Rupert's MGB Thread

[Rupert]

List it for $3000 now and see what happens?

Been there, done that.

[mzziaz]

If you can store the car indoors, wait for spring, if not, try to haggle the price up a little, then sell it.

[Rupert]

Bazinga, Bilsteins

http://www.paragon-products.com/product_p/bilstein_escort_cup_944-xdo.htm

But first, brakes, fog lights and wiring upgrades, cruise control, AC, various interior, stereo...

Honestly, real mods are at the bottom of the list of optional things (er, brakes aren't optional, but it's only pads), and this car needs to remain awesome for long-distance driving, so I don't really want to make it stiffer/lower/etc.

At least there isn't anything on the list of non-optional things.

[Rupert]

If you can store the car indoors, wait for spring, if not, try to haggle the price up a little, then sell it.

It's in my little garage, but I'd like to put the 944 in there when it snows...

I think I will try to get her to go up to $23-400, but I'll probably sell for $2000 if it comes down to it.

[SVT666]

How much will you spend in insurance between now and the spring?

[Rupert]

I will take it off insurance. Driving it around the block shouldn't be a problem...

But if not, like, $150.

[SVT666]

I would take the $2000 now while the US dollar is still worth something. 

[Rupert]

I wasn't planning on spending it in another country, eh?

[SVT666]

I wasn't planning on spending it in another country, eh?

Yeah, but you can at least spend it now while you guys can still buy stuff cheap.

[Rupert]

The last guy came to look at it today. I think he's interested, and I can probably get $2400 or better from him. He's supposed to call by tomorrow with an answer; we'll see what happens.

He drove over in a 300D Turbodiesel, which is always a good sign. Also, he seemed perfectly OK with the various quirks of the MG.

[the Teuton]

I really can't imagine how the MGB ended up on this list.

http://jalopnik.com/5681557/ten-nightmare-cars-you-cant-resist/gallery/

[the Teuton]

Oh, and fancy that, so did the 944!

[Onslaught]

I really can't imagine how the MGB ended up on this list.

http://jalopnik.com/5681557/ten-nightmare-cars-you-cant-resist/gallery/

I will have number 3 one day. Even if it won't run and just looks good at my house.

[Rupert]

That's a bullshit list.

[the Teuton]

That's a bullshit list.

Aren't most of them on the Jalop?

Jalopnik is the MSNBC of car blogs.

It doesn't change the fact that you're a masochist when it comes to car buying.

[Rupert]

No, I'm an idiot when it comes to car fixing.

The 944 has been perfect.

[hotrodalex]

You can probably get more money for it if you wait to sell it in the spring.

[Rupert]

You can probably get more money for it if you wait to sell it in the spring.

Hold on. So you're saying that if I wait until spring to sell it, I might get more money? Why didn't I think of that?!

I still have the car-- kind of hard to sell a convertible in the fall, dontcha know. Someone made an offer for $2000 today, and I'm tempted. I could get it off my insurance, out of my garage, and stop thinking about it. I paid $2000, and then put in a bunch, so I was hoping to recoup some of that. I think I could get $25-3000 in the spring.

What doth y'all thinketh?

Oh, right.

[Rupert]

I'm moving across town in a month or two, so it's time to get rid of the MG. I've been emailing people that said that they might be interested in the spring, and it looks like I've got a bite. It's the $2000 lady, and I even told her she could have it for $1900 so I could avoid the hassle of craigslist tire kickers. She's coming by tomorrow maybe, so I had to dust the car off (literally-- carpentry is dusty), check the fluids, pull the battery minder off, and get it ready once again. Still runs like a top, once it's warmed up a bit. Yay!

Of course, driving it around to put air in the tires, I just thought, "what if I don't sell it?" Then again, there was a $2000 RX-7 locally the other day...

[Rupert]

Ha-HA! Sold! To the rich guy with a 911 for $2100! Take that, haters!

[Laconian]

Ha-HA! Sold! To the rich guy with a 911 for $2100! Take that, haters!

Profit???????

[Rupert]

Phase 1: Buy MG
Phase 2:
Phase 3: Profit!

Overall, no profit, but I did sell it for more than I bought it for.

[Rupert]

This is awesome. As cool as that car was, I am very happy to have garage space to either park a Porsche or use for projects. I will say, though, that I will miss the sound.