Discussion: Buying or selling, what’s the best deal you’ve gotten?

Many years ago, I bought some NOS Corello driving lamps–with boxes and covers–via a Mini forum for my old Innocenti Mini.

They’re probably worth a small mint to Ferrari, Alfa or Herbie fans. 

I got a screaming deal on my Pantera.  It was $15k for a car that didn't run but it only needed a 7 cent part (distributor roll pin) and it was tearing up the pavement again!

Of course that doesn't include the rapid purchases of all new spark plugs, wires all new fuel hoses and battery and... I mean at the time it was a 30 year old car and since I've painted over the old paint (I now have 7 kinds of paint failure) to seal it and some modern wheels and replaced the brake calipers... it's old.  It's over 50 now and I haven't got the AC working and the lubricants for the electric windows have all turned to plastic plymers and the rubber has perished for the second time.

On the other hand, I didn't know it was the last Pushbutton style hand built in Vignale so given the Foose (extremely tastefully equipped) Pantera recently sold for a shade less than $200k it seems worthwhile to insure it.  I wish my legs were in better shape and I'd drive it.  At least the clutch foot werks gud.

I've tried to give the best deals possible on the remaining fleet.  Stampy gave me more than I wanted for the Suprang, I think I might have asked too much for the Metropolitain and too little for the Cougar and *much* too little for the '68 FB with the fold down back seat and the 443ci stroker motor.  I definately asked too little for the '69 GT but I was leaving town.  Sold a 2 for one for the 1970 VW busses, a song for the v45 Magna, 2 4 packs of Guiness for the Monza, gave my Chevy Sprint and 2000 Civic hatch to my brother, $1200 for a sportster, gave away my Del SOl, my MR2 for $1200 *after* I fixed the timing belt and... ugh... $6200 for a perfectly good E91 AWD 328i Touring and ... well I needed the money and it took me 6 weeks to change the electric water pump.  It needed shocks so I don't feel too bad but damn that was a fine car.

Anyway, I'll never really make up for the Pantera and it turns out I can't really afford to own a car that fancy so eventually someone else will get a screaming deal on it.  I'm about to sell the $2008 Subaru Outback Sport (legacy hatch) because the power steering won't stop leaking.  Damned O rings.

Well now I'm thinking LS Swap Legacy Hatch and... no.  No I have to sell it.  It's a cool car but my wife needs something better.  Like an LS swapped legacy hatch!  Maybe an Mk III rear end swap too!

Three months ago I watched a lady back in to a subura outback at dog training class. I told the owner her Subaru just got hit and she went nuts. Said she was trading it in the next day and the deal was ruined. Somehow or another I kind of got in the middle of it while the two ladies were arguing and to put it to rest I gave her what the dealer was going to give her less the 1600 for the damage for the car. So I bought a 90,000 mile premium one owner Subaru outback 2015 for $8,800 and 10 minutes with a heat gun I popped the dent out to near perfect and just had to buy a $15 reflector. 15 to 16,000 car all day long