$170k 80 series

[BullElk]

1997 LC 4,000 miles $170k. Supposedly CarMax bought it for $60k

 

[Rusty Marlin]

Fools and their money.... Congratulations to the seller, a tidy sum.

 

[edwards_rljr]

I'm always fascinated by stories like this. I'd love to hear how this '97 managed to make it 24 years and only have 4k miles on it.

 

[BullElk]

I also wonder how seals have worn, steel has oxidized and parts have failed compromising its ability to purr like once before.

 

[vegasfj40]

And how much bad gas has been run through it. Cars like this that sit for extended times usually need the fuel system parts replaced.

 

[nhall80]

The saddest part of this is that no-one actually enjoyed that cruiser for the past 24 years.

 

[edwards_rljr]

I also wonder how seals have worn, steel has oxidized and parts have failed compromising its ability to purr like once before.

Yeah, i've always heard it's bad for a vehicle to just sit and not have things move around and lubricated regularly. I'm imagining some little old lady that bought it new and then just drove it a mile or two down to the market once a week, took it in for regular oil changes, and otherwise left it parked in a garage, leaving it in pristine condition.

 

[BullElk]

Perfect specimen for Jay Leno’s garage

 

[Sandy Cruiser]

$170k with 4k miles? Even so that seems extremely steep. Its not even triple locked. What a time to hustle though, there is so much money flying around right now.

 

[Kernal]

Either a scam/shill/fake bid (to drive prices up) or the person who bought it had invested $10,000 into Bitcoin ten years ago when it was @ $1 per coin (which would now be worth ~$400,000,000).

 

[fro20fow]

Either a scam/shill/fake bid (to drive prices up) or the person who bought it had invested $10,000 into Bitcoin ten years ago when it was @ $1 per coin (which would now be worth ~$400,000,000).

LOL anyone putting 10K into it already had millions in the bank.. and/or most likely sold when it it 10 or 100. Although know of someone who received a few hundred dollars as payment for certain items... and forgot they had it until it was at like 2k and worth around 2 mill.

But yeah, when you got money there are worse things to spend it on. This is a functional art piece. A conversation starter. And hey, you might get your money back because 10 years from now there will be even more people out there looking to spend money.