1972 Buick Estate Wagon

Good luck to the seller with that price.

http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/carsforsale/buick/estate_wagon/1534662.html

 

As much as I love these, and this one is nice, I'm not seeing a $25,000 vehicle. No power windows or locks, torn and faded seats, not even whitewalls. Nice, but no thanks.

David

 

The car is in Italy? that could provide a problem for most of us..........

 

7000 mi? lol 02000 showing brake pedal gives that away right off the bat

looks nice but when will guys learn to paint the frikking BLACK back on the bottom of the spare tire? Man that bugs the crap outta me!

 

Its a nice wagon but not even close to $25,000 nice!

 

I love the woodgrain 71-74 Estate Wagons, but this one I agree with most here, its not a $25K car. No 3rd seat, no power windows or locks are negatives to me. Also, the car appears to have the upgrade seat/door panels, but has the plastic 2-spoke steering wheel. Was this steering wheel even an option on the upgrade interior option?

Also, they say it has 7000 miles, but 02532 miles are showing, so I am guessing it has had an "easy" 102K miles.

You know for years and awhile back there was another '72 Estate Wagon like this on Hemmings that was in mint condition and was listed as having 37 actual miles and it was like $32,000. That car was clearly a 37 mile car and was high optioned.

I think this is that car I am referring to, it also had the 3rd seat, deluxe custom-cushioned 3-spoke steering wheel and light monitors...




Everytime I see a '72 Buick it makes me want back my old '72 Buick Electra 225 Custom 4dr hardtop... Pic from 2002 when I sold the car...

 

Nice car, but looks like an $8,000 car at the top end.

 

That car looks pretty good to me, needs whitewalls bad.
Look at that shop! you could eat off the floors or anything else in there. If that's his place and those are all his cars I'd trust that car. Guys like that tend to not mess around with junk or do shoddy work.
That's the European price, he isn't trying to sell it to Americans so the price means nothing over here. That's probably a good deal over there and that guy knows it. How much would it cost to buy a car, ship it to Italy, have it painted, and have the interior done?

 

BV, I respectfully disagree. He's got it listed in Hemming's, so I'd say that $25,000 is the price for anyone, and yes, it is being marketed to the US as well as Europe. Just because the vehicle is in Italy doesn't make that a less ridiculous price, for an American or an Italian. Transporting a car to Europe doesn't justify a $12,000 to $15,000 mark up.

David

 

Those are Dutch license plates

 

So, what's the deal, Rob? Do you think that's a fair 'Europe' price, or too high. Seems to me once a US wagon gets to Europe, it's going to stay there...... There should be enough of these still in the U.S. to make the shipping cost back here definitely not cost-effective.

 

Even for European standards the price is way too high. That wagon looks to be in a very good condition, but as said here earlier, lacks a couple of options.

71 and 72 Buick Estate Wagons, full optioned, are even very, very hard to find in the USA nowadays which is to be seen in the prices.

I already had 2 serious interests from the States for my EW... Include $2,000 for sea transport in the sales price and it is back on US soil.

I keep a (very) close eye on the market for those wagons (71-2; full optioned) for the last 10 years: they hardly come by. And the increase in price showed during that period.

Still I estimate this wagon not to get sold for the asked $25,000, but in Europe it can be sold for around $15,000 easily.

BTW: just found out (semi legal ) that the wagon indeed started it's European life here in The Netherlands: it was imported on October 11 2010 and changed hands November 5 2010...probably the date it was exported to Italy