Nalod wrote:I had a 1975 low mileage Cutlass Supreme with the less than desirable 260 Cu inch motor. While not the fastest, especially in the big body era still (Olds/GM downsized models in ‘78) it was decent on gas and never game me any problems. Sold it with like 95k miles on it.
this was in 1978. had the car 4years. Had a nice sound system for its day (Pioneer head unit with separate 4 channel amp!!). Why say all this? Get the nice car when it has low miles on it. Pay up and enjoy the benefits. While old cars are very popular and pretty to look at they ride like shit compared to new models.
friend of mine got a really nice 7 series BMW, high miles but it was mint. He could not believe how he could pay 32k for a car that new costs $110,000. I asked him if he priced out tires, breaks, etc. He said “how bad can it be”. Granted, I’m a car guy and I have done many configurations over the years. Not trail and error. I knew what I was walking into.
Told my buddy.......You got a great car for a great price but no matter what you paid for it it is still a $110,000 car to service/repair. Two years later he dumped crying to me how expensive it was for him.
The point: Older players are expensive and unless your going to use them sparingly or have a short window of being contenders its best to keep building a base of talent. Even if it hurts.
Oh man, that was my first car, an Oldsmobile Cutlass. The year also looks about right. Bought it for $500 from some guy in Howard Beach in the early 2000's. That motor really was too small for the tank of a car that it is.
Totally with you on the old vs. new players tho. +1
