Buy 74 Convt or Wait for ?
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Racer
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Buy 74 Convt or Wait for ?
I'm new here, want to buy another C3. Had a not so nice old 80 that I liked and decided to sell it and buy a better one. Bought an 89 roadster and didn't like so sold and back to looking for a car.I'm Running out of patience. I found a 74 roadster (2 top, 4 speed) low miles for $12,000. It's a nice car and I know it's a pretty good deal but it's brown (not my favorite color) and I would rather have an automatic.(I think I would like a roadster though) I would prefer a 75-77 automatic coupe but don't know if I should buy this and maybe I'd like a 4 spped and brown after I got used to it or maybe buy an 82 Collectors (pretty nice) I can get for around $10,000. I guess the thing holding me up on buying one of these 2 cars is they are both cars I would not feel I should modify or personalize. What do you think? Thanks for any input, Irvan
Burning Brakes
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I'd like to have a '74 convertible with a 4-speed. Brown or not, when you cruise by, people will be looking wishing they were you.
If you limit your personalizations to things that could otherwise be put back (and that's a long list), then maybe modifications aren't really that bad.
I find that it takes enough to keep them running as is - there's always something that needs attention.
If you limit your personalizations to things that could otherwise be put back (and that's a long list), then maybe modifications aren't really that bad.
I find that it takes enough to keep them running as is - there's always something that needs attention.
Le Mans Master
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Originally Posted by mayberg
I'd like to have a '74 convertible with a 4-speed. Brown or not, when you cruise by, people will be looking wishing they were you.
If you limit your personalizations to things that could otherwise be put back (and that's a long list), then maybe modifications aren't really that bad.
I find that it takes enough to keep them running as is - there's always something that needs attention.
If you limit your personalizations to things that could otherwise be put back (and that's a long list), then maybe modifications aren't really that bad.
I find that it takes enough to keep them running as is - there's always something that needs attention.
Drifting
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From: 68 427 4.11s Roadster
Get what your want. You've already bought several you didn't want and where did that get you?
Forgot to mention that if HP or anything resembling it is important to you- better check that out before you end up with a 145hp luxo-shark.
Last edited by Techno; Jul 7, 2005 at 06:33 PM.
Le Mans Master
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This is not a place where we worry about modifying cars.
I personally think it's a silly infatuation -- keeping cars "original" -- unless it happens to be one of 4 or 5 REALLY rare cars. Even the Corvette magazines are starting to tire of the "originality" craze and recognize the value of resto-mods.
I personally think it's a silly infatuation -- keeping cars "original" -- unless it happens to be one of 4 or 5 REALLY rare cars. Even the Corvette magazines are starting to tire of the "originality" craze and recognize the value of resto-mods.
Melting Slicks
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From: San Diego California
Originally Posted by page62
This is not a place where we worry about modifying cars.
I personally think it's a silly infatuation -- keeping cars "original" -- unless it happens to be one of 4 or 5 REALLY rare cars. Even the Corvette magazines are starting to tire of the "originality" craze and recognize the value of resto-mods.
I personally think it's a silly infatuation -- keeping cars "original" -- unless it happens to be one of 4 or 5 REALLY rare cars. Even the Corvette magazines are starting to tire of the "originality" craze and recognize the value of resto-mods.
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Originally Posted by irvan
I'm new here, want to buy another C3. Had a not so nice old 80 that I liked and decided to sell it and buy a better one. Bought an 89 roadster and didn't like so sold and back to looking for a car.I'm Running out of patience. I found a 74 roadster (2 top, 4 speed) low miles for $12,000. It's a nice car and I know it's a pretty good deal but it's brown (not my favorite color) and I would rather have an automatic.(I think I would like a roadster though) I would prefer a 75-77 automatic coupe but don't know if I should buy this and maybe I'd like a 4 spped and brown after I got used to it or maybe buy an 82 Collectors (pretty nice) I can get for around $10,000. I guess the thing holding me up on buying one of these 2 cars is they are both cars I would not feel I should modify or personalize. What do you think? Thanks for any input, Irvan
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From: I KNOW JESUS... HE'S MY GARDENER
Originally Posted by 73LS4
Beautiful car... and I'm bettin u wouldn't let it go for 10 Grand 
I couldn't let it go for $10k. Got about $15k into it, along with blood, sweat and...more blood.
Everyone turns their noses up at auto's, but I have two good reasons why I couldn't live without it....1) SoFLA traffic and 2) Female passengers who wear short skirts!
Last edited by SkunkApe; Jul 9, 2005 at 12:11 AM.
