RIEGER for sale!(value)long

[mkii@nycap.rr.com (Josh20V)]

simply put, odds are it appraises for about $12,000.



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----- Original Message -----
From: <Dubdaze68@aol.com>
To: <brianm@earendel.org>; <mkii@nycap.rr.com>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: RIEGER for sale!(value)long


> Reigers may be worth that much at first, but as with any "personal" mod,
the
> value dips considerably the moment it hits the car.  For Example, in the
Aug.
> 2002 issue of Performance VW, there are two Reiger Sciroccos' in the
> Classifieds.  There is a White one that was featured in 08/00 PVW, one
owner
> last 8 years, and the kit is custom modified so that the Reiger Side
skirts
> blend into the factory arch (it's the GTS Evo kit, not the widebody kit)
17
> in. wheels, the car was featured as an article of 2 Reiger Sciroccos.  The
> Price after you convert it to US Dollars?  $2,579.00
> The Second one is a full Widebody kit beautifully finished in blue, it's a
> 16v Storm car, HUGE rims,(not deep dish, looks like 17's spaced out), I
mean
> the paint looks like glass.  The Price?   $7,493.00  It almost appears
that
> this kid who has a $12,000  Reiger that isn't in all that good shape (or
so
> it seems from all the posts)
> is just trying to do what a lot of people do with cars.....sell it to a
> person who ISN"T obsessive like us and knows the price of every nut and
bolt
> that goes on our cars, and doesn't have German Reiger Catalogs and Ekta as
> staples of their computer use.(I've personally helped people sell cars for
> WAAAAY much more than they're worth to non-enthusiasts.  In Fact, some
> enthusiasts can be a pain in the ass when they come to look at a car,
> nit-picking a stone chip on a 15 year old car or bringing their own
hydraulic
> jacks, testing everything from tire tread depth to measuring the brake pad
> and rotor thickness, then offering you 1500 off the asking price)
Honestly,
> if you really want a Reiger, it would almost (HEAVY ON THE ALMOST) be
cheaper
> to import an already done car.  Since it's a car we already have here,
> Federalizing it shouldnt be that hard, as we already have bumpers and
lights
> laying around, and downpipes fitted with cats.  For those of you shipping
> their cars to England next year, you could always do a VIN switch and
bring
> one back as your own....just and opinion......
>
> Patrick Boyle
> '87 Scirocco 16v
> '87 Cabriolet
> '84 Rabbit GTI
>