Hey guys,
I've been dying to own a GN for years now, but could never justify buying one when i had a perfectly good working vehicle. A few months back, my truck was totalled, and between the insurance settlement, and money ive been saving since then, I have enough money to hopefully get one. I recently found an 85 for sale in my area that is selling for 4300 (getting close to the max i could possibly afford to spend on a car right now). Due to scheduling conflicts between the seller and I, I havent had a chance to actually see the car in person, but assuming what he has told me in our many phone conversations is correct, I was wondering if his asking price is reasonable. NADA and Kelley blue book both list around 6000 for fair/good condition, but i know sometimes those estimates dont accurately reflect the real market value for cars. According to the seller, it has 120k on the clock, freshly rebuilt turbo, 90% stock under the hood. He just re-carpeted it, and recovered the seats, and put in a new headliner. He says the paint is the original job, so far as he knows, and that its decent from 15 feet or so with a ncie wax job, but it could use a repaint (typical for these cars i've heard). He says theres some minor rust in a few places, again typical for a 20yr old car, but nothing structural, and nothing that comes close to going throught he metal yet. He says the electrical all seems to work, and that the car starts and drives fine. Of course I'm gonna give it a thorough examination before buying, using that oh-so-handy buyers guide on GNTTYPE.ORG, but assuming what he says is true, does this seem a fair price? Granted, i would probably prefer to get an IC car if i had a choice, but where I'm at financially now, thats not really a possibility I dont think, and getting a hot-air would allow me to have a cheaper buy-in, and as i get the chance spend the money i can to mke ti fast. So any opinions on the pricing would be much appreciated, and any suggestions from hot-air owners on anything to pay attention to on the inspection/test-drive before i buy (that may ahve been overlooked in the GNTTYPE buyers guide) would be very much appreciated as well. Thanks in advance, and hopefully by this time next week I'll be cruisin around in my T-Top GN
I've been dying to own a GN for years now, but could never justify buying one when i had a perfectly good working vehicle. A few months back, my truck was totalled, and between the insurance settlement, and money ive been saving since then, I have enough money to hopefully get one. I recently found an 85 for sale in my area that is selling for 4300 (getting close to the max i could possibly afford to spend on a car right now). Due to scheduling conflicts between the seller and I, I havent had a chance to actually see the car in person, but assuming what he has told me in our many phone conversations is correct, I was wondering if his asking price is reasonable. NADA and Kelley blue book both list around 6000 for fair/good condition, but i know sometimes those estimates dont accurately reflect the real market value for cars. According to the seller, it has 120k on the clock, freshly rebuilt turbo, 90% stock under the hood. He just re-carpeted it, and recovered the seats, and put in a new headliner. He says the paint is the original job, so far as he knows, and that its decent from 15 feet or so with a ncie wax job, but it could use a repaint (typical for these cars i've heard). He says theres some minor rust in a few places, again typical for a 20yr old car, but nothing structural, and nothing that comes close to going throught he metal yet. He says the electrical all seems to work, and that the car starts and drives fine. Of course I'm gonna give it a thorough examination before buying, using that oh-so-handy buyers guide on GNTTYPE.ORG, but assuming what he says is true, does this seem a fair price? Granted, i would probably prefer to get an IC car if i had a choice, but where I'm at financially now, thats not really a possibility I dont think, and getting a hot-air would allow me to have a cheaper buy-in, and as i get the chance spend the money i can to mke ti fast. So any opinions on the pricing would be much appreciated, and any suggestions from hot-air owners on anything to pay attention to on the inspection/test-drive before i buy (that may ahve been overlooked in the GNTTYPE buyers guide) would be very much appreciated as well. Thanks in advance, and hopefully by this time next week I'll be cruisin around in my T-Top GN
