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<p>[QUOTE="dcarr, post: 2517157, member: 4781"]Yes, a lot of people are "dumb". But a person who is willing to spend a lot of money for something is generally not going to be stupid about that particular thing. It takes knowledge to gain the motivation to spend up for something.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is one thing to not know much about coins and spend $10 on a whim for a coin you hope might be worth a couple hundred dollars or more. It is entirely different to actually spend thousands of dollars on a coin. A lot of people have been disappointed over the years to find out that the coin they have is not worth much. But in those cases they generally found, inherited, or were given the coin, or spent little for it.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A fantasy-date over-strike coin is an altered coin. This would be equivalent to a customized car that is modified in such a way as to make it look different than other cars, but still recognizable as the same basic brand and model.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Fiero I had was the "Formula" version, not the "GT" version. No matter, either had the 2.8 V6 with automatic or manual transmission (mine had the Getrag 5-speed manual). The 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass had several optional engines. The 2.8 V6 was the smallest and had the lowest-output of the bunch. In general, I would never buy a car that came with the bottom engine. That is just me. And the Cutlass weighed about 600 pounds more than the Fiero (depending on optional equipment).</p><p><br /></p><p>If you wanted a good GM car from the late 1980s, you should have obtained a Buick Grand National, or better yet, a 1987 Buick GNX. Or any pre-1988 rear-wheel drive GM intermediate-size car. Those were generally superior to those from most of the 1990s. If I ever get an Olds Cutlass, it will be a 1968-1972 model with the 350 or 455 Olds V8.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I wouldn't have been pleased or disappointed. Only surprised.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dcarr, post: 2517157, member: 4781"]Yes, a lot of people are "dumb". But a person who is willing to spend a lot of money for something is generally not going to be stupid about that particular thing. It takes knowledge to gain the motivation to spend up for something. It is one thing to not know much about coins and spend $10 on a whim for a coin you hope might be worth a couple hundred dollars or more. It is entirely different to actually spend thousands of dollars on a coin. A lot of people have been disappointed over the years to find out that the coin they have is not worth much. But in those cases they generally found, inherited, or were given the coin, or spent little for it. A fantasy-date over-strike coin is an altered coin. This would be equivalent to a customized car that is modified in such a way as to make it look different than other cars, but still recognizable as the same basic brand and model. The Fiero I had was the "Formula" version, not the "GT" version. No matter, either had the 2.8 V6 with automatic or manual transmission (mine had the Getrag 5-speed manual). The 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass had several optional engines. The 2.8 V6 was the smallest and had the lowest-output of the bunch. In general, I would never buy a car that came with the bottom engine. That is just me. And the Cutlass weighed about 600 pounds more than the Fiero (depending on optional equipment). If you wanted a good GM car from the late 1980s, you should have obtained a Buick Grand National, or better yet, a 1987 Buick GNX. Or any pre-1988 rear-wheel drive GM intermediate-size car. Those were generally superior to those from most of the 1990s. If I ever get an Olds Cutlass, it will be a 1968-1972 model with the 350 or 455 Olds V8. I wouldn't have been pleased or disappointed. Only surprised.[/QUOTE]
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