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Originally Posted by ossiblue
Your recent pictures just confirm my first impressions--you have a keeper.
Value-wise, the market is tough. There is a nearly identical 72T currently on ebay that has languished for quite a while, offered, I believe, by a consignment dealer. I personally spoke to the owner many months ago and got the history of the car and it is much like your story. I desperately wanted the car but the market was booming at the time and it was beyond my budget. Though the owner offered me a good price at the time (given the market, then), I had to pass. Months later the car appeared on eBay at the "Buy it Now" price and has sat ever since. My point is this: I believe your car to be just as good, and in some areas even better, once it is up and running. Clearly, the price point for the 72 is too high in the current economy (a year ago, it would have sold, I'm sure.) Watch this car as I believe it to be a good indicator of the value of yours, but I would restate my own opinion--KEEP YOUR CAR!
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Ossie,
That sepia 72T coupe that is sitting there with a dealer at $34,500 BIN has a motor rebuild by none other than John Forbes, which is nothing you want to advertise. There are some people such as Jeff Gamroth and Henry at Supertec that add a certainty of quality to a motor. Forbes ain't one of them.
As for this car, The pic's so far seem to support what 73.5T claims he is selling. A decent, well worn original 73.5T. He also is very up front about the fact that his car has mechanical issues which my just be fuel contamination issues and leaky return tube issues. My experience with these cars is pretty substantial, and there could well be north of $5k spent on getting his car roadworthy again. And that well be why he is leaning toward selling now rather than getting caught on that slippery slope of shelling out money on a car that has been sitting a while and is very expensive to trouble shoot and repair.