RE: [BaadAssGremlins] eBay item 2492672215 (Ends Oct-10-0410:10:53 PDT) - AMC : AllModels

[themixtoo@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 10/8/2004 9:10:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time, AMC74HORNET@xxxxxxxxx writes:

>Well it's a shame to say it but it probably is worth more parted out.
>Don't get me wrong, I am not I favor of parting out restorable cars,
>especially my favorite the Hornet Hatchback, but by the description this
>is a money pit car. All the plus's it has being an "X" and V8 and Levis
>is not going to change the fact that it is going to cost quite a few
>bucks to make it just road worthy, never mind a nice car when you do the
>interior and the body work and paint. When you buy a car it's nice to
>see it has all the desirable options but you have to be realistic and
>weigh what all the repairs are going to cost and factor that into the
>price you are willing to pay for the car. Face facts AMC cars are not on
>the list of most desirable cars. On most restorations even on the
>desirable ones you barely break even on resale unless you buy someone
>unfinished project for penny's on the dollar. I know what it take &
>costs to make one of these cars mechanically sound just to be a daily
>driver. I figured I would be done with the mechanicals on my orange car
>long before now and still am not done. I got over 3,500$ plus the 500$ I
>paid for the car in it now and 99% of that is mechanical repairs and a
>few upgrades, and no cosmetic's yet. You can throw all the Hatchback
>tents in the world at a car like that and it isn't going to make the
>cost of bringing it back any cheaper or make it worth any more. Just My
>2 cent's.
>"Doc"
>I had a Hatchback tent and used it all through the 70's to go camping in
>with the wife and 2 kids.
>
>
>Did I just miss something? I looked at the E-bay pix too. Didn't a 'X' package include 'turned' metal inserts on the dash and a 'X' after the Hornet or Gremlin script on the glove box? The Levi seats don't look original either (material is wrong)should be the same as the door panel inserts. Doc's right this one looks like a 'money pit'  The Mix 
>


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