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"lone_liberal" (token-liberal) 09/19/2018 at 14:14 • Filed to: None

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A coworker of mine, who is from Moldova, just casually mentioned that his dad is thinking of bringing his old Moskvitch over and asked me if it would be worth anything here if/when they decided to sell it.

How do you answer that kind of question? It’s not like Autotrader is full of Moskvitchs to give you a baseline. I told him it would be cool and it would draw a lot of attention at a car show, but I had no idea what somebody would pay for one and that if I had to guess I’d go $5k tops.

Just Jeepin' > lone_liberal 09/19/2018 at 14:30

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Maybe look at other obscure models on Bring a Trailer? I’d think you’d have much better luck finding the right buyer there than any other forum I know of (other than literally a forum dedicated to eastern European vehicles, which come to think of it is probably a good place to look if you can find one).

Just Jeepin' > Just Jeepin' 09/19/2018 at 14:33

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https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/moskvitch

lone_liberal > Just Jeepin' 09/19/2018 at 14:34

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Those are both good ideas, thanks! I’ll pass them along. I did a quick Google search to see if it would pop any up and the only thing I found was a FP article where a guy claimed to have the only one in private hands in the country. 

Just Jeepin' > lone_liberal 09/19/2018 at 14:35

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Huh, there’s one relatively close to me in Michigan. A bit pricy for my tastes (like, 10k more than I’d even consider paying) but would be pretty cool to see in person.

https://classics.autotrader.com/classic-cars-for-sale/moskvitch-for-sale

My hovercraft is full of eels > lone_liberal 09/19/2018 at 14:36

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I used to have a Moskvich when I was a kid. Well, sort of...

lone_liberal > My hovercraft is full of eels 09/19/2018 at 14:38

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Googling turned up a shit ton of die cast ones, which was kind of surprising. 

Just Jeepin' > lone_liberal 09/19/2018 at 14:38

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Both that I’ve found are >10k, so there’s hope for a decent resale price. No luck finding a website for enthusiasts, but didn’t search for very long.

Nom De Plume > lone_liberal 09/19/2018 at 14:40

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The correct answer is how much more it would be worth bringing over if he covered everything in plastic and thick rugs before packing it full of spare parts.  Or, you know, just ship a crate full of spare parts over too.

lone_liberal > Just Jeepin' 09/19/2018 at 14:42

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It’s interesting that there are multiple cars claiming to be the only ones in the country. It’s also interesting that somebody thinks a unique, but crappy, car   is worth that much money.

So Shiney. So Chrome! So Frunky > lone_liberal 09/19/2018 at 15:07

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That is really hard to pin down. Here is a Warburg 311 wagon I was trying to buy from the guy who put it on an S-10 chassis. Back then he wanted $5k which was too much for me. Now it has a hideous paint job and they want $14k.........

https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/cto/d/station-wagon-trade/6686001839.html

If he can get it here for a couple grand he could enjoy it and at least recoup the shipping cost when he sells it. Unless he finds the type of weirdo who paints an east German car like a surf wagon......

Future Heap Owner > lone_liberal 09/19/2018 at 15:26

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In the words of Scorpius, “unique is always valuable”

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > lone_liberal 09/19/2018 at 16:41

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Easy, tell him you’ll pay him a few thousand, import it for yourself and then invite me over to see it ! :P