In a message dated 8/19/99 7:56:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time, RappaRivaRat@xxxx writes: << Then how would you explain that those "low mileage" D's ALWAYS command a higher price? >> How about, heavy-pocketed buyers incorrectly applying a late model vehicle purchasing standard to an older collector vehicle? Mileage is a fine way to evaluate a '96 Volvo, but condition, aesthetic AND mechanical is what determines how good a collector vehicle really is. If I'm looking for asomething I plan to actually drive, then I want one that has been "broken-in", driven, AND maintained. It's proven itself. (I'll relate a story from a Viet Nam veteran: Periodically, the army would issue/offer new m-16 rifles to the soldiers. Some would trade in their old ones for new ones, but the soldiers who knew their rifles and maintained them well, would always keep their old ones. The reason? The new rifles were prone to jamb at the worst moments. The older, broken-in and maintained ones, operated reliably.) A higher price doesn't really mean that something is better or that you're getting more, but unfortunately many people have this perception. Finally, have you ever wondered why shops that do brake jobs typically charge more for disc brakes than drum? If you've done brakes yourself, you know what I'm talking about. I dare you to find any mechanic that would rather do drum brakes than disc! my $0.02 Steve