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Ok, what about this '85? This is mine, I had it listed on this board awhile back, but pulled it since a friend of mine wanted to buy it. However, he backed out, due to having 6 P-cars, and wife said no. Anyway, it's for sale in Prescott, AZ, and priced accordingly to Carfax report. In 1995 it was in an accident, not sure what was replaced, and speedo replaced at some point. Runs great no records, has an oil leak when running, turbo tie rods, a nice repaint, older vinyl seats, comfy, driver car.
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At $16500 I think your car is competitively priced, but there are more questions than answers from your post & ad.
Is the paint color original? It is a desirable color, and coupes in unusual colors are pretty hard to come by.
Does the A/C work? Or is it at least complete? What about the gauges, electronics, lights, accessories? Any major mechanical work on the engine or transmission? When was it last serviced?
Where is it leaking oil from when running? This could be something minor (breather gasket, oil pressure sensor, thermostat o-ring, or cam oil line) or something serious -- like leaking from the head due to broken head studs.
A minor accident 15 years ago -- on a car with your mileage -- is not a major issue, provided there is some kind of evidence it was repaired properly. If the car title is clean, and it can be aligned & corner balanced, and there is no bondo or rusty repair work, it is not really that significant.
My 1988 has VIN stickers on all the majopr body components (fenders, hood, deck, doors) -- not sure if your year does. If so, that will give you a hint if the hood or any panels have been replaced.
All that being said, if you have good answers to the questions above, you could potentially get more than $16.5k for the car if you work on the cosmetics and put together a more thorough ad with better pictures.
You would be well served by cleaning up the engine bay. I assume you live on or regularly drive on a dirt road -- because that thing is dusty as heck. You don't need to "armor all" everything --- just spend a couple of hours washing it up.
I think you should also go back to a more stock-looking wheel and a stock shift knob, and sort the wiring coming out of the dash.
Those things could be done for around $300-400. If you know it has lots of deferred maintenance, and needs some major mechanical work, your price is about right.
If it is mechanically sound, and the leak is minor, I would be shooting for closer to $18-20k for a coupe with your color, age & condition.
There are not a whole lot of them trading in the $15-16k range.