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Re: what should Do buy it or not ? Posted by Ari [Email] ![]() ![]() In Reply to: what should Do buy it or not ?, Glen, Tue, 30 Jul 2002 19:34:21 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Unbroken, the car is worth about $4-5K. Yes, it's a CSE. No turbo, and 9 years old. OK, maybe a few grand more, but probably not. Goldwing is good, but not cheap; just a guess, but I'll bet you're looking at >$1K for the parts from them. The alternative is to find a donor car for parts.
I don't know if you do the body work yourself, but bodywork and a decent respray will set you back about $2000 at least. I'm sure more than just sheet metal was affected, so some things are going to have to be straightened.
OK, not counting your work, you're $1K-$2K ahead, assuming the car is free. But I'll bet more than sheetmetal was bent. Any suspension damage, and that cushion is gone. Any damage to the transmission or engine, and it's Game Over.
This, of course, assumes that there wasn't some problem with the car before it got hit. Does the AC work? Heat core leak?
Unless you're going to do all the body work yourself, including the respray, they'd have to pay you to make it even. Of course, if you're going to drive the car for the next 5 years, what it'll sell for now doesn't matter. But in the end, you've got a car that has been bent. For the same money and a lot less work, find one that hasn't been bent.
My $0.02
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