Jack in Norfolk Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 its an 87 dl sedan. 2wd 3spd auto. shoing rust. several repaints due to several crashes! put back together by a local subaru guy (used to be new dealer, now specializes in old subes. I think he's a little shady) AC blows cold. aftermarket kenwood sucks and doesnt play tapes. starts right up and runs like a top. I am a little concerned about the left rear strut. That part of the car looks lower and when you go through turns at high speed (like on and off ramps on the interstate) and hit a bump it makes bad noises and skips more than it should. oh, did I mention that this is my girlfriend's dad's car? It has been to college in the mtns of VA 3 times; with each of his daughters so it is very well educated (even if it did go to Tech twice:moon: ) Um... I just really need reliable transportation right now and I thought I could offer him $500 and maybe be overpaying, but not have to worry about a car for a while. I havent talked to him directly because I dont want to haggle with him, but my girlfriend says he is going to ask too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 i had an 89 dl. no tach or gauges, but you can put those in aftermarket (about 10, 15, qnd 30 bucks for oil, water, and tach) everything body and motor wise is the same as ant 85 thru 94 ea82 soob. fenders and front bumbers are the same between 3-door, sedan, and wagon. the doors will all be the same between sedan and wagon, but the back doors glass is different between sedan and wagon, but the glass is interchangeable(and so is power to manual windoe mechanisms) the rear struts will fit the same between sedan, wagon, and 3-door. it is held on by 2 bolts at the top and one bolt at the bottom. sometimes they are hard to turn, and if so, dont reef on them, because they can break if you go he-man on a super rusty bolt 500 bucks is ok for a soob that runs and drives, and its all there. if the interior is decent, it ptobably wouldnt hurt to replace a rusty door or fender, or a cracked light lens see if you can talk down to somewhere between 300 and 500 bucks. offer 420, the magic number:headbang: ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack in Norfolk Posted September 4, 2003 Author Share Posted September 4, 2003 yeah man, that;s what I was thinking. I bought my last one for $400. it was an 86 4wd dr 5spd wagon with ac. It had 100k on the clock but the exterior was rough. I was about 18 and I figured I had just made out like a bandit. I sold it for $800 4 years and 100k miles later. Anyways, I like my girlfriend's dad, but I think he is thinking of asking $1000- $1500 and I dont want to tell him that he wont get it. I dont want to go down that raod with him. Unfortunately, putting alot of money into an old car doesnt usurally translate into getting it all out when you sell and I think this would come to his attention very quickly if he put it on the market. Anyways, I just wanted some opinions. If I am going to spend that kind of money, I want something 4wd, or at least in pretty nice shape cosmetically as well as mechanicly. Maybe I'm just venting, because the car is sitting in my driveway and it would really take the stress off right now if I didnt have to worry about replacing my POS Jeep! :banghead: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86subaru Posted September 5, 2003 Share Posted September 5, 2003 offer him 300 bucks , i have had 2 sedans both turbos a/t , i bought them for less than 100 bucks each, i had to tow 1, i bought a turbo a/t wagon needing a headgasket etc........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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