Potential turbo coupe purchase.

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Potential turbo coupe purchase.

February 13, 2005, 05:35:02 PM

I'm looking into buying a turbo coupe. Just need some quick advice. It's got 102,000 on the odometer and needs a fair amount of body work. Runs great, doesn't leak at all. Is 750 a fair price?

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Reply #1 – February 13, 2005, 06:29:47 PM

Sounds good, usually something that makes or breaks it is the amount of rust. If its rust free I would go for it. At least up north.

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Reply #2 – February 13, 2005, 07:00:59 PM

Just be carefull on the amount of rust in a few key places.
Such as, rear 1/4 panel lips,torque boxes,front frame rails(in the inner wheel well behind the strut)and rocker panels.
Everything else can be eaisily replaced but the areas i mentioned areas ar part of the car and therfore may cause major headaches later on down the road,believe me i know,i had to put my last baby to rest due to rotted out rear torque boxes and frame rails.
Fortunatley my new bird is rust free.

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Reply #3 – February 14, 2005, 12:14:06 AM

I'd say go for it as long as there isn't TOO much body work to do on it. I paid $1000 for my '86 cougar LS, and that needed a new motor, and I thought that was a deal.

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Reply #4 – February 14, 2005, 02:47:15 AM

Not getting it. Just looked it tonight and it's a pile. The guy told me it ran good, but needed a new coat of paint. The reality? It ran like and needed a buttload of body work. My v6 w/ 170K miles ran better than that turbo coupe w/ 102K. I told him 300 bucks and he declined. Guess I'm off to find another...

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Reply #5 – February 14, 2005, 09:33:21 PM

Yeah you are better off. This moron near me thought he was going to get $3500 for his turbo coupe. 76,000 miles. Very nice looking car. His add stated that everything worked but when we got there half of the features didnt work, the engine also had a tick. My dads friend who is a electrical tecnition and part time mechanic was feeling the inside of the fenders and felt a butt load of bondo. The car had been creamed right in the rear wheel but this loser failed to tell us that. Some people are just stupid.

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Reply #6 – February 14, 2005, 10:42:04 PM

Kinda like the one I ran into when I was looking (before I bought my current '88). The guy said it was mint. I looked at it, it had an '86 engine (no intercooler, wiring just hacked into place), '86 rear end (7.5", drum brakes), thrashed leather interior with duct tape patches, and the body was (poorly) repainted several years ago over what looked like buckets of bodyfill. Not even a good parts car since the interior was shot and the rear was gone, and he wanted $3500 for it. I owuldn't have given him $500 and told him so...

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Reply #7 – February 15, 2005, 11:13:03 AM

still... I paid 600 for my 84. It's got 150,000 miles, a broken windsheild, the rear end went out 5 or 6 times, had leaky hydrolics that actually soaked the trunk and back seat with oil. No shock mount towers in the back where the cylinders went, and they caught on fire in the trunk too (surrounded by 4 deep cycles in the trunk) but anyway, enough about the hydrolics. It also had a py GM hood scoop on it.

but yeah, the car was a 5.0, and i knew the owner well enough to not have bought it. But i did buy the car, and were in love. I can't help but spend all my money on this car. No regrets either. I guess finding that special bird, is really all that matters. It's not the price it's what it's worth.