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Bring a Trailer and Cars & Bids Appreciation Thread

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https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1996-volkswagen-harlequin-golf/

They couldn't give these away when new.
Wow. I almost like it. Sort of. Maybe.
 
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I was lucky enough in my teens in the'60s to go to F1, Can-Am, Trans Am, Indy Car, F-5000, 24/12/6 hr endurance races, AMA road racing, etc.
There's nothing like the sound of an 8 liter Can-Am, 917 Porsche, or a Matra V-12.
Only one era that I despised to be at races was Formula 1 around 1999-2000. They revved to near 20,000 rpm, and the sound was so earsplitting it is the only time I have ever reached for earplugs....it was actually painful.
 

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Already almost double its $620,000+ MSRP.
 

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Only one era that I despised to be at races was Formula 1 around 1999-2000. They revved to near 20,000 rpm, and the sound was so earsplitting it is the only time I have ever reached for earplugs....it was actually painful.
The racing team that I wrench for had a client with an ex-Thierry Boutsen Williams-Renault V-10, which was fettled by a couple of factory mechanics. We had to ask them to warn the rest of us in the garage before they started it - guys would literally jump and drop tools from the noise when they lit it off.
 

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$630K for the trailer.

The Ford GT stayed at $1,220,000, met the reserve and sold.

A lot of interesting auction results.

Reserve Not Met on the 2000 Landcruiser, at $27K plus amazed me. $29K with the buyer’s premium. Knowing that vehicle, I was blown away. It’s not a great model year for the truck.

Actually, surprised, high and low, on many, many auctions. Have not been watching a lot as of late. Will have to tune in more often!
 

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Speaking of surprises, on the high side, as an Audi fanboy I've been watching the current auction on an '07 mugello blue RS4 with 48k miles which looks to be in great condition and completely stock. Current bid is $45k. I bought my mugello blue '07 RS4, which also had about 48k miles at the time, and which had a number of expensive modifications done to it, two years ago for $40k. Who knew an Audi could be an investment, rather than a money pit!?
 

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Speaking of surprises, on the high side, as an Audi fanboy I've been watching the current auction on an '07 mugello blue RS4 with 48k miles which looks to be in great condition and completely stock. Current bid is $45k. I bought my mugello blue '07 RS4, which also had about 48k miles at the time, and which had a number of expensive modifications done to it, two years ago for $40k. Who knew an Audi could be an investment, rather than a money pit!?

Pretty much every used car has gone up in value recently. I can sell my Suburban to Carvana for what I paid 45k miles ago.
 
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Pretty much every used car has gone up in value recently. I can sell my Suburban to Carvana for what I paid 45k miles ago.
The problem is, what will it cost to replace it?

While we paid a little more for the SS SkiTalk than I would have liked, trust me, someone who comes from the industry, that was very difficult, we also got a similar amount more for the SS Pugski when we sold that so it was net zero increase.
 

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All y'all are talking small potatoes. This is the BAT auction that should be on the SkiTalk radar:


I mean, how can you not love this?

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