Oppo help me understand something

"Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero" (sampsonite24) 02/18/2016 at 10:33 • Filed to: None

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When selling a car, particularly a classic or something with super low mileage, why do sellers use the OEM tires as a selling point? I was browsing BaT and they have a 99 M Roadster for auction and they made a point of mentioning it still had OEM rubber as it only had 10k miles on the clock. Why would anyone see this and not immediately plan on changing the tires. I mean they are old enough to apply for a learners permit. Are they really safe enough to drive? Hell the fact that Paul Walkers porsche had its original tires was a factor in his death. I just don’t get why some people view it as a positive selling point

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 02/18/2016 at 10:36

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And it is more than just the tires. Seeing as many parts have a time based maintenance requirement in addition to mileage, I would think that something with "only 10k miles" is going to have problems. Unless there is maintenance history I would not want to touch something with that low of mileage and that age really.

StoneCold > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 02/18/2016 at 10:37

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Because they’re not selling the car as a car, they’re selling the car as a value holder/investment. It’s more rare to have classics with original tires, so the value the car can hold goes up. It’s like those 200 year old bottles of wine having their original corks. You’re not going to drink it, but it can hold value and appreciate as inflation goes up.

Party-vi > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 02/18/2016 at 10:38

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I guess OEM tires lend to the low-mileage sale aspect.

Captain of the Enterprise > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 02/18/2016 at 10:41

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With classics it emphasizes that it is the exact original everything from the factory, same engine trans seats everything down to the tires. It's more for people who don't plan on driving them but admiring them for as they were exactly when they were first made

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 02/18/2016 at 10:43

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If I am ever in the market for such a vehicle, I would immediately put new rubber on any car like that I purchased. I would probably keep the OEM tires unmounted for a future sale, but cars are meant to be driven, and tires are your only connection to the road.

KatzManDu > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 02/18/2016 at 10:46

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To appease those with concours/originality fetishes.

E92M3 > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 02/18/2016 at 10:50

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It also emphasizes that the car wasn’t abused at all. Most ///M cars don’t get more than 5-8k miles on a set of rear tires. Having 10k miles on the originals means it hasn’t been doing a lot of burnouts or drifting.

ttyymmnn > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 02/18/2016 at 10:50

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A few years ago, I bought a classic cornet (not a Dodge Coronet), one that was one owner and originally purchased in 1956. It’s a remarkably good horn, and my son plays it every day (well, whenever he practices at home). The horn came with an original can of Selmer valve oil. I’ve been playing for 40 years and have never seen a can of valve oil. It all comes in plastic bottles now. I would never use it on the horn, but if I ever sell the horn (not likely) the original can of oil will go with it, along with the original sales receipt and original warranty. It’s called provenance , and it all adds value and history to an old object. So, in the case of a car, I would buy regular tires to DD it, but would keep the originals on hand should I ever take the car to a show.

TheJWT > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 02/18/2016 at 10:52

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It’s actually quite simple.

Car collectors are morons

fhrblig > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 02/18/2016 at 10:53

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“Still has factory fluids! Ashtray has never been emptied!”

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > TheJWT 02/18/2016 at 10:59

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Best. Answer. Ever.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 02/18/2016 at 11:05

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Like Party said it’s really just proving to the heritage of the car being original and low mileage.

Personally I’d prefer them replaced because I don’t like dying.

crowmolly > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 02/18/2016 at 11:10

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Classics that get judged on authenticity need as much OEM stuff as they can get. Too much paint on your bellhousing and you lose points.

DynamicWeight > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 02/18/2016 at 12:06

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Original tires on a collectible car are just fine if you don’t actually plan on driving it, but just want to keep it as a piece of history (have you ever been to a car museum and seen the “No Skid” tires? They’re pretty neat!). For a 99, it isn’t yet old enough for that to really matter BUT if part of your potential audience is persons who are planning on owning the vehicle and not driving it long enough for it to become one of these historical curiosities; then having the original rubber is of value to those people.

Opposite Locksmith > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 02/18/2016 at 12:59

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Because if it's oem it probably means they didn't on the car dorifturuhhh style erryday