Re: Off topic: super six setup worth?

["Gary H." <62to65mopar@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, it depends on what the baseline year is. If you use "2003" as the $200 starting time for these parts then in 2013 dollars we are at around $254. I somehow got cross-wired and used 1983 as the date the article was written, so that $200 in 1983 would require $468.88 in 2013. Thanks for the update. The article was indeed written in 2003.

Whether ebay has driven prices up or down is a matter of debate, but certainly the ability to market something worldwide is much easier now than it was even in 2003.   

You are correct on the market and finding the slant six buyer. The "Super Six" is an option for those determined to keep the original slanted engine and getting more pep. Swapping in a newer engine results in a different car with a different market -- and I would assume a owner with a different mindset 

He can still "ask" $500 but I agree, based on the revised timeline, somewhere around $250 is more likely to be the target for a buyer.

Thanks,
Gary H. 

>  -------Original Message-------
>  From: John Knox 

>  Unfortunately, $200 in 2003 only has the buying power of $253.84 in 2013. 
>  And that was the year the article was written, as eBay didn't exist in
>  1983.  Also, MoPars have fallen off of their values of 2003, and not as
>  many people are putting money into slant six cars.  You may get $500, if
>  you find someone desperate, but I can score 5.9 Magnums for less, and get
>  better driveability, more power, and nearly the same, if not better fuel
>  mileage as a Super Six.
>  
>  
>  Mist people are swapping out slant sixes nowadays.
>  
>  -John
>  

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