[roberttatefan]

I think it was like $9101. We'll see how bad the rust is in person, but we do have a very good body shop available to us. :thumbup:

It's not the body rust that scares me. It's the rest of the rust that's hiding elsewhere. Will make it a PITA to work on and likely means other bits are starting to go.

What does he plan to use it for?

 

[madrussian]

I think it was like $9101. We'll see how bad the rust is in person, but we do have a very good body shop available to us. :thumbup:

It's $9,101 + 5% to BaT, so really $9556.

I think they're cool cars and that color definitely made it stand out, but I'd say he overpaid to the tune of about 2-3k.

Hope it works out for him though. :thumbup:

 

[Nealric]

I love them but they are truly awful cars. If you just park them...okay. Otherwise they are very hard to keep running.

Yow....get that '83 for seven grand and all bets are off I'd drive it anyway. Very nice car. We'll see. If it sneaks to ten then I'm not so sure.

The GTV6 is both one of the greatest and worst Alfas to own. Fantastic motor + exhaust note, handles great, very cool in a funky 80s sort of way. But there's no question it's a big part of the reason why Alfas are considered to be so unreliable. But to park it, no that'd be a travesty. Alfas generally die from sitting, not from driving.

 

[turbo_nine]

The GTV6 is both one of the greatest and worst Alfas to own. Fantastic motor + exhaust note, handles great, very cool in a funky 80s sort of way. But there's no question it's a big part of the reason why Alfas are considered to be so unreliable. But to park it, no that'd be a travesty. Alfas generally die from sitting, not from driving.

[schrute]FALSE. They rust when sitting AND driving.[/schrute]

 

[Sold Over Sticker]

My wallet is vibrating.

http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1985-bmw-m635csi-4/

M88 scares me. High mileage M88 scares me. Getting it smogged in CA scares me. Hold me.

$20k. Wow. Sold well.

 

[TooFitToQuit]

It's $9,101 + 5% to BaT, so really $9556.

I think they're cool cars and that color definitely made it stand out, but I'd say he overpaid to the tune of about 2-3k.

Hope it works out for him though. :thumbup:

It's kinda rough in spots in person. At least it's not my money. :laugh:

 

[TooFitToQuit]

It's not the body rust that scares me. It's the rest of the rust that's hiding elsewhere. Will make it a PITA to work on and likely means other bits are starting to go.

What does he plan to use it for?

To keep miles off of his normal daily RR Sport. :beer:

 

[Sonderwunsch]

$20k. Wow. Sold well.

Wow indeed. Old school M cars do very well over there.

I'm liking this one.

http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1988-porsche-928-s4-7/

 

[Zinhead1]

I love them but they are truly awful cars. If you just park them...okay. Otherwise they are very hard to keep running.

Yow....get that '83 for seven grand and all bets are off I'd drive it anyway. Very nice car. We'll see. If it sneaks to ten then I'm not so sure.

The problem with GTV6's is that they were cheap cars for a very long time, and most examples suffered from owners couldn't/wouldn't maintain them properly, or mechanics not used to working on them.

Once they are setup correctly, they are very reliable cars. My current GTV6 has been exemplary for nearly 10 years.

The car on BAT sold for $12,000. With the rust in place, it seems terribly over-priced, but maybe that is what the market is these days.

 

[turbo_nine]

Wow indeed. Old school M cars do very well over there.

I'm liking this one.

928s of any stripe also seem to do way better on BaT than elsewhere.

 

[MylesPH1]

Ohhhhh, this is worth watching...

http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1984-bmw-m635csi/



Damn good example, really interesting Agate Green color.

 

[Diamond Dave]

Any insight on the shill bidding discussion? Looks like the threads have deleted some of the comments, but it appears on two recent auctions a fake bidder won auctions and then disappeared.

 

[PoorHouse]

No insights, but that has happened a couple times in the past. Buyer cc is automatically charged and buyer is banned.

In the case of the 928 auction I didn't see all the comments before they were deleted.

The high bidder was called out in the current M345 auction. That is bs, he is a long time BAT buyer and seller.

 

[whalemingo]

Peruvian super car.

http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1992-mitsubishi-3000gt-vr4-3/

 

[DeeJoker]

Peruvian super car.

http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1992-mitsubishi-3000gt-vr4-3/

That never gets old. I'm too lazy to find a link to that thread, but damn, was it ever funny.

 

[zeewhiz]

I went for a look after reading this thread... and this is my pick, because Newman is one of my favorite drivers, and that's cheap AF.

http://bringatrailer.com/listing/2003-dodge-penske-road-course-nascar/

 

[adrew]

Someone get this
https://mohave.craigslist.org/cto/6112858774.html

 

[TooFitToQuit]

I went for a look after reading this thread... and this is my pick, because Newman is one of my favorite drivers, and that's cheap AF.

http://bringatrailer.com/listing/2003-dodge-penske-road-course-nascar/

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Never seen a BAT auction? They go for crumbs until like ten seconds before it ends, then it skyrockets to overpricedville.

 

[turbo_nine]

Never seen a BAT auction? They go for crumbs until like ten seconds before it ends, then it skyrockets to overpricedville.

Usually. Sometimes a no-reserve auction flies under the radar and you find a good deal.

Still kicking myself for not getting the Vancouver Milano some weeks ago, but I was sore about competing with Canadian bidders who'd pay Canadian dollars.

 

[Sonderwunsch]

Usually. Sometimes a no-reserve auction flies under the radar and you find a good deal.

That and there are no bids in the last 10 seconds of a BAT auction. If any bids are submitted within the last two minutes the auction extends for two more minutes until no more bids come in. You can't snipe a BAT auction.