'88 XR7 Info Please!

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'88 XR7 Info Please!

July 28, 2007, 09:08:46 AM

Hey all. Newbie here.
I just looked at a VERY sharp '88 XR7 the other night and would just like any/all info anyone is willing to share. This particular cat has the 5.0, is black (looks new shine), with gray cloth interior. Has the ?turbine? type wheels with the center area blacked out. Also has the ?areo? package (looks like a Xenon body kit) including rear spoiler. In short, an extremely sharp looking ride with 102K miles. I'm just looking for any troublesome areas to check, characteristics (both good and bad), and so forth. I'd also like opinions of worth (I know this is hard w/out pics, etc. so---ballpark estimates). This bad boy, even with 102K on it, literally looks in almost showroom condition on the exterior, and good to very good interior(clean non torn seats, little wear/slightly loose on center console arm rest, one small crack in dash). I've been looking for a new daily driver and this one really caught my eye! On an independent dealers lot and is asking $3800 cash, but I feel/think/wish I might could do better than that.
Thanks in advance
Chuck

'88 XR7 Info Please!

Reply #1 – July 28, 2007, 10:43:15 AM

all your basic info can be found here

http://www.coolcats.net/fox/1988.html

cracks in the dash are common (im a lucky one, knock on wood). common problems, headlights yellowing and theres no reproduction headlights, so u gotta junkyard that. if it has an Automatic Climate Control, there reports of that not working properly. i have a problem with my locks not working, idk how common that is. mostly just basic stuff, these are 20 year old cars. seats rip, thing break, parts rust, kepp yiour eye open before you buy. and even if the car was ammaculate( which i doubt), i think $3800 is a little high

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Reply #2 – July 28, 2007, 10:53:57 AM

yeah hes probably caught up on that bodykit for one thing. it aint worht $3800, though...chances are some poor sap out there is willing to pay that much so the old rule continues to hold true....oh well....

good luck, hope that steering wheel ends up in your hands!

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Reply #3 – July 28, 2007, 12:17:47 PM

Thanks guys. Yeah, the body kit with the shiny black paint is nice, but...
The car is far from immaculate, but very, very nice all the same. The trunk area, for example, looks practically new. I'll give it a good going over the first part of the week and drive it, then start dickering. We'll see what happens from there.
Just for the record, I'm not completely new to the car hobby. I own a '69 Cougar 'vert (yellow--thus the name yellowragcat). It is driveable, but a continued work in progress. I've been on another forum for years for the older cats, but figured if I wanted info on this particular year, I'd check out a couple of other Cougar forums.
Thanks again for your honest unbiased answers!

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Reply #4 – July 28, 2007, 01:23:50 PM

Pics of your Cat......PLEASE! We love seeing pics. :D

Couldn't wait. Checked out your geocities site. Very nice man, very nice, and the fan blade deal,......Wow!

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Reply #5 – July 28, 2007, 07:41:46 PM

Yellow86--
Love the color!! I just posted three pics on user rides.
Thanks!

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Reply #6 – July 28, 2007, 11:46:52 PM

Great find. Let me know if you pass on it cuz I'd be interested in it. I think it might be worth around $2800-3000.

He probably got it for $1000 at auction.

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Reply #7 – July 29, 2007, 02:04:12 PM

Quote from: xjeffs;164149

Great find. Let me know if you pass on it cuz I'd be interested in it. I think it might be worth around $2800-3000.

He probably got it for $1000 at auction.

X- I'll be sure to let you know. The car is about 40 minutes from my house, and I'm having some major dental work done Mon morning, but I hope to get down tomorrow afternoon to drive/talk turkey. My understanding is that they sold the car to a guy about 3-4 years ago w/70 some thousand miles and have just recently bought it back from him. Of course I don't know what they paid him for it, but I did see what was apparently his for sale sign in the seat when I first saw it and he was asking $4000. Of course we all know the differences between asking :D and getting:disappoin

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Reply #8 – July 30, 2007, 07:49:33 PM

Hey all. I think I'm going to reluctantly pass on the '88 XR7 I found, but thought I'd post a few pics and see if everyone thinks I'm doing the right thing. I went and took a long hard look at her today. I found no rust and just a very clean car. It did idle rather fast and the tranny (supposedly rebuilt) tended to down shift fairly hard as slowing down. Other than that, really no complaints as to quality of the car. I just could not get past the dealer not wanting to go lower than $3500. As much as I lile the looks and feel of this cat, I just can't see putting quite that much in it. Ideas?
Thanks

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Reply #9 – July 30, 2007, 07:50:30 PM

One more pic:

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Reply #10 – July 30, 2007, 10:03:24 PM

Are you ready to give up it's location?

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Reply #11 – July 31, 2007, 05:31:30 AM

Parlier Motors
Sparta, NC

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Reply #12 – July 31, 2007, 08:06:30 AM

it is nice. I just recently bought a really nice one for $1,600, so just keep your eyes open, there are still good deals to be found.

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Reply #13 – July 31, 2007, 08:13:57 AM

This is one of those situations that we as fox car drivers have to look at. If this was a Mustang it would be worth $3500. If the car is as clean as the photos show then it would probably be worth that much, with low miles.

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Reply #14 – July 31, 2007, 10:24:40 AM

Found this

http://mse1.com/ebay/ebaypics/cougar.html

I can't see that it has any options. It was converted to R134.