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I will have to save my pennies! So far I have a mere $1500 to throw at a MIGI, hence my attempted purchase from a dealership.
I know- some of you guys must be thinking that is a rather small down payment; but I’m excellent at bartering. I once got a guy down from $8,000 to $4,000 for a Jeep because I paid in cash. If I don’t get a price I like then I find someone else. Call me heartless but I don’t lose any sleep at night for low-balling used car salesman.
Besides, I prefer seeing them in person. Too many eBay dissapointments have taught me the value of “Up, close, and personal.”
$300 a month is pretty high for insurance considering I only pay $100 a YEAR for my motorcycle and ride it everywhere!london40778.6539699074
Oh, yeah- I don’t think there as a single head that didn’t turn when I was test driving. Not that I care about attention but it does demonstrate the extreme beauty of the car.
I think I’ll email the dealer a copy of the URL for this page and tell him to call me when he wants to get rid of it. He was extremely adamant about the price and claimed he was just trying to break even at that point. My girlfriend who was there told me she talked to him and he said if it didn’t sell soon he’d just keep it for his collection. I looked at her and said, “He can keep it.”
It was one of those dissapointments you feel in your heart but I suppose its all for the best.
By the way, what kind of insurance rates do you guys think I’d pay on this thing? I’m a 27 year old military vet with a clean driving record living outside of San Antonio, TX in the country. Would I tell the insurance company it’s a 74 Migi or a 74 VW?london40778.6295138889
By the way, Edsnova- I never mentioned how bad the brakes were. How in the world did you know that?
How very dissapointing. I love the car but I’m not stupid in love. But damn- I got bit by the bug BAD.
Thanks for your sage wisdom, everybody. I’m still gonna stay on the forums, probably lurking since I don’t even own a TD replica yet. But I just have to own one so I might as well familiarize myself with it now.
Again, thanks for helping out a stranger; you guys saved me a lot of money and hassle! Definitely a bunch of cool dudes.
P.S. If anyone around San Antonio, TX knows of a running replica for sale let me know!london40777.9040856482
The windshield was definitely on backwards- the brackets for the side windows were facing outwards and would not rotate all the way where they would need to be. Forgot about the windshield wiper!
And I that’s definately not the motor I saw. It was a four cylinder, four speed VW. The gas pedal had to be pumped quite a few times before the car would start “Because of the carburetor” according to the staff. It also had a habit of dying when one’s foot was taken off the accelerator.
Thanks for your help. I’m kind of obsessed with how cool the car is- but I need to know what I’m getting myself into; especially considering I’m not much of a “Car guy.” I am very mechanically inclined but my specialty is customizing firearms. I’m sure I’d do well on most things with a good Chiltons or Haynes.
