07 Oct 2012, 16:16
that looks pretty good tbh, nice to see the dealer fit stripes.
Obvious things to me are the label is missing off the airfilter box (cosmetic though)
and the coil cover is missing - these are expensive to replace, so see if you can
negotiate a bit.
So, at $20,000, current exchange rate around 1.62.... thats about £12,350 .... sounds
good but work on a 'worst case scenario' with your shipping and taxes just in case.
Once its here, change the headlights, get the fog light mod done (rather then tacking on a
fog light to the rear fasica), and fit Euro height springs to the front.
Also, with that mileage, and with everything being 'original', I'd budget on replacing the tyres,
to keep costs down you can put 225's on the rears, as they are cheaper and easier to find
then 235's. I'd also budget for overhauling the brakes and fuel system just in case they require
attention. The window could be a switch, it could be a motor, it could be a fuse.
Do you know if the car drives ok? Any running issues? Do the fans work? Does it overheat?
Does it change gear smoothly? You need to know this because if you then need to start
pricing up a clutch, or injectors, the bills will start mounting.
Is it a private or dealer sale? Is there someone stateside who can check it over for you?
I think if you can get it for $20k or just under, its do-able, but any more then that, if it was
my own cash, I'm not sure I'd be comfortable.
Anyway, thats just my 2pth, I'm sure others will be able to give you advice too.
Good luck, and let us know how you get on.
Obvious things to me are the label is missing off the airfilter box (cosmetic though)
and the coil cover is missing - these are expensive to replace, so see if you can
negotiate a bit.
So, at $20,000, current exchange rate around 1.62.... thats about £12,350 .... sounds
good but work on a 'worst case scenario' with your shipping and taxes just in case.
Once its here, change the headlights, get the fog light mod done (rather then tacking on a
fog light to the rear fasica), and fit Euro height springs to the front.
Also, with that mileage, and with everything being 'original', I'd budget on replacing the tyres,
to keep costs down you can put 225's on the rears, as they are cheaper and easier to find
then 235's. I'd also budget for overhauling the brakes and fuel system just in case they require
attention. The window could be a switch, it could be a motor, it could be a fuse.
Do you know if the car drives ok? Any running issues? Do the fans work? Does it overheat?
Does it change gear smoothly? You need to know this because if you then need to start
pricing up a clutch, or injectors, the bills will start mounting.
Is it a private or dealer sale? Is there someone stateside who can check it over for you?
I think if you can get it for $20k or just under, its do-able, but any more then that, if it was
my own cash, I'm not sure I'd be comfortable.
Anyway, thats just my 2pth, I'm sure others will be able to give you advice too.
Good luck, and let us know how you get on.
Claire Wright - Club Treasurer
Jul 1981 DeLorean - Flopsy #2292
Aug 1989 Cavalier 1.6L - Guinney
Oct 1994 Twingo Mk1 - Freddie le Grenouille
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Jul 1981 DeLorean - Flopsy #2292
Aug 1989 Cavalier 1.6L - Guinney
Oct 1994 Twingo Mk1 - Freddie le Grenouille
#170