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I wouldn't pay that much if it didn't have a salvage title!
Red flag for this '93?
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2012
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From: Bergen County, New Jersey
Red flag for this '93?
Hi guys,
The '95 I was pursuing recently sold, so I'm kind of back to the drawing board. I found this very pretty '93 on Cars.com, but immediately ran into two problems with it: first of all, the pictures are from July 2011. To me, it's a bit unusual that there are no newer pictures listed. Secondly, I searched the VIN number and found the car is listed on a salvage site. Being that the seller is in NJ, I figure this is a Sandy car.
I probably know the answer to this, but I'm asking anyway: should I even bother reaching out to the seller or is this just a waste of my time? Is there a way to tell if this is a Sandy car?
Here's the Cars.com ad: http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail...nal&listType=3
Here's the "salvage" ad: http://www.salvage-cars-for-sale.inf...93-ODI0NTM4MjY
Thanks for your help!
The '95 I was pursuing recently sold, so I'm kind of back to the drawing board. I found this very pretty '93 on Cars.com, but immediately ran into two problems with it: first of all, the pictures are from July 2011. To me, it's a bit unusual that there are no newer pictures listed. Secondly, I searched the VIN number and found the car is listed on a salvage site. Being that the seller is in NJ, I figure this is a Sandy car.
I probably know the answer to this, but I'm asking anyway: should I even bother reaching out to the seller or is this just a waste of my time? Is there a way to tell if this is a Sandy car?
Here's the Cars.com ad: http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail...nal&listType=3
Here's the "salvage" ad: http://www.salvage-cars-for-sale.inf...93-ODI0NTM4MjY
Thanks for your help!
Le Mans Master
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From: Vermilion OH
for that price i would not touch a flood vehicle. but who's to say that it had been caught in any flooding. i would call the seller and find out if the car has any water damage or recent repairs, known issues, previous owners, reason for sale, etc. he's asking good money for the car so i would think that it would be a nice car. as far as the pics dated 2011 it could be one of two things:
1: camera date was not set properly
2: the pics were actually taken then and the car has since deteriorated and the seller wants to attract buys with pics of the car in its prime
1: camera date was not set properly
2: the pics were actually taken then and the car has since deteriorated and the seller wants to attract buys with pics of the car in its prime
Pro
Joined: Sep 2012
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From: the confused state CT
You can also try a carfax, but they don't catch everything all the time. I would move on. I don't think that price reflexs a salvage car. Just my 2cents.
Gary
Gary
Last edited by yd328; Mar 7, 2013 at 08:07 AM.
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On the other side of the coin... had a similar experience; however the car was NOT a salvage title.
Checked VIN and asked why it was also listed on a salvage site?
The seller (used car dealer) showed me the previous owners title which was signed over and was not a salvage title.
Still don't know why - but it was just improperly listed.
Most probably a multiple upload/uplink site posting.
If it IS a salvage title... definitely one to avoid at all costs.
Checked VIN and asked why it was also listed on a salvage site?
The seller (used car dealer) showed me the previous owners title which was signed over and was not a salvage title.
Still don't know why - but it was just improperly listed.
Most probably a multiple upload/uplink site posting.
If it IS a salvage title... definitely one to avoid at all costs.
Last edited by Bandit's C4; Mar 7, 2013 at 10:14 AM.
Race Director
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A phone call is pretty inexpensive these days. If you don't like what you hear, look elsewhere. Maybe other buyers feel the same as you and won't even ask a question. There is always a chance the car could be a good find. If not, you will have only wasted one or two minutes.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Bergen County, New Jersey
I'll get in touch with the seller. If it isn't flood damaged and passes both my "inspection" and a PPI, I'll have to think about it. I really like the color and it has less miles than a '92 I'm also looking at (the '92 is $1K less).
Burning Brakes
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From: Placerville CA
$13.3K for a salvage car?! Good grief. Doesn't anyone have a conscience anymore? Maybe it's a typo and the seller meant $3.3K. That sounds about right. Geez, man, come to California and I'll sell you my clean-titled, smogged, good-running '94 convertible with OEM hardtop for $8K. Fly out, drive it back and have a nice vacation on the side for less than what that guy is asking.
Last edited by anciano; Mar 8, 2013 at 07:39 PM.
Thread Starter
Burning Brakes
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From: Bergen County, New Jersey
The '92 has 80,000 (27K more) miles on it. It also has a few mods, which to be honest, I'm not crazy about.
The owner of the '93 hasn't gotten back to me. I think I'll try calling him one more time before I move on...
Advanced
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Just for comparison: I looked at a 1995 corvette Red with black interior, automatic, original owner, car fax checked and confirmed 24,000 mile garage queen with brand new tires (last Fall). He wanted, $14,000 and we settled on $12,500 pending my mechanic (good friend/vette fanatic) checking it out this Wednesday. And I really did not want to pay over $10,000 for ANY C4 (unless it was a ZR1!).
Le Mans Master
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From: H-Town Texas
Well, being listed on a Salvage Site does not neccessarily mean a salvage title. The seller could own the place, it could be a repo, any number of scenarios. It's worth a phone call I guess, and at the first, "well...uh..." hang up.
