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quite the rat for 9,200 miles, but I guess since they were mostly at full throttle for 1/4 mile at a time, to be expected. That, and how poorly it was stored.
odd too to paint it black like that within the 1st 6 years. Nice they found a red door to slap on it at least.
other weirdness is the sales receipt from the Ford dealer showed that they paid $2,300 for it, while the sticker with options was over 4K.
that car is gonna cost a whole lotta money to get back in tip top shape, but in theory it is all thee.
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I'd value the car at $10,000.....maybe......depends on how bad it is.
That $2,300 could be the difference after trade in. In Ohio, anyway, the dealers deduct trade in from the new car price before applying sales tax. The next line after the sale price of that Mustang is Indiana sales tax, so maybe they left out a line showing trade in? Just guessing.
The seller didn't really post enough info, but wow! those pics are scarey enough to send most buyers looking for one that was already done! :lemon:
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I mean, I see thousands of man-hours and every single solitary piece of this car needed restoration. That's a pile 'o work there.
Let's see:
paint and body work, show quality $10K--$12K
new chrome ---- $5K
new interior complete $6K ??
restore entire drivetrain -- $12K ??
all other mechanicals $20K ??
glasswork $4K ??
tires/wheels $2K
Well yeah maybe you could do it for $69K....depends on who does it, how well, and where you do it.
Don't know as I've ever seen a restoration budget be on time and on the money.
isn't the 924 turbo actually something potentially interesting or worthwhile? or is it just a bad idea from the get go?
http://southjersey.craigslist.org/cto/2038380073.html
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I wonder how much this car will empty your wallet before it qualifies as "sorted out"...
Old School
"This is a complete car"
Besides the 5 year old pictures, this looks good
This could be OK if the guy knew how to take a picture
Porsche project anyone?
This could be good to drive until it gives you a problem
I never heard of a Pontiac Executive before
I believe the Pontiac Executive was slotted between the Catalina and Bonneville.
73 Nova---seems more than fair for the price of $3000. I'd need to look closer to see about this "rust".
69 Chevelle SS --- I wonder how he knows it's a real 396/4-speed? No VIN #s, no engine, no date codes, no Data Plate, no nothin'. Unless seller steps up to the plate, this is j-u-n-k.
69 Chevelle 454 -- some kind of clone.
74 Monte Carlo -- fair enough at the price
1980 Porsche 924 -- to the wrecker, so that others may live.
1990 BMW 535i -- fair enough at that price. Watch out, though, if the tires are metric size on metric wheels. A set of 4 replacements will cost you as much as the car. This is the "metric tire bear trap" that a lot of people fall into, to their regret.
66 Pontiac Executive --- yeah, it's a model they made back then, and, in terms of value, nobody on earth cares. You price it the same as a 4D hardtop. Might be worth $2500 if there was no body damage or ripped up interior or body rust. If there is, try $1500.
The Executive slotted in between the Catalina and the Bonneville. It used the Catalina engine (389-2bbl in 1966, 400-2bbl in 1967-70) in the longer Bonneville body. It had a little more trim on it externally than the Catalina did, but I can't remember if the interior was dressed up any, or not.
It was offered as a 4-door sedan, 2 and 4-door hardtop, and station wagon. No convertibles were offered. Overall, it really wasn't a very popular car, as buyers overwhelmingly chose the Catalina, and those that wanted a bigger car just went all the way with the Bonneville, which had a standard 4-bbl and nicer interior. And there was a Ventura trim package on the Catalina that dressed it up inside pretty nicely, which again probably put pressure on the Executive.
Dunno whatever happened to them, or the car. They moved away back in 1981 or 1982, to a family farm in PA, I think.
It's sort of in the upper right corner, a pale seafoam green color. It looks incomplete in the picture, because Granddad had replaced the hood and driver's side fender with parts from a junkyard DeSoto that was a dark greenish-blue color.
I'd always wondered if that car was still around. It's about a mile from my Mom and stepdad's place, and sometimes when I'd go to visit them, I'd drive by this house and sometimes I could catch a glimpse of it through the trees. But then the trees got thicker.
I wonder what kind of condition the thing is is, after 24+ years of sitting in that same spot? It was almost rust-free when Granddad got rid of it, and the interior wasn't too bad. The engine would also turn over, but Granddad couldn't get it started. And the guy who bought it from him tried to jump start it with a 12 volt soon after buying it, fried it, and then pushed it into the woods, where it's sat ever since.
Well there may be some hard to find little bits and pieces that would still be useful to someone---even if it's all ruined, sometimes you can make templates from old parts to create new ones.
And it was great seeing you at the Rockville show. Hopefully, sitting behind the wheel of my LeMans didn't give you any bad 70's flashbacks!
Circling back to the replacement struts, you might want to compare price with one or two other Monroe distributors, besides Sears, if you should decide to go with that brand. Good luck with your PA.
so shopping Monroe, Sears was far and away the cheapest. Keep an eye on their sales. They always seem to have a discount on installation, but occasionally something better. I beleive I got 1/2 off the units (plus a Monroe rebate). And sears standard install prices are much lower, so the end result was a good deal.
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One of our cars is a '99 TL with the 127,000 miles and the original struts. They seem okay for now.
I would have kept the old ones, but one of them had blown and was leaking, so I decided to do it when I put new tires on, since my sone was going to be taking it to college this year (250 miles away).
Maybe not coincidnece, but the reason I got new tires was one of them had a sidewall bulge from an impact break, and it was the same one (pass. front) with the bad strut. Kid must have really nailed that pothole!
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The fronts were pretty well gone, taking about ten minutes to extend the pistons when compressed (versus about ten seconds - maybe less - for the new ones!). The rears were not so bad, maybe taking 3-4 minutes, but the ride was incredibly different afterward. If I tried to "launch" too quickly from a stop, the front wheels would hop pretty bad, but no such problem after the replacement. I did manage to get it to hop just a little one time, but I was pushing the car as hard as it would go, just to see if I could get it to happen.
I really enjoy replacing shocks/struts, as it is about as close as one can get to buying a new car without actually incurring the cost of doing so. :P
My car also had very old tires on it, and after putting on the winter tires (new this year - Continental ExtremeWinterContact) it rides even smoother and quieter. It is actually a pleasant ride now.
Compared to replacing the rest of the suspension that takes a beating when the struts aren't doing their job effectively, the time & expense of replacing the struts is downright cheap.
It's the "Go Anywhere" Sports Car!!
Is there anything that you can do that offers a worse ROI than a 4x4 car?
And what is up with the gearshift?? I'd have to saw off my right leg to use it ... then couldn't drive a 3-pedal car anyway.
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He wants an offer. How about no effin way
Not sure what the deal is with the motor but it doesn't sound good.
Bio diesel without a crazy price
I guess that we're to assume that it's a Thunderbird?
This just doesn't look like 18 grand
Clena car but crazy price
This could be OK
88 Mustang -- well, I'd offer $10 more than a junk yard.
VW --motor built at a trade school--class dismissed?
83 Benz Oil Burner -- that's about the going rate for a good one w/ conversion equipment. Question is...what work does it REALLY need?
72 LeMans -- it would have to be very sharp for that price but it could be worth it.
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It is owned by a guy down the street from me. He doesn't need the car, but doesn't really need the money either.
Mechanically the car is great. Nothing but dealer service. Good Michelin tires. One potential issue is that because of the low mileage the guy hasn't had the cooling system repairs that these cars typically require at some point.
The interior is excellent except for the radio has a couple of pixels missing. The exterior would be excellent except for one thing - it looked like someone backed up a truck with a ball hitch into the front. From 10 feet away, you can't see any damage. Up close, you can see that the portion of the hood that includes the grill is bent inward, the front bumper is scratched and is started to spiderweb. The owner had not noticed the extent of the damage and said he is willing to drop the price accordingly. I thought he might be $2K high to start with. What do you guys think?