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Reply #45 – January 01, 2007, 08:10:36 PM

Ok, the interior looks pretty good. Apparently there is a rip on the drivers side seat, so he decided to cover both seats to prevent any more ripping. I have to say, unless there is something mechanically wrong, I'm probably going to get this car.

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Reply #46 – January 01, 2007, 08:35:54 PM

i see somthing thats gonna make you very unhappy.. the lack of a stick,... autos are dogs.

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Reply #47 – January 01, 2007, 08:43:25 PM

Do'h, I blew it. I was actually planning on swapping in A t-5, so it's ok.

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Reply #48 – January 01, 2007, 09:59:25 PM

hel yeah you will most likly get the car because he will make a fat profit on you.

how much did he say he paid?
i think he threw down 1200 and did little work here and there.

Your getting screwed! you need to bargain

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Reply #49 – January 01, 2007, 10:21:48 PM

If I bargain, I won't get the car. I just have that feeling. I've never been good at that kind of stuff. I mean, what can I say?

"Gee sir, I've come to the conclusion that my current car is worth a lot more than this turbo, so I'm going to need you to go ahead and simply take my car for a straight trade. There are about 20 other people that can be found on an internet message board that concur with my decision. Now please, hand over the keys."

The Guy didn't say how much he paid for it either. And I doubt he would give me an honest figure if I asked. He was trying to sell it for $2500. I sold my Turbo in june for $2k and bought my LX for the same price.

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Reply #50 – January 02, 2007, 11:18:57 PM

Well, I'm going to go up to Phoenix tomorrow to test drive the car. It will give the guy an opportunity to check out my car, and will allow me to determine whether or not I should go forward with the deal.

Any pre-test drive suggestions? What I should look for? If all goes according to plan, I'll get the guy to let my drive the car for a bit, find a nice secluded area, perhaps a local ghetto, and park it and check out the mechanics.

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Reply #51 – January 03, 2007, 02:26:35 AM

Quote from: DMC24guy;121177

He was trying to sell it for $2500. I sold my Turbo in june for $2k and bought my LX for the same price.

But[/i] your old Turbo and current LX seem[ed] to be in much better shape. Even though you may want the car badly, I still suggest waiting for even a reasonable deal to come along. These cars simply dont sell for $2,500 in any less than great condition. From what I'm seeing, that car isn't in great condition. Solid, but not great. The car you see in my sig was $1500, and is in very good condition. I know it's hard to turn down, but waiting a little while longer will turn out the best in the long run; a lot like how back in April I wanted to upgrade my PC, but instead I decided to work on my car and wait a few months for a new PC. The PC I ended up building is WAAAAAY better than what I would've gotten had I not waited. The wait was worth it. But in the end, its your money, so do what you want. All I can do is try to offer some advice.

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Reply #52 – January 03, 2007, 07:42:37 PM

Well, I think I'm going to get it. Barring some unforeseen problem, Right around the 19th of this month I should be driving the Black Turbo Coupe.

I met the guy who owns the car today and was allowed to test drive it. First off, it's a lot better looking in person than it is in those few pictures I've shown all of you. It's straight and has no real body damage. No rust visible.

The interior is very nice and clean.

When I turned on the car it was very, very loud. I looked under the vehicle and noticed that shortly after the Catalytic converter the Exhaust pipe ends. No ler. Yet, the car does have Arizona tags until 08, so somehow the car did pass emissions, although I always thought you were required to have a ler here in Arizona?

Under the hood everything looked nice and clean. I checked around the turbo and saw no fluids. The Turbo unit looked different though from the one on my old Silver Turbo Coupe. It was metallic and might have been an aftermarket one. The owner told me he thought it was new, but was only basing that off of it's appearance.

The car drove just fine. Just like my Silver Turbo did. Doesn't have the torque my V8 has, but once the Turbo Kicked in, everything was good.

The only problems were the rear courtesy lights were staying on while driving, and when we got back to the guy's place after driving around, the key got stuck in the ignition and whilst attempting to pull it out, it broke in two. Leaving a part on the key in the ignition itself. However, the guy was mechanically inclined, and told me not to worry about it and it would be fixed by the time I can get the car.

So, now it's just a waiting game to get the $600.

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Reply #53 – January 03, 2007, 07:50:01 PM

well whatever you do hope you like it! great to hear that it is really clean and the body/paint is good. ill tell ya, with your old sig (not that your new one isnt good) i never got tired of seeing you post something. the color and the condition just made it look great. these cars are just that much better when theyre in good shape.

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Reply #54 – January 03, 2007, 08:42:37 PM

Do you mean the picture I'm using now in my signature?

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Reply #55 – January 03, 2007, 09:06:57 PM

This is all my own opinion... But, I would pass on the deal. If I were to pay $2500 for a TurboCoupe, it definatly woudl not have over 200K (not that big of a deal, but I jsut wouldnt pay that much for soemthign with that many miles...), and it defiantly woudl not have an automatic (this is obviously personal perferance, but...) I paid lass than half of that price formy black 88TC and it had 110K, 5spd, allot of character (by character I mean previous owner addons such as a really nicely installed heads up display with working compass and thermometer, dash upgrades, decent stereo eqipemnts and so on...). It was real clean and being that it was a Florida car, I think that influernced the peeling of clear coat... All of that said, I would personally hold off on the current deal and look for a better priced TurboCoupe. Watch Ebay (tons of sweet TC's CONSTANTLY goign through there for excellent prices), local papers and so forth... That is all my personal opinion though, so take it or leave it.
If you do decide to buy it, DEFINATLY check out the frame rails in the front!!! It has already been stated before, but I stress it again!! It hasbeatmore than one good person on what they thought was a good deal. It looks like it has been out west the whole time, so there shoudlnt be any problems??? but jsut be safe about it!!! HTH

Frank M.

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Reply #56 – January 03, 2007, 10:08:10 PM

Thanks for all the positive reinforcement guys!

Seriously though, I did look under the car and saw no rust. Look, I know it's hard to justify buying this car when I tell people I got my previous Turbo for only $500, but I like it. I saw it in person today and other than the high mileage, and auto trans (which DOESN'T bother me), it was in great shape. It looked much better in person than those pictures show. The A/C was ICE COLD.

Trust me on this one guys, just wait till I get my hands on it and take some pictures with my quality digital cam, you'll see what I'm talking about.

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Reply #57 – January 04, 2007, 12:12:32 AM

Although I also wonder why you didnt just fix the AC in your old TC?

I hope the car turns out well for ya, although I'm still a nay-sayer due to the price, mileage, and that its an auto. But oh well, enjoy it!

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Reply #58 – January 04, 2007, 10:30:13 AM

At the time (Late june) there were a number of factors in why I sold my Turbo Coupe. Looking at it in retrospect, I realize I made a mistake in selling it.

The Air system wasn't blowing cold enough for me. Perhaps this was because I used a Wal-Mart R-134 conversion kit on it. But, after evacuating the system several times and trying different things in it (Freeze-12, Super Extreme R-134, etc) and no real noticeable difference in temperature, I took the car into an Air-Conditioning Shop. I told them I just wanted the system emptied and filled with R-12. However I washiznit with "Well, because you put so many things in the A/C system, were going to have to evaluate it, check what gases are in there, etc..." The price (at the time) seemed outrageous, so I gave up.

Then there was the Power issue with the automatic. By late June, I had convinced myself that if I bought a V8 Thunderbird, I would have way more horsepower to work with, and torque too. (It feels like my v8 is more powerful than the turbo was...) So, that was another factor.

Then there was the transmission. The guy who "Fixed" it for me, "Honest George", told me if it ever started acting up within a year, take it back to him to fix it. Well, towards the end of my owner ship of that car, every once in a while I would shift from park into drive, but it wouldn't catch right away. Instead I would have to rev the engine a few times before it finally caught gear. That made me real nervous as I didn't want to go through the same experience I had before with "Honest George" and his crack team of Transmission Specialists. So, I decided to ditch the car and throw all of those problems onto someone else.

(The rear bumper was also pretty rough, with paint missing in places. Looking at it now, I could have easily sanded it myself and painted it as well.)

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Reply #59 – January 04, 2007, 11:12:09 AM

I'm glad the auto doesn't bug you, I just hope it doesn't grenade on you. 2.3 A4LD's are notorious for that, especially high mileage ones.