If any one is interested I have pics and info for this pristine 1982 Loaded Olds '98 Regency with only 7,800 miles, includes original like new tires and rims with "A" condition wire wheelcovers, kept in temp controlled evironment and in possesion of recent 2nd owner, asking $13,000. Also has '96 LT1 Roadmaster wagon loaded with 58,000 original miles, burgundy and woodgrain, was originaly white, very good quality repaint. asking $11,000. Can supply pics similar to others in this thread.:TU: :shock:
Shane, the guy is wanting waaaaaaaaay to much money for the Olds.You would have a hard time getting it insured for that much unless you wanted to pay for an extra premium.Old Cars Price Guide lists a 82 Regency Brgm. in #1 condition at 6,500.00.Tell him to take it to Barrett Jackson. Just my opinion Tom.
I agree with Tom on the Olds, way out of line. I wish him luck on that one. I think he's a bit high on the Roadmaster too, especially with a repaint.
I love that model 98! I had a fairly nice one a fews years ago. They have a kind of 70s body style. Very nice driving cars. The only problem with them is they are WAAAY UNDERPOWERED! The 307 V8 is horribly weak for such a big car. It was all I could do to drive that car because it was so frustrating when you need to pass or have a long steep hill. No my motor wasn't worn out, it burned no oil and had good compression. I just looked in my auto encyclopedia and the 307 is rated at 140 HP. I also just learned that that was an optional motor choice. The standard motor was a 252 v6 rated at a whopping 125 HP! It takes a lot more motor than that to move that car effectively.
A lowmilage car like that will sell for a price like that here in the Netherlands. But first the seller has to wait one more year before it will be road tax exempt. I like those big Olds cars, here I am back in the early 90's on a car show in Belgium, making smoke in my Regency And it's Ninety-Eight, not 98.......... :bglasses:
A low milage car like that will sell for a price like that here in the Netherlands. But first the seller has to wait one more year before it will be road tax exempt. I like those big Olds cars, here I am back in the early 90's on a car show in Belgium, making smoke in my Regency And it's Ninety-Eight, not 98.......... :bglasses:
Depends I understand where you guys are coming from, but I have been at swap meet car sales, and have watched a guy from Illinois (in this case very stupid) fan out $13,000 cash for a '71 GSX CLONE with a mild 350, clean and solid? yes, it even sounded like a big block, but this car was only worth seven or eight thousand dollars, especially with a 350! Just to be straight, "A" ratings in price books on less popular models don't do justice to the really good cars, they don't take into account geographical location or very low miles, and since when did we all start letting the insurance companies tell us what our cars are worth?? I tell THEM what I want a car insured for, not the other way around, true, some will try to rate a car by category, or avoid older models all together for full coverage, why on earth in today's market where so many are competing for your business would anyone let them tell you what you're going to be covered for? Even if they do, that's what an umbrella policy is for, classic car spec coverage insurance is offered by most of the major carriers. This guy has been dealing in GM B body cars for eight years, sooner or later, they sell and he always gets his price for the really good ones, and it's the higher end ones that move fast. I've seen people tell this guy that his prices are better than what they paid for the same car from somone else, consider what $12,000 buys you today in a new car, NOTHING! With reciepts, I could say my '73 is worth $15,000, but today, the car would never get that because it is modified, these are original (the burgundy repaint on the '96 ADDS value because it was white, and the work is top quality, the car never looked that good in the paint from the factory, and one is very hard pressed to find the old white) with the '96 being a one owner Kansas car. Looking around the internet also shows that other comparable cars are asking the same price, I remeber in 1988 finding Stage 1 GS's in the paper that were in decent condition with simple needs for three thouand dollars, and most people laughed at them. In '97, people laughed at my '73 Century, funny how I don't hear that laughing any more, really nice '73 GS' with STG1s' are getting $10,000 now, and resonably good ones are selling for $7,000. Things are changing as more of the baby boom generation retires and wants a nice toy that is different and that they can drive AND enjoy. Hell, a pair of new snowmobiles, with the trailer and riding gear alone is going to set someone back 11 to $17,000. Just offering a different perspective gentlemen, someone already called to see the '96 wagon. Shane :Comp: :beer :3gears:
You are right about the underpowered, I worked in an Olds dealership in '86, when the diesel campaign was on, older model 350's and 455's were being put in these in place of failed diesels often, registered as a diesel, it was exempt from emissions at the time! However, you could still get these with the 350 in '82, and yeah, the 307 was the biggest POS Olds ever made!
