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Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2004 19:43:53 -0400
From: "Refinish King" <noneofyourbusinessnospamyourbusiness.com>
Subject: Re: How much is this car worth?


It sounds like a slider; More like a $3500.00 trade in car, where you get $8000.00 on paper, and $3500.00 real money. Drive it till the transmission croaks on the freeway, call daddy to spend $1800.00 to $2400.00 for a rebuild, and tell him: "You should have bought me the Saab and traded this slider! Refinish King "The Diesel" <hollywood_onealnospamo.com> wrote in message news:e1df7c64.0407031248.697b39c7nospaming.google.com... > I want to buy a used car(either a 2002 Saab 9-5 Linear Sedan or a 2001 > Volvo S80). > My parents on the other hand are trying to get me to save my money and > drive one of their older 2000 Lincoln Town Cars. > I don't think the Town Car is a safe car because the fuel tank is > located behind the rear axle. > My mom wants me to save my money for a rainy day and not buy a car, > and maybe(which seems unlikely at the time) my dad will buy me a > cheaper car like a high milage 1999 Volvo S80 so I can save my money > for a rainy day, or else I'll have to buy a car with my own money > because I just don't feel safe any car that has a rear fuel tank(such > as a Pinto, Mustang, Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis, or Town Car). > > I know my dad probably won't allow me to sell the 2000 Town Car in > order to buy a 99 S80, but just on the off chance that he does allow > it, what is this 2000 Town Car Executive worth? > My dad says that it's worth at least $10,500, but I say it's worth > less than $6700. > > DON'T FORGET TO LOOK AT THE PICS AT THE BOTTOM. > > I'll give a detailed description and point out the problems and I've > included SEVERAL PICS to show you what kind of wear and tear and > damage the car has. > Don't Forget to look at problem NUMBER 16, since it's the most > important problem. > > > > Here's a list of the problems. > > > 1. The rear bumper is cracked. > > 2. The left rear tail light is chipped. > > 3. One of the side view mirrors is painted a different color than the > rest of the car. > > 4. The button to open the gas door doesn't work, so you have to open > the trunk and pull a cord with a handle inside the trunk to open the > gas door. > > 5. The remote sensors on the car don't work so you CAN'T open or lock > the doors, or open the trunk or the gas door remotely. > > 6. The Power Mirrors Don't work, you have to physcially push the > mirrors with your hands to adjust them. > > 7. The door to the driver's left armrest is loose and even if you try > to put it back in place, it just falls off every time you close the > door(the big one not the armrest door). > > 8. The Front Center Armrest(storage console) is unhinged on the right > side and part of it is missing and broken. > > 9. The rear left ashtray door is missing. > > 10. The 12 volt input jack would normally be inbetween the 2 > cupholders, but on this Town Car, it just dangles near the floor and > it's impossible to try and put it back in its place(it just doesn't > seem to fit). > > 11. The front right floormat is missing. > > 12. The car generally has excessive wear and tear for a car that's > less than 4 years old. > > 13. The driver's control console(windows, locks, mirrors) is not > properly in place. > > 14. You always get the "sevice engine soon" warning when you turn on > the car. > > 15. The Magazine Pouch that's located on the back of the front > passenger seat has become unstappled and part of it is dangling on the > ground(unfortunately I forgot to take a pic of this). > > > 16. The BIGGEST problem is that the transmission is messed up. > The car will NOT shift past 2nd gear while in "OVERDRIVE"(overdrive is > the normal driving setting). > Each time you star the car, you have to push a button on the shifter > to switch to "Overdrive Off". > What "overdrive off" does is that it only gives you 3 forward gears > instead of 4, and "overdrive off" also gives you more engine breaking. > So I always drive in "overdrive off". > If I ever forget to press the button to engage "overdrive off" after > starting the car, then the car tops out with a BLAZING FAST top speed > of about 35mph in 2nd gear and I can hear the RPMs going real high so > then I have to press the button to engage "overdrive off and then I > can shift into 3rd gear. > I wonder if my dad gave me this car because it only has 3 forward > gears and thus has a very low top speed compared to all other cars on > the road. > I never drive that fast anyway, and thus I've never even found out > what the top speed of this car is in 3rd gear(since it basically > doesn't have a 4th gear because it's broken). > > BTW, don't forget to see the pics to see what I mean. > > Here are the pics. > > http://www.dbstalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2056 > > http://www.dbstalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2057 > > http://www.dbstalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2058 > > http://www.dbstalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2059 > > http://www.dbstalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2060 > > http://www.dbstalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2061 > > http://www.dbstalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2062 > > http://www.dbstalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2063 > > http://www.dbstalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2064

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