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SuperSix:
Was watching this Jay Leno's Garage video on Youtube - some company in Fl bilds custom Broncos and now old Ford trucks.

Watch this and tell me if these vehicles are worth anywhere NEAR the MSRP they mention..

Easy for Leno to say "Thant's not bad!".

Am I wrong that i think these are WAY overpriced?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbnVVZvz-Ao

nocooler:
My brain is broken just thinking about it.

Steve Wood:
Actually, I think the price might be lower than I would have thought. 

In today's economic environment, I continue to be amazed at the number of people that seem to have dope dealer spending power and they are not all tech whizzes.  Every time I watch Hoonigans, I wonder where these young guys came up with the dough to build some of these cars.

But, back to the cost...given what it takes to maintain the payroll, the overhead associated with insurance, real estate, et al, no, the cost does not seem overboard at all.

The best of the video is the look on the guy's face as Jay seemingly sailed thru traffic.  Jay was looking all over the place, chatting away, and the guy had the look of fear etched on his face as he waited for something to hit the truck.

Back to the price, go look at the price at the dealer for a new pos Bronco or a new decked out pick up...  and you know they are basically crap with a bow on them that the dealer cannot fix when it breaks a week later.  Mall parking lots are full of them getting scratched, bumped, or stolen.

The biggest problem that I have is they are too pretty to drive every day. Ornaments.

SuperSix:
I think the margins are obscene. You could probably build one from scratch from remanufacturer s, and still be 100k what they are asking. I understand there's a cost of doing business, but $325k for a restored F250 with a crate driveline is ridiculous.

Steve Wood:
If you did the work yourself, you probably could...

New engine/transmission  https://fordcobraengines.com/product/460-hp-5-0-coyote-ford-crate-engine-w-10-speed-auto-transmission-combo/

Quality paint job  $7500?

Your labor, free, cost of your overhead, shop, salaries, etc, free.

Most restorations I read about are going for well over 100k with you providing the vehicle.

Again, these cars are going to rich guys..no po boys like me that want to drive them every day.

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