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Old 07-19-2010, 09:18 AM   #19
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With the closing of Pontiac most of the leftover vehicles held their price and were sold, rather than got discounted to move the inventory. It's like a fire sale without the discounts.

Older Pontiacs are being marked up simply because the brand has been shut down. Regardless of what we would consider market price, dealers and even some owners, are jumping on the "Pontiac is no more" bandwagon and inflating their prices. It sucks, but thats the market now.

I may be one of three people on the planet that really likes 3rd gen 'birds, so seeing prices like that are upsetting looking at it from a buyers perspective. But if the sellers can get the money, more power to them. Inflate the market for a time to create value and demand. There are lots of places to get replacement parts, so easy to bring the 3rd gens back to showroom condition.

Kinda funny when you look at the selling prices of 69 TAs which have swung all over the place the last 3 years from the 60k's up past 130k. They can't stay stable.
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