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The current vendor only bought the car off its previous owner very recently (three weeks ago actually) for way less than half its current asking price. The vendor tried to mislead buyers by stating that it's mileage was only 32k miles which was a clear attempt to increase the car's appeal and justify the much higher asking price than the one recently paid. When rumbled, the vendor suggests that "with these old cars the mileage doesn't matter" . Well I'm sorry, but I'd be pretty hacked off if I went to view a car with a strong asking price such as that and it turned out that its mileage was really 100k more than claimed. Oh, and aren't you supposed to state on your adverts that you are a trader?
I suppose I can see your point with buyers with no experience of classics, but I think more experienced buyers would take such a mileage with a pinch of salt. To be honest it might put me off, it could imply a car which has sat doing nothing for years, which doesn't do them much good.
The reality is classic car values are all over the shop. Fords are now going for silly money, so people are looking around for the next big thing. I am in two minds about values going up, if they have. It will help to save cars, but part of the joy of these old cars is they affordable to ordinary people to drive and fiddle with. Bit of a shame if we lose all affordable classics.
Still I suppose there are always 90's cars and new stuff for people to treasure.