Is this car worth it?

Question

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- If the bids are real - and the eBayMotors.com auction was stopped once for fake bidding - a modified 1969 Dodge Charger, painted to look like the General Lee from the TV Show "The Dukes of Hazzard," nearly became the most expensive car ever auctioned.

The auction closed at $9,900,500 at 1:00 pm Friday. That puts it just $1.1 million away from the $11 million paid for a 1931 Bugatti Type 41 Royale Sports Coupe sold by the auction house Christie's in 1987. To date, that is the highest price ever paid for a car at auction, according to Christie's.

The car was used in the show, which typically went through several cars per episode during its 6-year production run in the early 1980s. But this one is owned by John Schneider, who played Bo Duke in the series, a role that was only slightly less central than that of the car.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/AUTOS/05/04/general_lee_ebay_record/index.html

Now I'm a fan of the original Dukes of Hazzard tv show as well as the 1997 Dukes Reunion movie but even I'm surprised by how much this one went for.

Answer 1

Short Answer: Anything is worth whatever anyone else wants to pay for it.

Answer 2

You can't buy much of a car for $500. You sound a bit like you want to justify a newer car rather than get by. There is nothing wrong with wanting a new car, but financially it does not make sense to do so if you can get in good running order for $500. There should be another 75,000 to 100,000 in tha told Regal before you will need to junk it out.

Answer 3

Is there really a question here, or are we using Yahoo Answers as a message board / news group.

Answer 4

Who knows could be legit there are plenty of dumb rich people so who knows

Answer 5

just get a beat up one and restore it for waaaaayyy cheaper

Answer 6

i don´t think so