Buying an SC...feels like i'm rolling the dice
11-19-2002, 05:22 PM
#16
Observations from my search-
- people ask more for a specific car than it is worth. I looked at two '83 SCs last year each with their own issues, one for $17,800 the other for $19,000. After I backed out the anticipated work they would need I offered both owners $12K and was rejected.
- a mechanically sound, cosmetically good SC is worth around $15K. The trick is making sure you subtract enough from this figure to cover the cost of mechanical and cosmetic upgrades. This can run form zero to $9-10K.
- the good news is that for a unique 20yr old car,parts and good mechanics are surprisingly available.
I bought an '86 that "needed nothing" and have spent close to $1k on maintence in the last 14 months.
It's worth every penny.
- people ask more for a specific car than it is worth. I looked at two '83 SCs last year each with their own issues, one for $17,800 the other for $19,000. After I backed out the anticipated work they would need I offered both owners $12K and was rejected.
- a mechanically sound, cosmetically good SC is worth around $15K. The trick is making sure you subtract enough from this figure to cover the cost of mechanical and cosmetic upgrades. This can run form zero to $9-10K.
- the good news is that for a unique 20yr old car,parts and good mechanics are surprisingly available.
I bought an '86 that "needed nothing" and have spent close to $1k on maintence in the last 14 months.
It's worth every penny.
11-19-2002, 06:29 PM
#17
Here is my 2 cents,I recently purchased a 1983SC with 97,000 miles,a coupe with no sunroof,near perfect paint,many upgrades including head studs,a near perfect PPI,the only cosmetic item needed is the front seats need recovering,I purchased for $13,500.00 which seems to be a good price here in Florida.I am very happy with this car.Good luck in your search. <img src="graemlins/beerchug.gif" border="0" alt="[cheers]" />
