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TomKat
07-30-2007, 11:22 AM
I'll try to explain this as well as I can.

"I only have $500 in my car." Well let's see how this works.

Car - Someone was forced to sell their car because they couldn't figure out that the spark plugs were fouled out. $200 paid. Actual value of car - $3,000.

Motor - Traded it for a transmission. $0 paid. $2,000 actual value.

Rebuild/buildup - Have a buddy at a machine shop did the work for cost. $200 paid. $1,500 actual value.

Paint job - A buddy owed me a paint job after I did some work for him.

Wheels - Found them in a junk yard and they just needed a cleaning. $10 paid. $200 actual value.

I could go on and on, but I think you get the idea. I've even seen magazines use Matt-thematics. Arrrghhhh. I guess you can justify anything if you want to.

BadAss88GT
07-30-2007, 01:44 PM
I gotcha.

As far as SBS using the same formulas, I know thats not true. Its not hard to spray a big block ladder bar car to single digits.

EVILUTION
07-30-2007, 03:39 PM
The way proclaimed value is supposed to work is the value of the car is specified. If a hot shot car shows up and claims value is less than "X" thats fine, as long as they are willing to sell it for "< X".

TomKat
07-30-2007, 05:59 PM
LOL :lol: