I FOUND TWO 88 Alabama Trooper Cars? Prices?

[ImEvil1]

Originally Posted by texunter

Where is the other one?

He already sold it...local PD guy in Birmingham bought it.

[1988Bullitt]

Originally Posted by ImEvil1

He already sold it...local PD guy in Birmingham bought it.

I wonder if this was a guy I talked to at the Show, Robert was his name, he was with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Dept. Really nice guy, said he had been looking for one?

[BHPD356]

Well I dont know how the car picked up 2500 in the last 18 hrs since I talked to him...He told me 10k just last night.
I will say this though, I just started getting into these cars within the last 6 months since I got hurt on the job.
All the research That i've done on the cars and prices only tell me that the prices on these cars will try to stay steady within the SSP community. Outsiders to the community are gonna blow these things through the roof and price the cars out of the market. I see it happening right now on sites like craigs list... "FOR SALE SSP Copcar with the fenders falling off for 5k".

Now if you read back thru the threads on the site from just a year ago guys were picking up real solid cars for 2000-2500.
I have a feeling those solid cars are gonna start to dry up cause iv'e called on probably 8-10 cars in the last month and from the information i'm getting is that the sharks are circling the boat on these cars.

Now the guys that already own SSP's will be happy with the price jumps cause it will only bring value to there rides. Guys like me trying to enter the hobby without breaking the bank will soon be priced out of the market cause the supply of nice clean cars will dry up.
The real SSP enthusiast will in time become upset because his once affordable hobby wont be so affordable anymore. The days of buying and selling cars for the hobby will become cost prohibitive because the sharks drove the price up and over the little guy and into a rich mans hobby.
I kinda reminds me of Harley Davidson in some regards. Wanna bees and flippers bought up all the bikes and jacked up the prices. In the end all the nice iron became overpriced rich mans garage candy never to see sunlight again.
Heck I may be way off the map here but something tells me I'm not that far off.
When I joined this board I was offered a beautiful car by a site member that was just a little out of my price range "According to my wife".
I'm starting to think the car was cheap considering some of the junk Iv'e seen out there.
Oh well, enough of my new guy on the board ranting.

Joe

[svopaul]

Originally Posted by ImEvil1

I doubt he'll see that, but I guess anything is possible.

It is what it is....an original, low mileage AL DPS car. If originality and low mileage are important to you, and having a rare care from an agency that didn't use many, then this one may be for you.

I haven't seen the car up close since 2004 or 2005; they both looked pretty good back then.

I think it's funny that people (on ORG) are jumping all over this guy for coming here to sell the car for such a high price. The market will determine what it ultimately sells for and where else was he supposed to list it? The dealers sell their cars at dealerships, not supermarkets. He didn't post here that he bought it for $500 and is selling it for $10K. He was lucky, has the car, and is trying to get top $$$ for it, which is exactly what dealers and flippers do. Does anyone know what he paid for them?

If he doesn't sell it, I'm sure we'll see the price come down.

Best of luck to the guy selling them....I don't care if someone is making a profit but be honest about the sale. For example..."Stored in an air conditioned garage" when we all know they were sitting in a carport. This guy probably wasn't aware that some of us here knew more about these cars than he did. Things that definitely aren't helping him are the used car sales pitch talk and the fact that you give a price and then jack it up....sign of no ethics there since a mans word is his bond .

With that said I spoke with the guy who actually bought these cars for the recently passed owner last year who gave me lots of information on the cars and he stated that the mileage was over 100K but that these were nicely taken care of cars. This guy also stated that "nobody knew how to buy them" which is also an untruth...it was well known that the owner wouldn't sell them but once he passed his son would sell them quickly...which appears to be the case, this guy just got lucky to be in the right place at the right time....good for him, everyone needs a lucky break from time to time .

Bottom line...Profit is not a dirty word. I've flipped cars before and hold no ill feelings toward anyone doing the same. However...don't blow smoke up people's skirt and stand by your word...if you put a price on something...stick to it, don't turn around and start jacking up the price because you have a lot of interest.

I sold an AR15 not long ago and priced it too cheap for current market value...but it was a little more than I had in it. Instead of changing my mind and jacking up the price I sold it as agreed and stood by my word. To me that is the honorable thing to do.

But again...best of luck but he would do better to lose the used car sales pitch and stand by his word

[lilalleykatt]

Here they are we cleaned it all up today..

[1988Bullitt]

Originally Posted by lilalleykatt

Here they are we cleaned it all up today..

Good pictures, this car was definately equiped a little differently then mine. Since I don't see plugs in the roof for the lightbar harness or the antenna I assume it's been repainted?

[lilalleykatt]

Wow I can see that I have some explaining to do. I told my half brother that he could keep anything over 10K if he sold the car. My thinking was that no one in their right mind would ever pay that amount. He used my Motor City Marauders screen name to regisiter on this board for me and the rest came from him...Sorry...I am an enthusiast and I intend to keep this car. It is not for sale at this time unless someone makes a stupid offer. I have been trying to purchase these cars for many years as I live in the area. I am growing tired of my Trilogy supercharged and stroked Marauder and plan to restore the remaining Mustang to as close to OEM as possible...It is almost to nice to tear down and restore...I need to replace the original exhaust and am torn between putting an X-pipe and flowmasters or keeping it all original..I appreciate your feedback and apoligize for coming across as a Bubba used car dealer...I am as big an entusiast as any of you..With any luck I hope to be able to purchase the remaining 72 Javelin 401 from the same collection..It still has the original State Trooper plate on the back and is out of a time capsule...Thanks again AL

[lilalleykatt]

Originally Posted by 1988Bullitt

Good pictures, this car was definately equiped a little differently then mine. Since I don't see plugs in the roof for the lightbar harness or the antenna I assume it's been repainted?

I must have been painted back in 4/95 when it was purchased from the state...I have spent about 20 hours wet sanding the trash and orange peel out of the finish and it looks nice...the doors need to be blocked properly and repainted. The quarter glass needs replaced..Other than that it looks OEM

[BHPD356]

Ok let me get this straight just for clarification.

Originally Posted by lilalleykatt

I told my half brother that he could keep anything over 10K if he sold the car. My thinking was that no one in their right mind would ever pay that amount. He used my Motor City Marauders screen name to regisiter on this board for me and the rest came from him

So what your saying you had no idea that your half brother was tearing up the internet Mustang Boards with pics, so called information (turns out misinformation) posting pics and making deals all over the USA.

Originally Posted by lilalleykatt

I appreciate your feedback and apoligize for coming across as a Bubba used car dealer...

But then YOU apologize for you being "BUBBA" the used car salesman.

Yea ok, I'm buying that for a nickle. I guess I would only need $14,499.95 to buy the car now? While your sanding maybe you'll come up with a new story for us dolts to read.

Your story shifts like "NEW MONEY"

[lilalleykatt]

Take it or leave it..The CAR is not for sale PAL..I am not a dealer...I have tried to buy these cars for years and I finally have...