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Should I buy it.
Mar 31^st, 2009 at 9:15pm

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2000 Ford Mustang (not actual pic, same trim)
100K, 5sp, 3.8l V6 $6000

Cons: price, power everything, alloy wheels

Pros: Rear wheel drive, good gas mileage, feels solid

Hmmm, what to do?

Paul

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barry_sword CH.com Alumnus Offline Mountain Biking Keeps Me Sane Posts: 3947 Bracebridge, Canada Gender:	Re: Should I buy it. Reply #1 - Mar 31^st, 2009 at 9:27pm Works for me! Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or
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BobG CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Posts: 6422 St. George, UT Gender:	Re: Should I buy it. Reply #2 - Mar 31^st, 2009 at 9:43pm I'm taking it for granted that it is a New York car, right? How much rust? Look under the mat in the trunk. $6,000 sounds high to me but I'm on the left coast and you're on the other one. Prices may be different. Check out prices at Kelly Blue Book.
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Opus CH.com Hall of Famer Offline "We have met the enemy... and he is us" Posts: 2746 Sidney,NY USA Gender:	Re: Should I buy it. Reply #3 - Mar 31^st, 2009 at 9:52pm No rust, but neither does my '93 Saturn, which has not missed a winter. I forgot a pro, I can fix this myself, even a transmission or engine change. Non of the nightmares like dropping an engine out the bottom to change a timing belt on a front wheel drive. Lots of room under the hood as it is built for a V8. Paul
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Brew CH.com Sponsor CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 14163	Re: Should I buy it. Reply #4 - Mar 31^st, 2009 at 9:52pm I wouldn't. But that's just me. I already have a car.
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Racer1_NC CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline "Well, let's go see." Posts: 4417 Lewisville, NC Gender:	Re: Should I buy it. Reply #5 - Mar 31^st, 2009 at 10:00pm I dunno.....$6000 is 1k over excellent retail. Private party sale, same condition is $3600. Trade in is 2k which means you can buy um at the sale for a couple hundred more. If I really wanted the car, I'd tell the seller to get serious because they are just dreaming now. B
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Kirk CH.com Alumnus Offline VINIMUS, VIDIMUS, DOLAVIMUS Posts: 2393 Harts Lake, WA Gender:	Re: Should I buy it. Reply #6 - Mar 31^st, 2009 at 10:13pm *The 3.8 has a bad habit of blowing head gaskets. At that many miles the price is way too high. Tell the seller to get real.*
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Jimi CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Don't feed the moderators Posts: 4925 Madisonville, KY Gender:	Re: Should I buy it. Reply #7 - Mar 31^st, 2009 at 10:37pm My opinion......$4,500 tops IF........it drove out good.
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Lobster CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 2417 Gender:	Re: Should I buy it. Reply #8 - Mar 31^st, 2009 at 11:19pm I agree... $6k is exceedingly high. I am looking at a 2001 Mustang Convertible V6 with 80k miles on it in great shape for $4600, priced from NADA, KBB & Edmunds... a private party sale. If the stars line up I might surprise my daughter with it for her 15th birthday party Saturday.
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QnHeartMM CH.com Sponsor Offline I AM a Phoenix! Posts: 1783 San Diego, CA Gender:	Re: Should I buy it. Reply #9 - Apr 1^st, 2009 at 8:56am Has the tranny been replaced yet?
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Lobster CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 2417 Gender:	Re: Should I buy it. Reply #10 - Apr 1^st, 2009 at 9:44am QnHeartMM wrote on Apr 1^st, 2009 at 8:56am: Has the tranny been replaced yet? Why? Is Chuck going somewhere?
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barry_sword CH.com Alumnus Offline Mountain Biking Keeps Me Sane Posts: 3947 Bracebridge, Canada Gender:	Re: Should I buy it. Reply #11 - Apr 1^st, 2009 at 6:59pm Maybe this is more what you should be looking at. GayleH sent me the pic of this, but I just came across the vid, cool car! Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or
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cavalier Ex Member	Re: Should I buy it. Reply #12 - Apr 1^st, 2009 at 8:38pm Looks like it needs a clean to me, is that how they sell cars in the US What's a Mustang?
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Re: Should I buy it.
Reply #13 - Apr 1^st, 2009 at 8:43pm

Yep way to high a price but so is every other car I am looking at.

2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT - $5850 127K

2003 Ford Taurus SE $4200 116K

2000 Chrysler Concord $2900 143K

1998 Dodge Intrepid $3200 130K

2002 Hyundai accent $3700 80K

97 Honda $5500 75K ( rebuilt wreck)

I have never seen cars go for so much. I guess I picked the wrong time to need a car. Almost everything under a 100K is $8K+.

I wonder if I can rent a car for the summer? Yep for $ 4,144.27. I'm screwed LOL.

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Re: Should I buy it.
Reply #14 - Apr 1^st, 2009 at 9:38pm

If you wait a bit, you might be able to pick up a new one for that price. Why are the prices on used so high?
We had a GM dealership near here offer a "buy one, get the 2nd one free" (I am sure there was a fine print section) one day event about three months ago. Shocked

I sell auto parts for a living, and we are crazy busy for this time of year. The garages are slower than norm, but more walk in customers. Sorry about that, this is not my thread, just once I start talking I can't........

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papagimp CH.com Newbie Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 18 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: Should I buy it. Reply #15 - Apr 1^st, 2009 at 10:11pm just a thought, I picked up a 00 sportage , 40k miles, at auction for 2k. just needed tires. Don't know bout your area but plenty of auctions from police auction to dealer's auction with great deals. every car in that list seemed high to me.
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Racer1_NC CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline "Well, let's go see." Posts: 4417 Lewisville, NC Gender:	Re: Should I buy it. Reply #16 - Apr 1^st, 2009 at 10:27pm When you can buy new basic transportation with a warranty for less than 12K it's hard to see paying those prices for something with 100k plus miles.
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Opus CH.com Hall of Famer Offline "We have met the enemy... and he is us" Posts: 2746 Sidney,NY USA Gender:	Re: Should I buy it. Reply #17 - Apr 1^st, 2009 at 10:27pm papagimp wrote on Apr 1^st, 2009 at 10:11pm: every car in that list seemed high to me. As is everything else in NY state. New cars are not selling so there are a lot less used cars on the market. I wish I could wait longer to find one but stupid me bought a GM last time. Twice bitten, never again. Paul
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Melissa CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Don't give up! Posts: 7238 Central WI, USA Gender:	Re: Should I buy it. Reply #18 - Apr 1^st, 2009 at 11:10pm My girlfriend is selling her 2003 Impala (gold w/gold trim package) that has about 114,000(?) miles for $6500 o.b.o. It's in excellent condition. Of course, you'd gotta come to WI to get it.
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Re: Should I buy it.
Reply #19 - Apr 2^nd, 2009 at 2:57pm

Opus wrote on Apr 1^st, 2009 at 8:43pm:

Yep way to high a price but so is every other car I am looking at.

2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT - $5850 127K

2003 Ford Taurus SE $4200 116K

2000 Chrysler Concord $2900 143K

1998 Dodge Intrepid $3200 130K

2002 Hyundai accent $3700 80K

97 Honda $5500 75K ( rebuilt wreck)

I have never seen cars go for so much. I guess I picked the wrong time to need a car. Almost everything under a 100K is $8K+.

I wonder if I can rent a car for the summer? Yep for $ 4,144.27. I'm screwed LOL.

Paul

I go for the Korean model - Hyundai excel hehe. My hamster mobile (as it was affectionately called) I bought in 97, with about 80k and paid $3200. I had little choice as a recent divorcee with 2 kids and a full time student.

That car finally gave up the ghost, after 250k on it, and I had already given it to friends of mine. They were impressed enouh with it's endurance they bought 2 Accents.

Just my 2 cents worth sine you can't find a slant 6 these days Wink

Cat

eta: that car never failed me once, and according to Clark one of it's hamsters was already dead Tongue

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Lobster CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 2417 Gender:	Re: Should I buy it. Reply #20 - Apr 2^nd, 2009 at 3:13pm My buddy with a Ford dealership said they are inundated with Taurus trade-ins. He told me you can pretty much name your price on them. I am not sure if that is local or national.
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