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Hmmmm, I'm just not a polished enough guy for a polished car myself. I mgiht be wrong (but I doubt it) for me the maintenance would be to much. A brushed car with MAYBE polished stripes, or not.
Flip sure got a nice deal on his used Kirkham, just under $70K I think it was. 42 gallon, real (really!) side oiler, brushed. Pretty much the specs I'd be looking for. 5 speed would be a plus for me. In Hawaii, no big deal, HERE on the mainland, yeah, that's a pretty nice option to have. |
Even for the CSX cars, I just don't get those prices. You can pay retail from a dealer for a glass car with a good set of options and a 427FE and be in the $90s and wait less than 3 months (at least in the current environment). And you get exactly the color and options you want. Why would you pay $100k-$120k and let someone else choose the color, engine and options?
Seems to me it's either because you haven't taken the time to do the research (or its an impulse buy) or you have to have it today (or both). |
let someone else choose the color, engine and options
Well the KC cars are fetching $100 or so. It seems to me the best option or a car your going to drive is a Genesis or equivalent aftermarket block and a 5 speed. KC cooses those options for you. The Kirkham's recomend the five speed. They also recomend pretty much all the options I purchased. I was criticized when I asked people which options they thought were most valuable. So I searched around and spoke with Kirkham's and went from there. In the end i ended up with a deal from them with a car that was loaded chris |
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Ernie, yes, the polished exterior is not for everyone, no doubt about it, but the maintenance is very similar to a painted car. You polish a painted car much like you polish a polished aluminum car. It seems all too often people add aluminum panels to their fiberglass cars, so they have somewhat similar issues taking care of their aluminum panels, although not the exterior. |
I think your right on rodknock. Also we don't get chips!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
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For the record, and I've mentioned this before, one of the resons I chose a Kirkham was to avoid the "What color am I going to paint it?" question.
Timing is everything. If one of the sellers in the links that I posted decides he/she wants to get out now, then someone could get a very nice deal on a very nice car. There are a lot of Cobras on the market. ERA's, SPF's, BDR's, KMP's, and CSX's. |
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OTOH, copper is going for $3.50 a pound.
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Copper Kirkham - It's 225 extra pounds evenly distributed from front to back. It would still weigh less than virtually all other offerings from other manufacturers.
I'd buy it in a heartbeat, but of course, it's too much money for me. |
Added a few CSX eBay listings to my original post. A lot of very nice cars on the market right now, but certainly not bargain prices.
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one thing to remember is some of these cars are a decade old , 79k for a *roller* aluminum CSX in 96' - 39k for a glass . Prices on Cobra Registry . com for Kirkhams 84 500 , 87 500 , 68 800(is that the one Flips' # 178 ) , 75k and 82k not sure if those are asking prices and sorry there all sold .:rolleyes:
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Rodknock, are you saying I'm supposed to POLISH my painted car?? Now there's a concept, last time that happened I paid someone to do it. If theres a car show coming up, I usually find the time to wash it, but not always...
You'll find me under it, looking for that illusive all original iron block side oiler,,,, leak. :) |
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Though you would use different materials to get the job done. |
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I feel better about CSX 4985 every day.
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