Or even less ... pity the poor buggers who shelled out 600, 650, 750 for them back in 2008.
Most today seem to be in the 300s.
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We all fell into that trap. Back shopping for my 1st car in 1983 i passed over an XW GT for $3,500 because it was Gold (Grecian Gold I think the one below). I'm not a fan of gold. Well I wasn't, these days I'm softening.
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Yep, we all have those stories...
It must have been mid 90s, I was needing a cheap car. Had been unemployed for a few months and just started a new job so need a car to get to work. Grovelled 3k off mum n dad and dad took me to a cheapie car yard. Only two cars I could afford, a well used but tidy xb hardtop or a Honda prelude.... It wasnt the hardtop that came home with us that day.
I can't remember it very well, but I thought it was a povo pack six, column shift auto with a bench seat. But bench seats wouldn't have been allowed in a hardtop so I guess it had been molested a tad.
Just one of my many car buying regrets.
in 1981, almost bought a black Phase III, was so close
decided to use the money to put a deposit on my first house
Yep.
Passed up on this for $11K,:
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At 19 years old it was serious money and i bought a Unit instead and stuck with the XC.
I actually feel sorry for people stuck in a time warp!
Compare an XW to a BA as far as actual driving enjoyment it's chalk and cheese, i wont mention FG because i havn't driven my F6 in furious anger yet but i did own an XW many years ago and i have owned many Falcon's since representing the breed.
People go WOW at a car meet i get it, but people also plot to steal them...
Anonymity is key and if ya cannot show it for fear of losing it and it's crap to drive compared to a later model then why own it?
Sorry i just don't get it...