My old car on Bring a Trailer

@Lane Anderson,  you might want to fix the eBay reference in the title.

Good point.  DOH!!

Done!.  Thanks, Mike.

"The six-digit odometer shows 82k kilometers (~51k miles), approximately 500 of which were added by the seller."

mmmm all show and almost no go...

Yeah, that's what makes me sad.  He sounded enthusiastic about buying it, but then disappeared.  Sounds like the "I want a Miata, but older and cooler" syndrome.

Maybe he needs the money? Nah, 500 miles tells the whole story.

Too bad, I always liked that car. Maybe somebody will buy it who is one with "The Madness". We can only hope.

@Lane Anderson posted:

Yeah, that's what makes me sad.  He sounded enthusiastic about buying it, but then disappeared.  Sounds like the "I want a Miata, but older and cooler" syndrome.

@DannyP posted:

Maybe he needs the money? Nah, 500 miles tells the whole story.

Too bad, I always liked that car. Maybe somebody will buy it who is one with "The Madness". We can only hope.

Pity, that. Lots of that going around.

I'd really be curious to hear this person's story. I suspect some of you who have been around awhile could probably tell it on his behalf, but still...500 miles...

The guy only posted once or twice here, so we really don't know his story.  He and I corresponded several times before he finalized the deal with Carey but I didn't hear much after that.  He posted on BaT that he has too many cars and they don't get driven much (COVID, maybe?), so I guess that's it.

@Lane Anderson posted:

The guy only posted once or twice here, so we really don't know his story.  He and I corresponded several times before he finalized the deal with Carey but I didn't hear much after that.  He posted on BaT that he has too many cars and they don't get driven much (COVID, maybe?), so I guess that's it.

That's the story anyhow.

Some permutation of that story is one of several euphemisms for "I wanted a Miata, but older and cooler".

"I don't have room", etc. is just an excuse.

I hope someone on this site who's been looking for a used Speedster will buy it.  I posted on BaT that the buyer should join the SOC and invited them to the Tour de Smo'.  We'll see what happens.

Looks as if a few of us have added posts, supporting the history and quality of the car.

Carey thinks the car will go in the $40-50k range.  Maybe I should have kept it and done this my self.

Nah.  BaT is too much hassle from what I hear.

Nah, it will go for higher than that.

It's all about timing, Lane. Last year, they weren't going for anywhere near these numbers.

@Lane Anderson posted:

Makes me a little sad.

If it makes you feel any better, a gal I used to be with had a pristine 65 mustang convertible with pony interior. She made the mistake of selling it to a guy who rented the room in the basement of her condo building.

She’d always kept it garaged, but when she sold it, she needed the garage for her car. The guy was a bit of a Rave lifestyle partier and kept it on the street in front of her condo, so she basically had to watch it deteriorate for two years until the guy moved out.

At least your Speedster will find a living home.

@Lane Anderson posted:

Carey thinks the car will go in the $40-50k range.  Maybe I should have kept it and done this my self.

Nah.  BaT is too much hassle from what I hear.

A good 10-11 week lead time at this point if your car even gets approved.

@Lane Anderson Do you know about the accident history on this car?? It definitely looks like it has had paintwork and I heard through the grapevine it had a pretty serious hit and needed a lot of work....not sure if that was under your ownership or the next guy maybe?

RoyP

If you knew Lane you would know that if anything had happened of note to the car he would say so.

Not a more stand up guy on the site than Lane.

@Panhandle Bob  Simply asking him a question and not at all insinuating he is anything less than stand up guy.  Just thought he might know about what I had heard and the BAT listing indicates " The seller notes that the car was repaired by Special Edition, Inc. following an incident involving another vehicle during previous ownership."

Thanks

@Lane Anderson is the best guy to give you the exact info on the history of his previous car.  

@RoyP, the accident was a rear ender - me into the back of a Honda.  I won't bore everyone here with the story again, but I had a brake issue that wasn't obvious except in a panic stop.  Beck replaced the front end body work and painted the front of the car.  If your comment "It definitely looks like it has had paintwork" is about the slightly darker shade on the doors, it's always been that way.  This was one of the early Brazilian built cars, and they may have done some touch-up before I got it.  The paint from the windshield back is original and in great shape.  Pictures show the mismatch but it's almost invisible in the flesh.  The paintwork on the front is excellent.  There was no frame or mechanical damage except a slight bend to one of the front body mounts.  The car would have been drivable except the fuel line was leaking.

Thank you @Lane Anderson that definitely makes sense and clarifies the incident. Hopefully that beautiful Coupe of yours never meets the rear end of any Hondas!

Well that's a shocker.  It went for $31,750.  I guess the accident history counted against it.  A couple of folks commented on the fact  that the doors are slightly darker than the rest of the car in some pictures, but it's always been that way.  Not really noticeable in the flesh, only in some pictures.