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it's a nice car - SloaneCars.com has a couple of SCs in this condition - but unless you were putting it in a museum, I think a well maintained car with more miles would be a better deal.

Also - check me here - is that the correct speedometer for a '79? Thought they had an 85 mph speedometer.

A car with this few miles has done a lot of sitting. Seals dry up, suspension bushings sag, and stuff gets "sticky". Airplanes are like that too - keep flying them, they generally work well. A plane that has not been flown in a month will very likely have a lot of squawks on it - starting with the avionics and hydraulic system.

There are good and bad used cars, but a used SC or Carrera that has been properly cared for by its owner is a lot of car for the money. This one is priced $10K too high in my opinion. My SC with "rebuilt everything" drives better than new - and I see cars like mine offered for under 20K.
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