Yeah, if he wants that money, he needs to do the top and interior, without raising the price. Otherwise, very clean, straight and a hardly-used (what I think is a) factory color.
Yup, for that price, he needs to complete the restoration. It would be a super fun car to drive around in.
Had a 72 which was before the bumper mandates and still think it was the most beautiful car have ever owned. Agree with those who think this example is overpriced but with vintage Japanese cars going up in popularity who knows.
You have a point. I recently sold a 93 accord sedan. It had a really clean interior minus the headliner. And I replaced the clutch and did all the engine and transmission seals/gaskets, but there wasn’t a straight body panel on the entire car. No wheel covers. It looked pretty raggedy. I believe I was asking $3,200 thinking I’d let someone talk me down $1,000. Nope, this guy came from about an hour and a half away with the full asking price in 100’s and he was ecstatic. He was probably only about 18 or 19 so to him it WAS a vintage car I guess
Yup, happening more often, and in some cases it's to buy one car to fix another. Boggles my mind that no one wants to haggle down since there are others willing to pay full boat right away.
Cars like Hondas and Toyotas tend to get full asking price when it is reasonable, because they have the double whammy of huge fanbases of younger guys that love them and also are flat out ultra-reliable with basic maintenance. Out here in the Bay Area you aren't touching a running and driving Honda\Toyota that passes smog for less than $5,000, even back into the late 1980s models unless it is beat to heck or you're in the know with the person selling it. If I could get a '90s Honda Accord for $3200, I'd be hard pressed to turn it down. A 1980s or 1990s GM or Ford commuter product (outside of maybe the 1st gen Taurus or '91-96 GM B body) just aren't anywhere near as good of a value for the money based on what they tend to need to stay running, plus just not being anywhere near as well made. Forget about any Chrysler product from the same era.
