if it drops closer to 10K.
He’s retiring in June and moving out of state.

So he advertises it in the paper for 12,500
I just found out he sold it for 10,000 cash to the first guy that looked at it.

SON OF A BITCH !!!

Crazy Bimmer

wow, that does suck! Would have been a ince car to have

Nicky Pass

That would have been a nice toy!

stealthdrake

Always the case. Show up with a wad of $100's. The sight of that much cash tends to make people agree to a much lower price than they would normally. They advertising 9k? Show up with 6k cash and you will likely walk away with the car.

Sucks for you though.

mantis23

damn, let one get away

Chaptorial

Well wouldn't one car have to stay outside? You couldn't let the blue blinger sit out at night.

patek007

Shawn... although I could never forget 'your' welcoming me into this forum.... yeah.. I am the guy who was passing the semi going 90 already on a 2Lanehwy... but enough of the 'foreplay' ..
I feel for you... however as 'life' would suggest... there are 'reasons' WHY things happen the way they do... and you can inquire GOD... but I am 95% positive that although the Vette looked/felt smashing... in reality, should you've gotten it... you'd be disappointed. I am NOT a psychic, however, a few times in my life I was fortunate in 'reversing' already made decisions... only to regret them later [I refer to materialistic items here]. So be glad it happened.... It seems impossible at this moment... but another reason why you haven't gotten it.. is that something better awaits you... Just let us know what it is when it does present itself . In the mean time to pass through your misery... get yourself dressed, put a nice watch on, shoes & belt - and go test drive a few toys.. - it will calm your soul a bit ..

gto2050

Too bad Shawn....to make you feel better....those were not great vette years! They were known as plastic fantastics back then. Door sag was always a problem as well as roof leaks. $10,000 would have been a good price. If you are interested, I have friends over here with all kinds of vettes for sale.

darrinb

better if you spend that 10k on your cl-s, get the comptech blower and put 5k in your pocket

anothercls

It would have been a nice addition, and also a good reason to add a 15 car garage.

People do have a thing for selling stuff cheaper if it is for cash. Should have just showed him 10k in cash when he was selling it for 14k

Shawn S

The CL & RAV4 are in the detached garage that was built about 5-years ago.
I have another single bay that’s attached to the house.
It only has a single 8FT door, but inside it’s 20 x 24.
Plenty of room for one, or maybe even TWO future toys if I cleaned it out wall to wall.

Shawn S

Thanks for the info, but I’m not really actively looking for one right now.
This was an exception because I was very familiar with its history & two original owners.
And for a nearly 30-year old car that’s pretty good.

Shawn S

I was actually considering giving the guy a 10,000-dollar check to hold and consider it my offer so he knew I was serious, but I didn’t.
I thought he might be offended by the offer.

Shawn S

NOPE…. I did all the mods I wanted within the fist 6-months of owning this car.
Now it’s paid off and I’m quite happy with the look and performance it provides.
I’ll go anther 3-4 years and then see what will replace it.

gdubb

Shawn that would piss me off too!

bkknight369

oh please...you know you're going to get the m6 the day it comes out

Shawn S

No, that won’t even be a temptation. I don’t have a “spare” 90 grand lying around right now.

But I’m AM eagerly waiting to see what the M4 is gonna look like.

bkknight369

well supposedly bmw is going to retain the 'm3' name rather than push for the m4, i think given the heritage they have built into it

Heres a discussion with a link with the article

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63017

Six Shifter

Don't know how reliable the info was, but I recall looking in one of the rags last week and it stated that the new 2door M would still be called the M3 so as not to confuse the masses

CLpower

toooooooo slllllllloooooooooowwwwwwwwwww

darrinb

a m3 is alot cheaper than a m6 shawn!!

mc222

Are you born again?

mc222

Sorry Shawn, That does truly suck

dgracer

If it makes you feel any better, a stock 76 Vette is not a very fast car. 165-175hp. Still sounded like a nice cruiser though. I still like Vette's.

Shawn S

WOW….I didn’t know that.
I thought for sure it would be called the M4.
I understand the history of the M3 name and all, but I think it will be weird to have an M3 designated as the top car in the 4-Series line.

Shawn S

This one had the L82 in it.
210HP & 255 Torque

Scrib

DOH

Sucks man.

You have room for a third car?

Shawn S

See my reply to Chaptorial on page 1

dallison

don't worry another gem'll show up. i get the same way. if i know i can get something that i want but dont necessarily need and dont pursue it aggressively, and dont get it,,, then it was meant to be thatit wasnt the item for me



you got points

kansaiwalker1

Agreed. You still got your cash and it is only a matter of time before the next gem shows up. Kinda like buying a house - you aways feel bad about being outbid on the house you like but sooner or later you will find an even better one with better location, view, etc etc...