[red1975pacer]

Now going back to Fred's original question, what value hit should be considered "reasonable" for a car that one probably would sell a few years down the road? 40%, 50% ?

[64speed]

Originally Posted by red1975pacer

Now going back to Fred's original question, what value hit should be considered "reasonable" for a car that one probably would sell a few years down the road? 40%, 50% ?

Depends on the quality of the car and the buyer. As you have read on here some people care and some don’t. As long as the price is realistic someone will eventually buy it

[mgarblik]

Originally Posted by red1975pacer

Now going back to Fred's original question, what value hit should be considered "reasonable" for a car that one probably would sell a few years down the road? 40%, 50% ?

There is no exact correct answer and I believe it would be a sliding scale. IMO, it would start at about 25% for a driver quality collector car. The % hit would increase as the value of a car and the condition increases and the pool of potential buyers gets smaller and more particular about originality and correctness. Examples: Plain Jane 1969 Grand Prix. One of 90+ thousand produced. A really nice driver quality example. Clear title 20K. Rebuilt title 15K plenty of potential buyers. 1970 1/2 Trans AM Ram Air IV. 1- 2+ condition . Clear title 85K rebuilt title, salvage title, 40-50K. Very small buyer pool, people with that kind of cash would be less likely to pay big bucks for a car with a checkered past JMO.