# Would you pay £175,000.00 for the Ghostbusters Car? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [May 20, 2014, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/would-you-pay-175-000-00-for-the-ghostbusters-car/26300 "2014-05-20T22:46:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sexy\_sadie](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@sexy\_sadie](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/sexy_sadie)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2014, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/would-you-pay-175-000-00-for-the-ghostbusters-car/26300/1 "2014-05-20T22:46:59Z")
[ECTO-1 GHOSTBUSTERS 1959 CADILLAC ambulance STAY PUFT](http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161291722505) ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/6/b/6bbf84f37d434ba25356b532b4c761bd7d93071e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/aj-quick/32/188008_2.png) [@aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/aj-quick)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2014, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/would-you-pay-175-000-00-for-the-ghostbusters-car/26300/2 "2014-05-20T23:51:29Z")
I think you mean, would you pay that much for _that_ Ghostbusters car? That’s not the original. Not even the right model. No, I wouldn’t. That’s nearly $300,000. ---
**Author:** ![pyhasanon](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/fbc32d/32.png) [@pyhasanon](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/pyhasanon)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 2:25am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/would-you-pay-175-000-00-for-the-ghostbusters-car/26300/3 "2014-05-21T02:25:48Z")
Yeah, I wouldn’t either… way too much for my blood… and I’m already noticing some inaccuracies… however, if it was given to me, I wouldn’t complain… LOL! ---
**Author:** ![simcarr](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/simcarr/32/186557_2.png) [@simcarr](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/simcarr)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 8:30am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/would-you-pay-175-000-00-for-the-ghostbusters-car/26300/4 "2014-05-22T08:30:06Z")
We’ve been commenting about this in the UK as some of us know the seller. There is no way he is going to get that price for it. However it is a nice looking Ecto. Bare in mind that the £175k is the starting bid so he is expecting to get more for it. No chance. ---
**Author:** ![LukeySixx](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/7ba0ec/32.png) [@LukeySixx](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/LukeySixx)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/would-you-pay-175-000-00-for-the-ghostbusters-car/26300/5 "2014-05-22T14:01:48Z")
No way well he get that, plus it has a crack window, and its been like it for years,she is a beauty tho 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![teejayvelorian](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/teejayvelorian/32/116532_2.png) [@teejayvelorian](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/teejayvelorian)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2014, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/would-you-pay-175-000-00-for-the-ghostbusters-car/26300/6 "2014-05-23T18:50:52Z")
I’d kill for an Ecto just like anyone else but I’d never in my life pay that much for one. I’ve heard the Ecto from Universal Orlando sold smaller than that… but I’d honestly kill for the giant inflatable Stay Puft it comes with.. I’ve seen them recently online for advertising. I remember Sony using it to promote the game… I’ve been dying to know how much it costs to buy one or rent one. My franchise is doing a small convention in about a year and would be amazing to have with us. ---
**Author:** ![venkman30](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/85e7bf/32.png) [@venkman30](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/venkman30)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2014, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/would-you-pay-175-000-00-for-the-ghostbusters-car/26300/7 "2014-05-23T21:23:03Z")
If I had that kinda money I’d buy a house. And even if I had a house I still wouldn’t spend that kinda money on a car. ---
**Author:** ![simcarr](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/simcarr/32/186557_2.png) [@simcarr](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/simcarr)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 11:47am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/would-you-pay-175-000-00-for-the-ghostbusters-car/26300/8 "2014-05-24T11:47:11Z")
Looks like it was just a ploy to get publicity and see if he got any offers. From what I kind make out there was no intention to sell. I could be wrong but that’s just how the article on BBC News reads to me. ---
**Author:** ![pyhasanon](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/fbc32d/32.png) [@pyhasanon](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/pyhasanon)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/would-you-pay-175-000-00-for-the-ghostbusters-car/26300/9 "2014-05-24T14:11:10Z")
> [@simcarr](#): > > Looks like it was just a ploy to get publicity and see if he got any offers. From what I kind make out there was no intention to sell. I could be wrong but that’s just how the article on BBC News reads to me. Yeah, I read the same, he was just trying to get attention… ---
**Author:** ![kingpin](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/kingpin/32/188026_2.png) [@kingpin](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/kingpin)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/would-you-pay-175-000-00-for-the-ghostbusters-car/26300/10 "2014-05-24T20:21:10Z")
The BBC article, for those who are curious: > [@](#): > > **There’s something strange in the neighbourhood in Surrey - a replica of the 1959 Cadillac ECTO-1 ambulance from the movie Ghostbusters.** > > Its owner, Banstead collector and dealer Milton Homan, bought the traffic-stopping car five years ago. > > “It was in pretty poor condition when I got it so it’s been completely gone over,” he said. "There was a lot of cost involved, but it was worth it. > > “The reaction you get when you drive it is absolutely unbelievable.” > > He said he was driving the Cadillac round the M25 once and wondered why there was so little other traffic. > > "I looked in the rear view mirror and every single coach, truck, bus and car behind was getting ready to take photos of it as they passed. > > “It was like being David and Victoria Beckham.” > > Mr Homan said he loved the 1984 Ghostbusters film, about a trio of ghost hunters in New York. > > “It is one I can watch time and time again and enjoy the plotline and the comedy from what were amazing Hollywood comedy geniuses,” he said. > > “The car was not in the movie, but I suppose it’s a homage movie car.” > > The Ghostbusters movie starred Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis Mr Homan now needs more space and has put the Cadillac up for sale. > > He said the £175,000 price tag was “a bit tongue-in-cheek”. > > “I just thought it would be fun to see what sort of response there is,” he said. > > “It would be really really heart-wrenching to let it go. It’s a great car and I love driving it.” [Source](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-27542318) ---
**Author:** ![Fifthrider](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/53a042/32.png) [@Fifthrider](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Fifthrider)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/would-you-pay-175-000-00-for-the-ghostbusters-car/26300/11 "2014-05-30T19:01:23Z")
> [@TeeJayVelorian](#): > > I’d kill for an Ecto Own one and it’ll try to kill you. Trust me on that one. Based on Homan’s 2010 attempt to sell it for £60,000 to £70,000 I would say there’s no reasonable expectation to now start asking triple digits, let alone THAT high. You’re probably right that this is just a publicity ploy. I wonder if I should try to out-■■■■■■ him by contacting those same press sources and telling them mine is for sale for only a half million. ( I would but I have to try to sleep at night with a clear conscience. ) My prediction: If he ever sells it the thing will go for £40k-£50k and that’s factoring in how rare it is to even have one outside of North America or Australia. Even with that considered, I can’t see it going for any higher. ---
**Author:** ![teejayvelorian](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/teejayvelorian/32/116532_2.png) [@teejayvelorian](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/teejayvelorian)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2014, 12:42am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/would-you-pay-175-000-00-for-the-ghostbusters-car/26300/12 "2014-05-31T00:42:55Z")
Oh I agree. The furthest I’ll ever go is an Ecto conversation on a modern car like many have done. I read the “owning an Ecto” page a lot and realize how it really is… if I had an old caddy, especially as an Ecto I wouldn’t allow it to go anywhere ever other than conventions and car shows ---
**Author:** ![ecto1matt](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/ecto1matt/32/137584_2.png) [@ecto1matt](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/ecto1matt)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2014, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/would-you-pay-175-000-00-for-the-ghostbusters-car/26300/13 "2014-06-01T20:02:42Z")
That is a no way for me.