im lookn to get a 1st gen and i found but it has some flaws. what would you pay for a 93' with 190k salvaged title due to theft w/bad tranny? thanks

 

ooh dude... i dunno about that. thats got a lot of maybe to it. tranny is pretty expensive and theft means you could be missing parts you don't know about. post some pics of it.

As to price, with 190K on the clock and those issues alone, i wouldn't pay a dime more than 2.5K, on a good day when i'm feeling generous.

i got my 95GS with 100K miles and very minor issues (some switches missing etc.) for 4.8K. Don't pay too much just cause you've been waiting a while for a 1GS. even though it is an awesome car

Just friendly advice

 

thanks...as for the price i can probably get it for around $1200-1500 maybe even cheaper...... and i would be purchasing a aristo front clip if i bought the car........can really beat that right?!?!?!

 

If you pay 1500 for the whole car, 2000 for the front clip, and do the labor yourself, you should have a badass little race car.

 

not bad at all lol

 

even though the car is salvaged???

 

Due to theft? Just figure out what they took, your replacing the engine, who cares about anything in there. If your just gonna use this as a little play car, then anything missing inside shouldnt really matter. Probably last owner had a nice stereo or something. I doubt someone stole anything that really mattered.
I would do it, I would offer 1300, if they say no, offer 1500, if they say no, forget it, its not worth more than 2000, and I wouldnt spend more than 1500. But thats just me.

 

i agree. i chose 2.5K as the upper threshold assuming it was immaculate with the above problems. Its probably not "immaculate" so i agree with the 1500 cap.

 

can he show you proof the salvage is due to theft? i've seen quite a few salvaged cars friends have bought that were claimed stolen but were actually in an accidents... but if you can get it for 1500 and its straight its a good deal

 

that will be the first thing i check! thanks

this will be my daily!!! i plan on swapping the motor and suspension be for the car even see's the streets

 

Oh, well, in that case, just go through the car and see if anythings messed up. Hopefully not, because this seems like a good deal.

 

Savage? Not a good deal any time... unless you have many free time to search for parts and $$ for mechanic repairs. In the long run you will paid more than a running car.

 

If it was salvaged due to flood I would not touch it. Look under the carpets and in the trunk at the spare tire mount and wing nut for rust. If you keep it till it dies, the salvage title won't matter. If you go to sell, may be a problem.

 

Well it is 1993 so it is 15 years. People savlage title does not hurt on 15 year old junk clean or not title it is worth like 1000 bucks.