A new chew on some old fat... (Roadster values revisited...)

Post by **spl310** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 7:55 pm

I was surfing the web and found this:

http://www.tradingpost.com.au/auto/what ... 9_3299.txt

Looks like the Fairlady sold for a rather high price relative to it's condition...

Oh, that is down under, not here in the US. (Hey Mates, send more Fosters!!)

windy311 · Post by **windy311** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 5:12 am

you dont say mate's you say MATE. and we export Fosters because it tastes like piss. but we love our DATO'S.please dont think im pissed off just we know all about American culture but most Americans dont know much about our's.dont take this the wrong way.i also found this ad while looking for comparisons on the price of my own datsun

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Post by **spl310** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 6:03 am

I put that in there for a bit of humor. I know that most Aussies don't care for Fosters. (well most that I have met anyway) Personally I prefer German beer (probably because I am half German). A lot of Americans think that Beck's beer is a great German beer. It is not. The local brews are FAR superior. Plus, there is nothing quite like a voluptuous beer maid bringing a you a big stein of bier at the local Bier Garten!!

Since you have done some research on values, what do the values look like there? Do you have more details on the condition of that one or others that you have found?

Minh · Post by **Minh** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 10:22 am

OFF TOPIC:

Exported beers from what ever country always tells better then the domestic. It'ss because the imports have to compete against the domestics and have to justify value for the higher cost of purchase. The Foster's we get is better than the piss they sell in down-under. The same with Guiness, Beck's, Hienes, and Bud.

However, I am all for beer maids; it is a very fine thing indeed.

Too bad beer is not what I prefer. I like the mixed drinks - Long Island, Tree Slammer, Black Russian, Golden Cadillac, and Pina Colada.

Post by **ppeters914** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 11:04 am

CONTINUING OFF TOPIC

When I lived in Hawai'i, we usually drank the Aussie and Kiwi brews (favourites were Coopers' and Steinlager) because the US stuff tasted horrible (unless the Marines had airlifted fresh cases from El Toro. I also drank Primo at home because it was so bad my roommates wouldn't steal any -PLUS- you got fifty-cents back for a carton of empties at the Coast Guard annex, but I digress.....).

Similar when I was overseas, i.e. the local stuff tasted better than the imported US beers; just remember to avoid the 'green' San Miguel!

The reason I was given is that the taste was affected by the extra preservatives (formaldehyde?) necessary to ship the beer.

Now, that was the '70's and '80's, so maybe technology for shipping brewskis has advanced.

Thoughts to ponder....thoughts to ponder....

Ratster · Post by **Ratster** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 11:17 am

Finally a topic for my expertise!

Canadian Coors is horrible (brewed here by Molsen), but I drink THE REAL COORS when I go to the States.

The original Fosters that we got here, back in the '80's was great. But once again brewed locally under liscence it tastes like poop.

When y'all come up and visit I recommend Sleemans (almost all of the different varieties are good) or Okanagan Spring Pale Ale.

One thing I'm sure of is that most of us have become more discriminating as to what "good beer" is. I used to drink Labatt's Blue and Molsen Canadian in college and now wouldn't go near the stuff. (ok,ok, unless desperate)

I SAY SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BREWER !!!

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 1:28 pm

I'm with you Mark, "Support your local brewer." Thank goodness I live in the great Pacific Northwest. There are 1/2 a dozen micro-brew pubs within 20 minutes of me. The only downside is, at $4 to $5 a glass it's just too darn expensive to sample them all. I resorted to brewing my own. $4 a glass for a great beer is justifiable, but $20 for 5 gallons of not quite as good but still excellent beer is unbeatable!

TWalter · Post by **TWalter** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 4:03 pm

Dave,

The Portland Roadster Owners would meet up at CPR (Cornellious Pass Roadhouse) for brews on a Saturday afternoon about 10 years back. Darn I miss the Northwest, and the excellent beer.

Alas I always drank "Bud" for years. Never thought anything more of it. Moved to Germany for five years ('86 - '90) while working for Bosch GmbH. Oh boy, after that I can not stand the taste of bud!

Years back a friend asked "when we meet at Shasta, what can I bring" as I had the old Datsun Comp Blueprints for a 1200 Racing Sedan. I told him I'd love some "Portland Ale". Little did I realize they went out of business a year earlier, and Poor Dave couldn't find any but everyone said "Ya, we used to have some back here.... "

Tom

JoeK · Post by **JoeK** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 6:55 pm

There is one thing I like more than my roadster, and that's good beer. Don't tell Kate I said that

The reason imported beer tastes like crap, IMH, is that they Pastuerize it. Not all, but most, is treated in this way, and boiling beer just isn't good for the taste, unless your making wort, which leads to beer. Many beers that taste bad here are great in their country of origin. Lowenbrau, for example, is a completely different tasting beer in Munich and considered a top notch beer.

Now for the disclaimer. There are some excellent imported beers out there, Guinness has spent millions developing that gas canister in the bottom of their cans. Belgian beers are a treat, but many don't like them, with the exception of Lambics. I have never met anybody who didn't like a good Frambois Lambic.

Off my soapbox, for now

windy311 · Post by **windy311** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 2:05 am

I've seen some cars in what we call the trading post. most recent 1600's one was asking $12000 or about that. the others $9000 and another $9500 i dont know what they sold for but they only lasted one week as ad's run for two weeks. all three cars were red aren't they all. i like corona with a bit of lemmon in it although it;s a bit expensive at about $54.00 dont forget our dollar cost $1.30 to a US dollar. while im at it we pay $1.07 per litre for ulp that;s about one quarter of a US gallon.

Minh · Post by **Minh** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 10:50 am

Off Topic/Off beat...

Sorry I read this and this topic came to mind.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/West/08/18/b ... index.html

And now back to the topic at hand. Sorry.

Art · Post by **Art** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 7:03 pm

Aussie money is like Canadian money thats only around $3200 US

sr(no\'l\')311 · Post by **sr(no\'l\')311** » Sun Aug 29, 2004 9:26 pm

That roadster *did* go for more than it was worth - to a roadster nut, anyway. It has an L18 in it - which, IIRC, means cutting a crossmember. Our local 1500 fanatic in Melbourne went along to the auction figuring that it'd be worth about $1500 for the parts that he could get off it, but as he said, the bidding went "silly".

Funnily enough, I later met the guy who bought it, and there's method in his madness (and he's done this kind of thing before). He'll simply fix it up, put a new L18 in, make it look pretty (maybe lower it), and sell it at a tidy profit. At the end of the day, how many 1960's roadsters can you buy for less than 7 grand?

Cheers,
Steve
1968 2000 Solex

Post by **dbrick** » Fri Sep 10, 2004 11:58 pm

Ok, to start off, You have to try and find Three Stooges beer. It's made by Panther brewing and is excellent. I'm hooked on it. Also, you get either Larry, Moe or Curley on the cap NO SHEMP. Other than that, Bass or Sierra Pale Ale.

Back to the subject, unless the subject is beer:
It seems there are two prices, those who know will only pay so much, but if you price it 25-30% more than you want for it, often someone bites. There seems to be a comfort level in paying alot for a car, as if a high price indicates better quality. Dealers will throw out some crazy high prices on a otherwise nothing special car and get it just by good salesmanship.

I've had friends take their car to a big swap meet ,put a ridiculous price on the windshield and someone caught up in the moment just has to have it. Go figure