found another 68 STang in my area sitting outside the owners' house. according to the neighbors, it was in good running condition when they parked it there 4 years ago. but it hasn't moved since. I'm thinking of making an offer on it. what do you think?

 

Depends on what your offer is, how much work is needed, and what you're capable of doing.. that doesn look like an easy project from the outside..

 

thats a 67

 

I say 1200 bucks or less its probably sat longer then that and as high as the front end is sitting it don't have a engine in it i bet.

 

Trex - yup, i'm actually only thinking of offering $250 for it.

Ascola, I stand corrected, its a 67.

Andrew - good eye, no engine.

In short guys, the owner says he's hanging on to it for sentimental reasons, but what kind of worth do you put into sentiment that's just rusting out in the open? I think this year is the last year anything can actually be done to salvage any value out of this car, and I'd hate to see it go to waste... I hope he accepts my offer....

 

Since your outside the usa i would look at what parts will cost you to get.People do that to cars everywhere i know where a few are sitting rusting away,The owner won't sell no matter how much cash you even show up with.

 

Andrew - thanks for the advice. on one hand, i understand the sentimental value issue, on the other hand, I don't understand letting the car rust away. I think owners like that think more along the lines of "if i can't restore it, nobody else can."

 

My uncle has let a 63 split window vette rot for decades hoping his crackhead son would fix it...

 

Anything can be saved it just takes money and time.I have talked to people before for hours about a car they have trying to talk them in to selling me it and i would restore it.I get the im gonna restore it one day or its a father son project but the car has sank axle deep in the ground its sat that long.

 

Not for nothing, but when your buying a car you should explain to the seller that sentimental value has nothing to do with you. Ive bought and sold many cars and im sure a lot of the posters on this forum have too, and ive come across the sentimental value issue a number of times. I always handled it politely and just told them that the car is a car to me, and your sentimental value is not mine to buy.