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Originally Posted by Landseer
My 86 is good example. Just over 70K miles. The guy had it over 22 years. It was at the dealer, facing TB/WP job, brakes, MM/Pan gasket, Wheel bearings, etc. $2000 quote just for the TB/WP. The dealer service manager said he drove it personally to the back lot and parked it there a year earlier, so we knew it was a running car. The guy wanted to give it to charity at that point. We stepped in just in time, my son told him it might be worth 3K, guy said "write a check for $2000 and its yours." He and his wife were just happy to have it in a home that would fix it. So far, my wife has put 19,000 miles on it. Beautiful car. The guy didn't want to mess with an ungrateful buyer if he sold it for too much, plus, got a heck of a lot more than if he donated it.
The most interesting thing for me was the shift set-up. The Bowden was so loose that it would upshift to fourth by the time you hit 35 mph or so. Made it feel like it was on its last legs, motor, trans, everything. Not so. Not so.
Am now into this one for $5500 including tires and original purchase price.
Got a second one with a similar story, too, a little more damage from sitting though.
When they are new, they are up to standard. When 25 years old, as complex as they are, all kinds of subsystems need work. Pristine, worth a lot. 25 year old DD, its fixable usually, but worth only salvage prices.
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So....does this corralate to the
newer cars as well (i.e. '87 up)?
I really, really would like a GTS....but, a nice '87-'89 5spd would do nicely.
(good lord, I need more garage space)
-K