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Buying a 5.0 - Is this a good deal? PICS INSIDE

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Old 05-02-2007, 02:00 AM
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It's $4,000 and the front bumper needs to be repainted. It has 118,000 miles on it and has a ding in the gas cap and a rip in the drivers seat. The rest of the car is pretty clean, but the power locks on the car don't work anymore and the gas cap has a big ding in it. Here are some pictures below, I appreciate your help!






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Try to talk him down some. I got my car in relatively the same condition for $3,500 with 92,000 on it. Those wheels are hideous.
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Old 05-02-2007, 02:07 AM
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4,000 seems a bit pricey. i bought my car with 80k miles on it for 1800. now it didn't have those rims or tintied windows....but it was clean inside and out.

i don't know if i'm lookin at this right. but are those rims just painted black? thats kinda gross, and probably done wrong

is this your car your tryin to sell? ior a car your looking at buying?
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Old 05-02-2007, 02:08 AM
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Not worth 4,000. More like 3,000 at the most.
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Old 05-02-2007, 02:16 AM
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well if its a car your lookin to buy. make the car sound like sh*t. you wanna embrace on how horrible it is so the seller drops his price. get him on the mileage, get him on all minor dings and dents. its how i got my car for such a steal
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Old 05-02-2007, 02:44 AM
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obviously the car has been rodded on.. with the air filter, tach, msd box, wires,and stupid wheel cover, and "custom rims"
im sure someone has rodded on this thing a LOT

also.. look for bondo.. obviously its been repainted.. makes me wonder if it has been wrecked..
check the rear quarters especially..
definitely not worth 4000..

it seems leary to me.. crawl inside and out of that car.. see what all has been butchered, and rigged...
its easy to hide things..

given these pictures.. if i were interested in buying this car.. personally, i wouldnt give over $2500

your gonna need paint, wheels, and thats just exterior.. and judging from the "mods" this engine definitely hasnt been babied...

... i know how easy it is to get a hard on for something...
but there are better deals out there
dont be like me and jump on the first fox that shows up, and be way over your head in repairs, and spent way too much on the initial price of the car

.. ok im done LOL sorry for the long rant
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[sm=jawdrop.gif] look at that filter....its bigger than my head...and twice as long...yea id try to talk em down
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[sm=jawdrop.gif] look at that filter....its bigger than my head...and twice as long...yea id try to talk em down
Plus one. He should knock the price down a grand just becausethat air filter is cartoonish.
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Old 05-02-2007, 03:10 AM
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i thought it acually looked pretty good until the picture of the engine bay not to match and the huge filter lol
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+1 on the $3000
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