[DeTomaso] did any of you guys buy the 72 off ebay for $40K?
John McKee
johnmckee at cox.net
Sun Jul 12 22:49:36 EDT 2015
Yes, if you looked closely at some of those rust pictures I think Ken was right. Somebody has their work cut out for them.
It does seem the Pantera is now on the radar of the new wave of car spinners. A quick bondo and paint job and back to eBay for a few thousand more and an unsuspecting buyer gets a bucket of problems.
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On Jul 12, 2015 7:21 PM, Will Kooiman <will.kooiman at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> It¹s a stretch to say anyone ³stole" that car at $40K. There are multiple
> small rust issues, and it looks mostly neglected, so all of the usual
> stuff is going to be bad - wheel bearings, steering rack, window gears,
> fuse box, ball joints, brakes, clutch slave, and so on. It reminds me of
> everything I¹ve corrected with my car.
>
> Michael - I don¹t mean to call you out, but when someone says they stole a
> car, it suggests they got it for way below the value. That is not a $60K
> car, and $80-100K for that car would be stupid money.
>
>
> This one has a buy-it-now of $45,900, and it¹s in much better shape.
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/De-Tomaso-Other-Pantera-/252008097179?forcerrptr=tr
> ue&hash=item3aacda659b&item=252008097179
>
> So, I would say that $40K is about right in today¹s market.
>
> Like everyone else, I¹ve noticed prices rising, though. I wouldn¹t call
> it skyrocketing. I would call it an upward trend, with an occasional bump
> when the Pantera is in the press (Leno, Ring Brothers, My Ride Rules).
>
>
> On 7/12/15, 9:58 PM, "DeTomaso on behalf of Jim Gray"
> <detomaso-bounces at poca.com on behalf of grayjim at cox.net> wrote:
>
> >Great suggestion Michael. I increased mine back at January 1 but now
> >realize
> >it wasn't nearly enough.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Michael Shortt
> >Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2015 8:28 PM
> >To: Mike Drew
> >Cc: detomaso at poca.com ; Ken Green
> >Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] did any of you guys buy the 72 off ebay for $40K?
> >
> >3 or 4 years ago, it would have been 30-35, @ 40k, they stole it. Average
> >cars are now 50 - 60.
> >80 - 100 K is not unusal at all.
> >
> >Raise your insurance coverage limits,
> >
> >Michael Shortt
> >On Jul 12, 2015 9:05 PM, "Mike Drew via DeTomaso" <detomaso at poca.com>
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Ken,
> >>
> >> Welcome to 2015! Where have you been lately? Pantera prices have been
> >> skyrocketing for the past couple of years. The less modifications from
> >> stock, the greater the increase.
> >>
> >> I can't explain it, I'm just seeing it. Put wings, flares and wheels,
> >>and
> >> chrome on a car and it goes up moderately. Make it look like it did
> >>when
> >> it
> >> was new (or at least when it was young) and it goes up dramatically.
> >>
> >> A friend overseas was trying to buy this car but it was sold before he
> >> could conclude the deal. He bought a similar car for more money from
> >> somebody else a day or so later.
> >>
> >> Mike
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
> >> On Jul 12, 2015, at 17:53, Ken Green via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Just wondering, have Panteras gone up this much?
> >> > [1]http://www.ebay.com/itm/391190887224
> >> > I'm guessing this could have been below $20K 3 or 4 years ago?
> >> >
> >> > References
> >> >
> >> > 1. http://www.ebay.com/itm/391190887224
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