My 88 TC for sale

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My 88 TC for sale

March 18, 2008, 12:22:35 AM

I am putting my TC up for sale. I have decided it just is not me. I thought it woud be cool, but not really for me. I have only had it about 3 weeks. It has 188k on the clock, but runs great. It has a few things done to it. Manual boost controller, new exhaust, aftermarket boost guage and air fuel gauge. Interior is clean and out side is nice, but the Texas sun has caused some fading on the decklid and driver side rear. Asking 3500.00 Here are some pics for ya.

you can pm me here or call me cell. The number is 817-825-0158. If i dont answer leave a message. The car is located in Fort Worth, TX
cody

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Reply #1 – March 19, 2008, 06:54:09 PM

How does $900 sound?

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Reply #2 – March 20, 2008, 12:44:48 AM

Quote from: SR71TC;209886

How does $900 sound?

sounds like a start, now all you need is at least another 2100

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Reply #3 – March 20, 2008, 09:24:42 AM

Man, I'd be all over that if I had the money. Im in houston. :(

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Reply #4 – March 20, 2008, 10:59:25 AM

Quote from: Metal Matt;209977

Man, I'd be all over that if I had the money. Im in houston. :(

it just cracks me up what people try to offer. I could understand if this car had lots of problems. People think that because there are somany listed cheap, that they should all be cheap. The ones listed that low, are so because they are junk. This car is far from it. This is my daily and has NO problems. Thanks Metal Matt. If you come across the cash holler at me and see if i still have it.

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Reply #5 – March 20, 2008, 11:25:27 AM

Yeah man I agree. If a vehicle is clean then its worth more already than something thats fallin' apart. I sold mine for $2000 because it was strong and in good shape not a "fixer upper." I'll be in touch if anything changes and I can grab it.

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Reply #6 – March 20, 2008, 03:30:59 PM

If you want higher offers, It helps to take pictures of the car when its CLEAN so people can see what they getting. Dirty cars look like junk.

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Reply #7 – March 20, 2008, 03:51:10 PM

Quote from: daboss351;210047

If you want higher offers, It helps to take pictures of the car when its CLEAN so people can see what they getting. Dirty cars look like junk.

you try living in tx where one minute it is 90 degrees and the next it is snowing 7 inches, and then right after that it is pouring rain. I know you get snow in ri, but at least you have some idea what the weather is going to do. Those pics were taken right after I got it, and it has rained every day I have had off, or it has snowed. either way, from the pics i posted you can see it is a clean car. Just needed to be vaspoogeed. [COLOR="Red"]No matter what, these pics do not make it a 900 dollar car.[/COLOR]

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Reply #8 – March 20, 2008, 04:18:03 PM

Yes it does, no offense, What you want for it would be almost mint low milage. $900 would be a good bartering price, plus cash in hand talks. Maybe take some better pictures if you have the time, more interior, exterior, engine bay and underneth. The drivers side door, is there something wrong with it, or was it just slightly open when you took the photo?

Jason

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Reply #9 – March 20, 2008, 04:19:46 PM

its not worth 3500 more like 2500

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Reply #10 – March 20, 2008, 04:32:31 PM

Quote from: SR71TC;210055

Yes it does, no offense, What you want for it would be almost mint low milage. $900 would be a good bartering price, plus cash in hand talks. Maybe take some better pictures if you have the time, more interior, exterior, engine bay and underneth. The drivers side door, is there something wrong with it, or was it just slightly open when you took the photo?

Jason

I would give about 1500 and thats HIGH. If it had lower miles, you had more indepth pics of the interior, side views to show that the panels are straight, under the hood pics, pics of the mods, list of options, under side pics, hows the tires, EVERYTHING functions?, I may be young but I know about selling a car. And im sorry but 3 weeks of solid bad weather sounds like an excuse to me, plus it would look better wet so i would have taken some pics of it then.
Im not trying to be an ass, but if you want such and such an amount, Put more effort into the sale.

It DOES look like a very clean turbo coupe, but its hard to tell paint condition, if theres any rust, how nice the interior is when its dirty.
Looks like the drivers door wasnt fully shut in that pic

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Reply #11 – March 20, 2008, 07:57:03 PM

Quote from: daboss351;210061

[COLOR="Red"]plus it would look better wet so i would have taken some pics of it then. [/COLOR]

Im not trying to be an ass, but if you want such and such an amount, Put more effort into the sale.

what is quoted in red, that is pretty shady. I have bought and sold many cars, none on this site, but that does not really matter. A car is only worth what someone is willing to pay. I dont really car if i sell it or not. As i stated, it is not really my type of car, but, I will keep it before I give it away. Wont be long and there wont be many of these cars in original form left. Most of you people that buy them, gut them and put v8's in them. That will just make mine staying a 4 cyl turbo that much better. This car can sit in my garage next to the mustang for all I care. Just thought I would toss it out there and see.

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Reply #12 – March 20, 2008, 10:34:23 PM

with good pictures you might get $2500 out of it. I doubt anyone here would buy one for $3500, with no idea of underbody condition or any info except that it has a boost valve.

And, when did it go from 90 degree's to 7 feet of snow in tx? I can't think of a time when thats happened here, and it actually does snow here, and it does get well over 90 degree's here in the summer. If the temp isn't under 40, it would more likely rain then snow.

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Reply #13 – March 21, 2008, 12:57:54 AM

Quote from: Haystack;210140

with good pictures you might get $2500 out of it. I doubt anyone here would buy one for $3500, with no idea of underbody condition or any info except that it has a boost valve.

And, when did it go from 90 degree's to 7 feet of snow in tx? I can't think of a time when thats happened here, and it actually does snow here, and it does get well over 90 degree's here in the summer. If the temp isn't under 40, it would more likely rain then snow.

now everyone knows that when you are selling something, you can allways go down on price but you can never go up. 3500 was a starting point, but 900 is down right stupid. I know what these cars go for, i have done my research. And as I stated, i had a starting point. I could have started at 10k if i wanted, but that is all it would have been, was a starting point. Boost valve? What the hell are you referring too? You mean boost guage? Oh you mean boost controller? All I did was list a couple of the things that it has. Nothing much, but it does not matter. A car that runs and drives, and just passed our TX emissons test, is worth a lot more than 900.

Now as for the weather, you asked when it did what I stated? Try March 7, 2008. Yes this month, this year. It went from being 88 one day to 7 inches of snow in my front yard. Would you like the pics of the snow, cause I sure took them since that shiznit does not happen in fort worth. It happens back in the panhandle where i am from, but not here in ft worth, so yes, I have the pics to prove it. [COLOR="Red"]Oh and never did i say 7 ft, so re-read my earlier post.[/COLOR]

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Reply #14 – March 21, 2008, 01:25:53 AM

Boost valve = manual boost controller.

Both sides of the argument have good points. The guys that have been here a long time know what these cars sell for. There was a time when you could actually get a turbo coupe in good shape like that one for under a grand. Nowadays 1500-2000 is a more realistic price though. You have a car with a lot of miles on it. It may look good on the outside and it may run well at the moment but its probably at that point where things will start wearing out on it and such. On the flip side you are right you can start as high as you want and go lower. However a lot of people will see you starting off high and think you are a gold digger. I think 2500 is a more realistic starting point myself. I myself probably wouldnt go over 1500 looking at it there. If you're gonna try to find buyers you really should make the car look as good as you can. Clean it up and take good pictures of it. Get everything in detail. Most people that see it on here and become interested in it are far, far away. Nothing is more frustrating than seeing a car online and traveling a long way only to find out theres a bunch of stuff wrong that wasn't detailed in the ad. I personally look for underbody pics too, though I doubt rust underneath is much of a problem there.