1987 XR7 deal or not?

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1987 XR7 deal or not?

January 17, 2011, 08:00:53 PM

So I looked at an 87 XR7 today with 85,000 miles. I'll run down the bad and good and then what price I could get it for. I want to know what you guys opinion is and if I should buy the thing. So here we go:

The bad:
The lower body below the belt molding has been painted. The XR7 tape stripes are all gone and it has been painted black to match the rest of the car.

The door bottoms and the quarters right in front of the rear wheels have had rust repair. There appears to be bondo on the lower part of the doors.

The passenger side rocker has a 5" dent/push in on the bottom.

The passenger front washiznit at some point as the black plug is gone on the inner fender and the area around the hole is deformed.

The car has side exhaust. It is the factory exhaust with a pipe added to route it out under the passenger side door:mullet:.

The 10 holes are painted black, the center caps are gone, and the tires are almost bald.

The valve covers leak a little.

The A/C doesn't work. It appears to be low on refrigerant.

The good:

The engine runs great.

The trans shifts great.

The brakes are in good shape.

The interior is almost mint.

The strut towers, frame rails, and floor pan all seem to be pretty rust free.

The owner wanted $2000 for it. The lowest he would take is $1400.

Personally I think the car is worth $1000 tops. Am I right? If he's not going to take less than $1400 I think I'm going to pass....

1987 XR7 deal or not?

Reply #1 – January 17, 2011, 08:26:39 PM

Sounds like once you fix the exterior stuff, with the interior being near mint and the motor and tranny being good, it would be a good buy if you could get it for what you want to pay...

1987 XR7 deal or not?

Reply #2 – January 17, 2011, 08:37:39 PM

I'm going to let the guy sit for a couple of weeks and see if he changes his mind. I just don't want to spend $1400 on a car that's going to cost me at least $1500 to get resprayed/repaired from the belt moldings down.

I think I'm spoiled by my T-bird and how clean the body is. The only cosmetic thing I had to do to the car was have the front seats reupholstered because the California sun cracked the bejesus out of the leather.

1987 XR7 deal or not?

Reply #3 – January 17, 2011, 08:37:55 PM

I would ask him why the body is so beat up with so low of miles. I think it would be worth $1000, but I'm not sure I could drop $1400.

1987 XR7 deal or not?

Reply #4 – January 17, 2011, 08:39:32 PM

The guy told me he paid $2000 for it two years ago....he got screwed.

1987 XR7 deal or not?

Reply #5 – January 18, 2011, 02:13:19 AM

If you're going to drive it daily, why bother with rust repair and paint? Drive it till it collapses in on itself, sell the interior, and start over again...lol

After all, you've been hooting and hollering about wanting a daily to drive in bad weather so a decent fox doesn't get rusty and crusty...guess I can't see your point in fixing it..?
Not being an ass either, just trying to make a point lol.

1987 XR7 deal or not?

Reply #6 – January 18, 2011, 11:41:28 AM

I think you're right. I automatically think about fixing cosmetic issues first. Why fix it if I'm going to DD the thing:hick:.

I'm still left with having to fix the exhaust, fix the A/C, and buy new tires. I still have the 14" "8 holes" from my T-bird with good tires. I also can get a 2.25" dual exhaust bent for the car from the manifolds (why put on headers if it's a DD) back for about $200. I'm thinking $1000-1200 for the XR-7 sounds right but $1400 is too much. Agreed?

1987 XR7 deal or not?

Reply #7 – January 18, 2011, 03:32:17 PM

Tell him your Wife said 1000 bucks for a 23 year old car that needs tires and other work.

1987 XR7 deal or not?

Reply #8 – January 18, 2011, 06:31:53 PM

Quote from: SirChirpAlot;350080

Tell him your Wife said 1000 bucks for a 23 year old car that needs tires and other work.

exactly

1987 XR7 deal or not?

Reply #9 – January 18, 2011, 06:50:15 PM

The wife card almost always works in my favor. Most people completely understand what you're going through when you mention your wife. That's the way you should go.

1987 XR7 deal or not?

Reply #10 – January 19, 2011, 12:46:12 AM

I'll give that a try and see how it goes. I'll just have to pretend I'm married

1987 XR7 deal or not?

Reply #11 – January 19, 2011, 01:48:50 AM

get some cheap 25 cent rings from the little quarter machine at wal mart. take your g/f with you...have her act all bitchy about "you bringing home ANOTHER god junk car"....works every time...lmao

1987 XR7 deal or not?

Reply #12 – January 19, 2011, 05:47:26 PM

$500 tops.

1987 XR7 deal or not?

Reply #13 – January 19, 2011, 07:41:34 PM

I ALWAYS offer about half what they want for it, let them stew on it for a week. Get all the cash just incase, but if you offer him $500 this week, then show $750 next week, he might just jump on it.

1987 XR7 deal or not?

Reply #14 – January 19, 2011, 09:01:33 PM

To me 1400 seems like a good deal. Especially with a good interior. But the only reason I say that is because around here it seems like everybody wants 10K for a b16 civic with a fart can and 120K miles.... oh and...

any pics?