22 Oct
2005
22 Oct
'05
12:40 a.m.
Joe R. wrote:
I expect that 3rd party cards vs original MITs
cards would detract from
their value but not to the extend that 3rd party mods would to a
collector's car. I suppose a better comparision would be a 1930s Duesenburg
or some other car that were ALL build to order and no two were the same.
Offtopic, but I think a lot of car manufacturers will do stuff to order
- for a price. I once looked at a car for someone (Citro?n XM - most
are over 10 years old and the most basic one has around eight computers
scattered around it, so they're sort of on-topic) which was quite
unusual, having all the high-spec toys but with a grey cloth interior
from the "entry level" ones. Seems the chap
that originally bought it
didn't like leather seats, so for about ?1000 extra
he had the factory
replace the interior. It probably went into a mid-spec one, so I expect
they got paid twice for it!
Gordon.