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Old Aug 6, 2015 | 11:07 AM
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Found a 03 92000 miles for 13,500. Everything looks good,is it a good deal?
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Old Aug 6, 2015 | 11:11 AM
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Sounds like a good deal to me if everything checks out
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Old Aug 6, 2015 | 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Yamerhaw
Sounds like a good deal to me if everything checks out
Want to be sure.its the exact car I want.i don't want to jump to fast and get a bad deal.it is what I'm looking for.
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Old Aug 6, 2015 | 11:15 AM
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I wish I could find a deal like that!!
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Old Aug 6, 2015 | 11:32 AM
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The price for an 03 is excellent. The car is what you should worry about. Check past history, title branding, a/c, tires, HUD, etc. Check everything including pulling codes thru DIC just so you know what to expect in fixing any problems. A low price is not always the best deal, and there may be a reason it's low.
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Old Aug 6, 2015 | 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by HouseDivided
I wish I could find a deal like that!!
Only thing I see, is the roof panel is siliconed in it leaked,but don't now.i don plan on taking it out.
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Old Aug 6, 2015 | 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by 65GGvert
The price for an 03 is excellent. The car is what you should worry about. Check past history, title branding, a/c, tires, HUD, etc. Check everything including pulling codes thru DIC just so you know what to expect in fixing any problems. A low price is not always the best deal, and there may be a reason it's low.
Don't have bad feeling about the guy, he's in his 70s and on a farm he need a new horse trl. And his grandson wants the car.he said no way in hell is that boy getting that car
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Old Aug 6, 2015 | 11:40 AM
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Only thing I see, is the roof panel is siliconed in it leaked,but don't now.i don plan on taking it out.
That is a problem. Driving these cars with the top off is half the fun.
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Old Aug 6, 2015 | 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by JR-01
That is a problem. Driving these cars with the top off is half the fun.
Yea, but not a deal breaker,I don't like open tops anyway.
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Originally Posted by Vanover
Yea, but not a deal breaker,I don't like open tops anyway.
Your wife or girlfriend might and it will be a problem when you go to sell it. Just sayin. I would never buy a car that had it's removable top glued down.
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Originally Posted by JR-01
Your wife or girlfriend might and it will be a problem when you go to sell it. Just sayin. I would never buy a car that had it's removable top glued down.
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Old Aug 6, 2015 | 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by JR-01
Your wife or girlfriend might and it will be a problem when you go to sell it. Just sayin. I would never buy a car that had it's removable top glued down.
Any reason other than I cant take it out? I can always replace the seal.other than that ,cosmedecly the car is perfect .
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If nothing is wrong with it and nothing major has been replaced then that is a steal.
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I would check it very carefully, if the owner will silicone in the roof to fix the leak, Lord knows what else gerry rigged "fixes" he's done...seen and unseen...
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Old Aug 6, 2015 | 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Vanover
Any reason other than I cant take it out? I can always replace the seal.other than that ,cosmedecly the car is perfect .
It shows how the previous owner took care of his car. Instead of fixing it correctly he just glued it down. It might be how he handled all it's problems. For me it would be a deal breaker.
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Originally Posted by Vanover
Only thing I see, is the roof panel is siliconed in it leaked,but don't now.i don plan on taking it out.
I would probably pass however it could be something simple like window tip-in adjustment or replacing the targa weatherstrip seals. Or the reason it leaks could be that the car was hit hard once. You may be taking a chance.
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Old Aug 6, 2015 | 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by JR-01
It shows how the previous owner took care of his car. Instead of fixing it correctly he just glued it down. It might be how he handled all it's problems. For me it would be a deal breaker.
I thank he took good care of it. He's got a stack of recs.all the serv. done at dealer since new and all new f55 shocks.i thank it wasn't that impo.to take it off to him.
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Originally Posted by Mike98SilVert
I would probably pass however it could be something simple like window tip-in adjustment or replacing the targa weatherstrip seals. Or the reason it leaks could be that the car was hit hard once. You may be taking a chance.
Good though,he did just replace the reg. On the drivers ,and that's were he has it siliconed
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If the previous owner "fixed" the car by gluing the top to the body, I would think every part of the car the owner has ever touched is now suspect.
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