This Could be it...again

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This Could be it...again

Reply #15 – December 29, 2006, 07:43:56 PM

i certainly do...i hope it turns out to be a sweet car. slass is always half empty with me though....

i deffinetly like your car beter.

eh...so the t coupes a stick right....

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Reply #16 – December 29, 2006, 07:48:54 PM

225k is a lot, especially on a 4cyl engine. I'd hate to buy it, and have it blow up on me driving home. That would be a shame. It does have new injectors though...

I will test drive it before i commit to buying it though, I won't make the same mistake I did with this car.

(The lady I bought it from told me everything was peachy keen and the car was perfect. She didn't mention the grinding door locks, the oxidation on the roof, the bad fuel pump, the constant smell of Gasoline in the passenger compartment, the broken motor mount...etc...etc.)

Oh yeah, does anyone here have a carfax account I can use to check the Vin? I've got the vin, but due to my saving for the $700, $20 isn't something I'm willing to spend on records.

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Reply #17 – December 29, 2006, 08:06:28 PM

Guy, you'd be paying WAY TOO MUCH in my book for that t-coupe

Your car for about half the price could be looking better than that one. not to mention.. you know how this one drive already...

If you trade for that turbocoupe... you might wanna watch the headgaskets.. turbo and other asorted gremlins that can pop up in that car.

you could buy the header panel and front air dam, swap interiors, get a 8.8 and put a t-5 behind that 302 and have a decent semi powerful car, granted the TC gets a TINY bit better mileage, i dont think you'd have to worry

Normal t-coupes run oh say 2k for a nice one.. 5.8 fastcats is nice! looks all origional.. he only wants 2k

your car is well worth more than $1500... so you'd be getting jipped quite a deal of money

but then again... it IS your money and you will do what you please with it...

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Reply #18 – December 29, 2006, 08:16:28 PM

Quote from: shame302;120677

eh...so the t coupes a stick right....

Please, it is a manual, right ?!?!?!?!

I like your current car better, if i were you, ill keep it.....

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Reply #19 – December 29, 2006, 08:24:48 PM

Quote from: DMC24guy;120679

225k is a lot, especially on a 4cyl engine

Especially on a four cylinder? Shouldn't that read, even on a four cylinder? A four cylinder engine is much more likely to be in good shape at 200K+ than a V8 due to the lower angular loads on the cylinders of the inline engine vs. a V-type engine.

Anyway, I wouldn't pay $2500 for any Thunderbird with 225K on it, TC or otherwise. I only paid $1250 for mine, with half the miles.

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Reply #20 – December 29, 2006, 08:29:43 PM

Here's the thing, I remember what my Turbo Coupe was like, and yes, this car does feel more powerful, but it just wasn't what I expected it to be. Maybe if I had gotten the Sport model that I really wanted, with the Turbo Coupe interior and Quad-Shock setup I wouldn't be so hasty to get rid of it, but other than the power, I miss all of the Turbo Coupe stuff. The looks, the interior, the ride...it was all better.

Looking at it in retrospect, I never should have sold the Turbo. It was a mistake. And yes, I realize that a straight trade would be more fair than a trade plus giving the $700, but I really want the car. Yes, the mileage is scary, and I am worried about blowing up the engine driving it home, but If it happens, It happens.

I bought my current car for 2k. Did I pay too much? Probably, considering all the problems I later found out that it had. So basically I'm buying this Turbo Coupe for $2700, if you throw in what I think my car is worth. Is it excessive? Maybe, but I'll know what I see it in person. When I drive it, I'll know.

When I test drove the car I currently own, I Had already sold the Turbo and was only driving it as a formality. Even if I had realized how many problems it had, I wouldn't have been able to walk away from it because I needed a good ride, and it was a Thunderbird.

Soon enough though, everything will be sorted out.

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Reply #21 – December 29, 2006, 08:49:52 PM

IMO, I think that guy will have a hard time selling that car for $2500, and if you have the patience you might stick it out and see if he'll agree to a straight trade.

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Reply #22 – December 29, 2006, 09:22:04 PM

the salvage/rebuilt title scares me....

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Reply #23 – December 29, 2006, 10:32:51 PM

2500 and a salvage title, pass

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Reply #24 – December 29, 2006, 10:36:16 PM

No, it's a Restored/Salvage title, meaning it was inspected and is roadworthy. Apparently it's got 08 tags and smog is good until 08 as well.

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Reply #25 – December 29, 2006, 10:42:40 PM

salvage title in any way shape or form is bad bud. doesnt matter if its restored or not..

the guy is probably trying to get his money back after he "fixed" it

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Reply #26 – December 29, 2006, 10:44:53 PM

Well, from the pictures it looks pretty straight, and he's told me it's got no damage. He thought it might have been stolen from the previous owners. It's ok, I'll get out of that area of town quickly to avoid being jumped.

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Reply #27 – December 30, 2006, 12:36:10 AM

Look at the strut towers and front subframe, before you buy that car. As several people here can tell you (cough*Ether947*cough), they're pr0ne to rust there, and the rust us usually fatal. It may just be the pics, but the whole lower half of the left side of that car looks rusty. You'll also want to look at the door bottoms, rocker panels and rear frame rails (and the gas tank strap anchor points).

I'm gonna have to join the "your car looks better" camp based only on those pics, but if you want a TC only you can decide what one's worth. Just be sure to check those strut towers and other rust-pr0ne places.

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Reply #28 – December 30, 2006, 01:17:53 AM

plus like stated before, you can get all the turbo coupe goodies for your car cheep as well. header pannel, bumper cover and hood should be pretty easy to find in good shape out that way. new sport springs, swaybars and some decent shocks along with some polyurathane would realy make what you ave alot better. you can put a T5 conversion behind the 302 pretty chep. makes a huge differance with some gears. turbo coupe interior stuff is pretty easy to locate as well.

id rather build it up "my" way. makes you feel better about the car anyway. its like all the i get about the stang...its not a real cobra blah blah blah....personally, i think a swap car is cooler in my book...

anyway. the original point i was trying to make is dont get your heart set on this thing before youve even seen it. its the wrong atitude to have going into a deal. there are plenty of good deals out there, like fastcats turbo coupe.

im not trying to dicourage you on this, just would rather see you look at it a little more objectively. ive made the wrong decision before cause i really wanted something. hindsight is 20/20

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Reply #29 – December 30, 2006, 09:49:31 AM

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I hope his car is solid and he's not trying to hide anything.

Nope, not hiding... it's clear from the pictures that the front edge of the hood doesn't quite match the contours of the header, and the upper rear of the driver's door frame is bent in a bit. Or maybe it's just the angle of the sun making weird shadows?