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Old 08-29-2011, 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by wgarneau
Does he have the original car?
Maybe he could get it appraised for $40K?
Old 08-29-2011, 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by CAmaninacan
I loved my C4, but heres some more pics of the car.


Not my style, but probably worth the $5K-$6K asking price if it is mechanically sound.

Old 08-29-2011, 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by blckslvr79
Not my style, but probably worth the $5K-$6K asking price if it is mechanically sound.



as long as theres no major rust. most of the mods can easily be put back to normal. the steering wheel would be the least of my worries.
Old 08-29-2011, 12:59 PM
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A lot to pay for a motor.Everything else looks like Mexican to me.I would keep looking and let some body else have that one.Im sure there is a pimp without a car somewhere.
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Originally Posted by blckslvr79
Maybe he could get it appraised for $40K?
I wish we had an emoticon of a guy in a boat trolling for fish. I'm not biting blckslvr. You'll have to troll elsewhere.
Old 08-29-2011, 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by rugerm44
A lot to pay for a motor.Everything else looks like Mexican to me.I would keep looking and let some body else have that one.Im sure there is a pimp without a car somewhere.
Unless he likes it. It's a good price if the frame and birdcage are sound. It's not a lot of money for it at all if you like how it looks.

All joking aside - money wise it looks like a good deal.
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Originally Posted by wgarneau
I wish we had an emoticon of a guy in a boat trolling for fish. I'm not biting blckslvr. You'll have to troll elsewhere.
Old 08-29-2011, 08:21 PM
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Well i did like it, but i changed my mind and found a Red on Red C4, got a really good deal on it, but thanks everyone for all the suggestions.
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Well Thats a shame, I wanted to see how much you could spend on the steering column alone.
Old 08-30-2011, 03:46 PM
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This car has been posted on here before. Wait, so it's got custom seats but still has the woodgrain. Yeah that really is 70s Superfly style. If you like it and it is mechanically sound I'd go for it. I do like the hood more than a Daytona hood. The wheels definitely need to go, but that could actually net you some money.
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I'd get some white-fur covered rims for it.
Old 08-30-2011, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by CTVETTE78



The wheels on the outside are way too big, the wheel on the inside is way too small.

Be aware that C3's don't have much headroom with the tops on. You're likely to crush the feather in your hat.
Old 08-30-2011, 04:37 PM
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Its a sad day when I see that someone has done this to a car we all love. But from a cost standpoint its probably worth 6k. I wouldn't buy it because it would cost too much to return it to stock. But hey, to each his own. If its worth 6k to you then buy it.
Old 09-03-2011, 11:32 AM
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All vettes don't have to be stock.
I would be more worried about how much crap is done wrong on the car.
You know the exhaust is wire tied to every suspension part they could get near.
The car is a pile of junk, you can fix a car up tastefully or you can junk a car up as thru this example.
Old 09-03-2011, 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by rugerm44
A lot to pay for a motor.Everything else looks like Mexican to me.I would keep looking and let some body else have that one.Im sure there is a pimp without a car somewhere.
So what does a Mexican car look like exactly

Watch your step....I know what you meant but next time lets use better terminology.



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