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Old Jun 23, 2004 | 05:51 PM
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Should I buy?

Well I have a chance to get my FC... but I have some doubts... I would like to know from you guys if it is worth it to buy...

First lets start with what it is... 1987 NA coupe. The car has a lot of extra stuff on it:
Short shifter(dont know what kind)
Racing beat full exhaust
Air filter(just a cone intake filter)
Racing beat Springs ( 1 inch drop)
Koni Adjustables ( i think the back 2 are starting to go but still have some life in them)
older Aiwa head unit(cd player)
rims and tires (I dont consider these to be a real plus other than I will have tires that will not be replaced therefore I dont know what brands)

thats all the extra features of the car but now comes the story along with the bad stuff... car is white but mirrors and head light are purple, and hood has no color to it... bare metal...(rest of the car is white with only 1 dent in the driver side rear easily fixable) the interior is completely stripped out behind the driver and passenger seats(which I was going to do anyway)... the front interior is in ok shape but some of the plastic is missing and the clips just dont line up.. the engine has 199,000 miles on it and NO rebuild... I drove it and it seems strong but I have to wonder how much longer it will last...

the car has been sitting for 1 month being that the guy has bought a new truck and bought his wife a new car as well. He doesnt want it because he has 2 kids now and has no need for a 2 seater. The body of the car has nearly no rust whatsoever and the engine bay is relatively clean. The only bad thing is that it did not start because it had been sitting for a month... he had a little jumper there and by the time he had walked from the engine to the door it started. engine reved to about 2K then dropped slowly to about 1K a little bit of rough idle which he says is an idle sensor(something like that) which he replaced, it has had a rough idle for about 10 minutes after initial start ever since...

He is asking 1300 but I think I can get him to 1100 the only thing that conserns me is I have never seen him get in it and start it since he used the cables... I know I will have to rebuild this engine sometime in the relative future so thats not really an issue but I would like to ask you guys if it is worth it for 1100 bucks with all the extras?

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