Birdy going bye bye again. (not 56k friendly painted pics PG2)

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Birdy going bye bye again. (not 56k friendly painted pics PG2)

August 09, 2007, 06:43:30 PM

this time I think it is for sure. A father just bought it off me for his son for highschool this year. They loved the test ride, and the colour of the bird. shook hands and told me he would be back next week with the cash.

I'm gonna miss it. It was a fun car.

Soooo...... If you had $3000 cash to throw at my

XR-7.... where would it go and what would it be?

Need some ideas. LOL.

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Reply #1 – August 09, 2007, 06:52:56 PM

No!!!!!! Don't sell it to a high school kid! He will either crash it or rice it, both are unthinkable!

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Reply #2 – August 09, 2007, 07:07:55 PM

I learned a LONG time ago if they didn't leave a deposit, chances are maybe 50/50 they'll be back... I've even had them want the deposit back(screw em), generally saying they found something cheaper or they liked better...

One of the strangest though was a guy that looked at a ex Norfolk Police '82 Malibu... Looked at it and listened to it run, but never drove it... Said he was going to the bank to BORROW the money and would be back in a few days... Yea right... Bout a week later he shows up cash in hand, bought the car and loaded it onto a rollback... NEVER drove it...

Would you pay $1200 a ex Police car and never drive it???

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Reply #3 – August 09, 2007, 07:13:53 PM

a week is a looooooooooooooong time to have second thoughts. i would have got a deposit from the guy. when i sold my 81 coupe, i made out a contract, and the guy gave me a check to hold for one week.

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Reply #4 – August 09, 2007, 07:20:47 PM

yeah, we will see. If not then no big deal, I wasn't really serious about selling it anyways. Hence the high price. But if I get it....

even better!

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Reply #5 – August 09, 2007, 07:25:17 PM

i wouldnt take less that $3k for mine either. and that's with it not running. i have over $2k in the motor, $1,500 in the tranny, around $1k in the rearend, plus all the time ive spent on the engine bay/sn95 dash swap/etc.

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Reply #6 – August 09, 2007, 08:34:45 PM

3k cash? Ideas.........sink most or all of the money in the transmission 1st, then rear end if you have any left over. You'll probably find money for the engine anyway.
SBF 4r70w from a 3.8, 4.2, 5.0 ideally '98+, a 3200-3500 stall pi stallion multi disc converter, a lentech manual valve body w/12v wired overdrive and converter lockup or a becontrols.com tcs stand alone computer for auto shift. That tranny would kick some serious a$$ at the track. It may be doable for under 3k.
That's just what I would do with 3k burning a hole in my pocket.

Mike

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Reply #7 – August 09, 2007, 08:36:30 PM

I wouldn't take any less the 10000 bucks for mine....it might not be worth that much...but that keeps people from asking me how much all the time.:D
:birdsmily:

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Reply #8 – August 09, 2007, 09:36:40 PM

Quote from: 1WLD BRD;167535

Soooo...... If you had $3000 cash to throw at my XR-7.... where would it go and what would it be?

Need some ideas. LOL.

Suspension and brakes. Power is nothing without control.

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Reply #9 – August 09, 2007, 10:43:17 PM

Your car was one of my favorites on here and now some high school kid is gonna go smash it into a tree within a few months. :(

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Reply #10 – August 09, 2007, 11:03:05 PM

Ron we need to talk, in say about a week when that cold hard cash is actually burning a whole in your pocket.
Then i'll let ya know what ya need and where to get it.
For starts i'm thinkin cheap A-trim,HO parts(you already have an extra t-5 and swap parts),rear gears and a little suspension.

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Reply #11 – August 09, 2007, 11:28:52 PM

Sounds good Chris. I was hoping you were watching this thread. LOL. I have all the HO parts and T5 stuff already, so I just need the A trim, gears (Have brand new 3.55's but want 4.10's) and suspension.

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Reply #12 – August 10, 2007, 02:14:00 AM

Thats kind of to bad you have done a lot to that bird and its sweet if the kid does it i hope he dont bag it

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Reply #13 – August 10, 2007, 09:46:39 PM

Ok now I hope he doesn't buy it. I just spent ALL day wet sanding the orange peel out, then blew on two fresh coats of paint today. Turned out PERFECT! figures! Oh well, at least I can be proud of my accomplishments with the car. And now I am not affraid to tackle the cougar if I decide to paint it.

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Reply #14 – August 11, 2007, 08:31:17 PM

That kid will never appreciate that car. You should keep it.