*Not mine* 1973 Charger Brougham SE for sale *Not Mine*

[Bruzilla]

It's not a matter of offending anyone. The hobby is what it is. After I got my Roadrunner back on the road and started driving it around, I got some ridiculous offers for it, which is common for most of us on here. I was into the car for $5k and getting offered $13K for it, and that was with a SB in it. The thing is there's a difference between what some uninformed impulse buyer will pay for a car and what the informed folks on this forum will pay for it.

There's a small dealership here in town that sells older cars and they have a 1973 Roadrunner, 400, that's in really nice shape with new paint, runs great, and they want $13,000 for it. I stopped to look at it, and said no way. It's green/green, which really limits buyers, and it's a bench seat car. Even at $7k the car was going to be a loser for me as I was looking at a color change on the paint, new stripes, changing the interior, etc. I told them if they really want to get above $10,000 they need to start driving that car around and troll for impulse buyers because that's really where the market is for these cars. That was a year ago and the last time I went past there in February the car was still there.

When it comes to non-impulse buys, our cars sell based on an inverse-pyramid customer base. There are a lot of car buyers, used car buyers, and vintage car buyers, but once you break out of those levers and start drilling down into the make and model levels, that population gets smaller. And when you get down to the ones who want your particular car, and finally to the ones who want your car and have the money to pay your price, that customer base is tiny. This is why a lot of guys have had cars listed for sale for years. They set their price thinking they're targeting the Vintage Car Buyer market, which is huge, and not realize their actual buyer market is very small, which is why they're constantly having to deal with tire kickers, dreamers, car flippers, etc.

 

[dieseldazzle]

It's not a matter of offending anyone. The hobby is what it is. After I got my Roadrunner back on the road and started driving it around, I got some ridiculous offers for it, which is common for most of us on here. I was into the car for $5k and getting offered $13K for it, and that was with a SB in it. The thing is there's a difference between what some uninformed impulse buyer will pay for a car and what the informed folks on this forum will pay for it.

There's a small dealership here in town that sells older cars and they have a 1973 Roadrunner, 400, that's in really nice shape with new paint, runs great, and they want $13,000 for it. I stopped to look at it, and said no way. It's green/green, which really limits buyers, and it's a bench seat car. Even at $7k the car was going to be a loser for me as I was looking at a color change on the paint, new stripes, changing the interior, etc. I told them if they really want to get above $10,000 they need to start driving that car around and troll for impulse buyers because that's really where the market is for these cars. That was a year ago and the last time I went past there in February the car was still there.

When it comes to non-impulse buys, our cars sell based on an inverse-pyramid customer base. There are a lot of car buyers, used car buyers, and vintage car buyers, but once you break out of those levers and start drilling down into the marque and model levels, that population gets smaller. And when you get down to the ones who want your particular car, and finally to the ones who want your car and have the money to pay your price, that customer base is tiny. This is why a lot of guys have had cars listed for sale for years. They set their price thinking they're targeting the Vintage Car Buyer market, which is huge, and not realize their actual buyer market is very small, which is why they're constantly having to deal with tire kickers, dreamers, car flippers, etc.

I drive by that road runner on blanding often and puke on myself I just dont like the hue of green they put on it.

 

[Bruzilla]

I drive by that road runner on blanding often and puke on myself I just dont like the hue of green they put on it.

When I first saw it, it was rainy and dark, and I thought it was black and gold, so I was all set to go after it, but then I stopped to look at it and saw the green/green and there went those crazy ideas.

That's what sucks about cars with green interiors. If the interior were gold/tan, white, or black, any color would look good on the outside. But green interiors only go with green or white exteriors, which is why I avoid green interior cars like the plague.