
01-08-2008, 07:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Hooligan
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For the record, the nicest CE I've seen was owned by Vic (a BB member, though I forget his username) in Indianapolis. Absolutely mint in every possible way... a 99 point car. His is red on black and I believe he's the second owner. Last I saw the car was in the summer of 2006.
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 wiping tears from my eyes... lol
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01-08-2008, 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by lgbalfa
did they make the CE in black?
or red, green, yellow only?
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Yep, both black and white Ce models exist(ed).
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01-08-2008, 03:17 PM
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Tell ya what, fly me out there, wine me, dine me, and let me drive your Spider... and then I will consider giving it my vote! Vic's is the nicest car I've personally seen, though I am sure there are a few other very nice CEs.
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Originally Posted by Craig LNU
Yep, both black and white Ce models exist(ed).
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True... the registry shows that lucky #13 is black, but I don't show any other black or white CEs. I'm fairly certain a few exist.
By the way, if anyone wants a recent copy of the registry, drop me a PM.
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01-08-2008, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Zunige
Hooligan: Your "Monday comment" makes sense to me now...  I would love to have a green CE (yes, with a tan interior!), but realistically speaking I doubt that I'll be in the market for one any time soon. If anything, I will be making a concerted effort to downsize our number of vehicles. I'm just waiting for the right time.
However, gents, I'm not really too worried about acquiring a series 4. I hate to say this, but I don't see the prices going anywhere but down... I see them as vehicles that are just starting to go through the "just another used car" phase, where they are being sold by their original owners, who took care of them, to second and third owners who may not have the $$ to do the same. Hence, most will become no better than an average driver. They are typically bought by people who have every intention of driving them, and that means wear. Few will remain in exceptional condition. (An example is the CE on Autotrader...)
Other factors to consider are that as nice as they are, these cars are not sought after by collectors. They are not historical. They are not eligible for any exclusive events and there are a lot of them. Hence, while we may appreciate them, in general the demand is soft. Soft demand means that a serious seller will have to lower his price. As a car changes hands, each transaction is done for less $$ and the trend continues... This drags prices down in general, and eventually pulls down even the CE prices. Of course, the really mint examples will always be valued beyond any "market" range. At some point they will begin to rise in value, but I don't think that will happen until years have gone by and other more collectible cars become so expensive, that buyers will start to turn to other cars, like these Spiders.
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I have to agree with you... S4 Spider values are generally on a decline right now. S3s seem to have leveled out and I'd expect them to increase if the overall collector car market increases. I know that it was possible to buy a sub $1,500 S3 that ran just three years ago, but it's very hard to do that today... a cheap runner is $3,000. They'll never be Pebble Beach cars, of course, but they'll be nice "affordable" collector cars for many years to come.
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01-08-2008, 04:27 PM
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01-08-2008, 06:52 PM
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Last edited by lgbalfa; 01-08-2008 at 07:01 PM.
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01-08-2008, 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Craig LNU
Yep, both black and white Ce models exist(ed).
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here is a black CE
http://www.carsauto.com/windowSticker.cfm?ID=190133
no front or rear badges though.
clearly repainted.
still a nice example.
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Last edited by lgbalfa; 01-08-2008 at 10:17 PM.
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