What do you all think about this 240z

[pressedsteel]

You guys out west are spoiled.

Amen Brother!

Here in the Rust Belt you California guys make us sick! :sick:

When we evaluate rust, we are really looking for holes left behind after the rust!!

Qwik240's Z looks like a pretty good car to start with to me. Don't give it away Qwik!

Around here, (mid-west) you'll do a lot of searching to find a solid 240.

26th Z has a car I can relate too!

[EScanlon]

Sorry Enrique, If the statement "The value of that car is what that car will bring at the time of sale WHERE it gets sold." is true, then the sale price of this one will do NOTHING for the valuation of your car (3000 miles west)

But you forget that I'm on the West Coast. As a result it does.

The more he gets for his car, raises the bench mark for which a poor vehicle on the West Coast will sell for a premium on the East. At the point where the sale price, less the transport fees yield a profit (how big is yours to decide), you'll see plenty of East Coast buyers scrounging around.

The premium cars in the East Coast are garage queens as they are on the West. However, the next "step" down, i.e. a very good Sunday Driver, offers a good possibility if going from West to East, but is a sure loss going the other way. Simply due to the level of care each of these cars would have required and then received. The EC cars would have required constant yearly undercarriage washing and inspection, whereas the WC cars would not, or not to that extent. Simply due to the difference in winter salt use. Additionally, on the EC one almost "automatically" has their car "rust-proofed" right from the dealer, whereas on the WC (you U.K. readers, pipe down) it was uncommon almost to the point of non-existence. I'm not quantifying what effect that would have on the price, but only that it is almost an "environmental" requirement in order to care for the car.

The point I'm making, is that a car on the WC will continue to be more desireable on the EC due to the conditions they have to operate their cars in. Those conditions take their losses of the available cars, if demand goes up, price goes up. Eventually, the cost of importing a vehicle in from outside the market area (the Where in my statement) becomes an absorbable cost especially when the level of expectation on a given "condition" is so unbalanced.

A vehicle in what the West Coast (I told you U.K. guys to knock it off.) in what would be POOR condition would still be worth more on the East Coast, except that the cost of transport pushes it past the profitable stage. At least at this point in time, in my opinion.

However, a West Coast Good condition would be considered Excellent on the East. It is these vehicles that will push the price higher, and therefore make my car that much more desireable.

Not that I'm planning on selling either one of mine.

Enrique

[Bambikiller240]

However, a West Coast Good condition would be considered Excellent on the East. It is these vehicles that will push the price higher, and therefore make my car that much more desireable.

Yes, but this doesn't describe the transaction this thread is about.

My point was that your car is in much better condition than this one, and thus more valuable. Add the $1.5K penalty for crossing country to buy it, and it is my belief that you'd be more likely to get a buyer locally than one from the EC.

JMO

[EScanlon]

Yes, but this doesn't describe the transaction this thread is about.

My point was that your car is in much better condition than this one, and thus more valuable. Add the $1.5K penalty for crossing country to buy it, and it is my belief that you'd be more likely to get a buyer locally than one from the EC.

JMO

Agreed on the second paragraph, but on the first one I differ.

Without going into a long winded explanation (Who, Me?), think of EVERY Z transaction having an impact on the average price, not only in the region, but nationally. As prices in one region go up regardless of condition, which I think you can agree is the situation here, then those vehicles that are at or better condition will also see increases in their estimated worth. (Again, estimated, because the price won't be fixed UNTIL it gets sold.) But that is my point. Since banks and other lending institutions go by the national price of various statistic gathering books, then in a given moment I can borrow more money using the Z's for collateral, which in turn allows me to go buy yet another one.

Thoughts?

Enrique