Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 22:53:32 -0400 From: "Alan S. Petrillo" <aspnopsamink.com> Subject: Re: Picking your poison
Jeffrey wrote: > > This is not scientific, nor an endorsement. > > In 1986 my mother was looking at car's. She was eyeing the Fiero GT. I > tried to talk her into the Mazda RX-7. The RX-7 was about $5000.00 more. > She chose the Fiero GT. > > Fast forward to 1998, shes looking to trade in her '86 Fiero I look at the > Blue Book value, and out of curiosity, I check the '86 RX-7. The Fiero is > worth about $800.00 more! > > My conclusion from this is that in the end a used Japanese car is a just > used Japanese car. [snip] The Fiero GT is a special case. It is a collector car with a cult following. It isn't a standard Fiero, it has better handling, and _much_ more power. Fiero GT fans are willing to may _much_ more than book for a pristine example of the marque. Dropping the line was a real act of stupidity on GM's part. After they _finally_ got everything right with the Fiero line they killed it. Dumb. -- Aviation is more than a hobby. It is more than a job. It is more than a career. Aviation is a way of life. Processor cycles are a terrible thing to waste. www.distributed.net