MC Dale Earnhardt Intimidator up for auction
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It will be interesting to see what happens with that. If you go to Barrett Jackson and buy one you can expect to pay a premium price for a car. But an online sale may be very different. I think I seen this one on ebay a few years ago and they struggled to get it sold. First at a 30K then at a 25K .
If this car would have been Rear wheel drive they would have went off the scale.
If this car would have been Rear wheel drive they would have went off the scale.
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I bet all the people that held onto these things are super upset at this point.
These come up at Barrett-Jackson almost every year - maybe a different driver edition, but its always the same thing- near zero mile, perfect condition car right off the showroom floor.
But they all seem to end up like the below:
Take off the 8% commission, now you're at $27k, take another $1k to transport and insure the car there, now you're at $26k.
That doesn't even break even to the sticker on these back in the early 00s - not to mention:
-Taxes, title, registration, insurance for all the years
-Maintenance over the years (I see some with new tires, new battery, etc)
-Inflation. $30k back in 02 is the equivalent of well over $40k now.
Essentially these people are barely getting 50% of their 'investment' back and had to deal with storing and protecting a full car for two decades. That's a real kick in the teeth...
These come up at Barrett-Jackson almost every year - maybe a different driver edition, but its always the same thing- near zero mile, perfect condition car right off the showroom floor.
But they all seem to end up like the below:
However, one with 36 miles on the odometer was sold at a Barrett-Jackson auction in 2015 for $29,700.
That doesn't even break even to the sticker on these back in the early 00s - not to mention:
-Taxes, title, registration, insurance for all the years
-Maintenance over the years (I see some with new tires, new battery, etc)
-Inflation. $30k back in 02 is the equivalent of well over $40k now.
Essentially these people are barely getting 50% of their 'investment' back and had to deal with storing and protecting a full car for two decades. That's a real kick in the teeth...
Last edited by bumpin96monte; Oct 12, 2020 at 11:54 AM.
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I see the bid's up to $22k now. After their 5% commission, that's about $21k. 2002 equivalent value is like $14k - not even half the $29.7k original sticker on this.
They better hope for a miracle at the last minute not to totally lose their butt on it.
They better hope for a miracle at the last minute not to totally lose their butt on it.
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