[COLB]

I don't think there is much of a premium on a CE car other than the standard bump for being an attractive color, and being something other than guards red/black/white/silver. They were appearance only packages, and didn't offer a HP bump.

I think they are placing too much value on the CE having cachet with collectors.

That being said, the Ebay seller definitely left some money on the table when he sold it at $22,500. He took decent pictures, but didn't even bother to detail it prior, and that probably cost him money.

Not a lot of detail about mechanical history, and by the looks of the suspension, fittings, and lines, I would assume it is all original. They cleaned up the paintwork some -- repaired chips and scrapes -- I wonder if they resprayed any of it. The dealer put money and effort into making the car more saleable and attractive, but not $14k worth!

They say they fixed the rear main seal, but they didn't bother to clean up any of the oil -- which is pretty caked on and freshlooking on the left heat exchanger and junction between the engine and transmission. You would think if they were going to pull the engine they would take the time & effort to clean it up some. Just driving the car should burn the oil off the heat exchanger, and based on the oil in the Ebay pics, the new dealer didn't do that.

I think there is more leaking than a RMS. Mine looks similar, and it has a leak from the cam oil line, and probably the oil cooler and breather/thermostat/OPS trinity -- I am in the middle of a engine drop to fix those and do some cleaning. This car definitely has/had something leaking from the front (fan side) of the engine as well. Maybe the valve cover was leaking prior to it being replaced when they serviced it, but the oil on the cam chain covers makes me think it is higher up. At that money you definitely want to get a PPI to get a sense of what was done, and what is still wrong. This is not a car to take a risk on (it might have been at $22.9k though!)

It has had a R-134A conversion, but the A/C lines are original, so it was a minimal conversion, and I wouldn't plan on the A/C working without regular charges.

I think $25-28k would be a reasonable price for this car, it being a cosmetically clean coupe with books, tools, and decent originality. Given it is a dealer, add a 10-20% mark up, and I still think this is way over priced -- maybe $5-7k. Asking isn't getting, though. Dealers are pushing the envelope.

I expect it to sit for a while at that money -- much like the Targa at Boca. It has already been for sale at GR for at least two months.

Bet it would sell quickly at under $30k.