Should I buy? Any advise please.
05-27-02, 11:03 AM
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Should I buy? Any advise please.
Well, over the past few years the FD has pretty much grown to be my 'dream car', I have been looking around quite a bit for a nice used one which had everything that I wanted. Just the other day in town here, I came across a '94 White w/ black leather, touring package, 5 speed, the exterior/interior are in very good condition and it runs great. Pretty much everything is original. Boost was good, water seals seem to be fine, however I have yet to do a compression test. The LADY who owns the car is in her 50's, is the original owner and has put 72k miles on it, so it doesn't seem to have been abused too bad. Most of the miles were trips to California, Arizona, Ohio, Florida, ect...
She told me that about 3 months after she bought the car new she got into a small fender bender(said she was going about 5mph, and it only damaged the right fender). This is what turns me off slightly about the car. I checked all the clearances between the fender and door, fender and hood, ect and they all seem to be fine. Only the gap inbetween the hood and headlight covers is different on each side. I am not sure if it could just be that the hood needs to be tightened or if is something more serious.???
She is asking $14,950. So what do you think? Should I go for it? Thanks in advance for any advise you may have. I will through up some pics also.
She told me that about 3 months after she bought the car new she got into a small fender bender(said she was going about 5mph, and it only damaged the right fender). This is what turns me off slightly about the car. I checked all the clearances between the fender and door, fender and hood, ect and they all seem to be fine. Only the gap inbetween the hood and headlight covers is different on each side. I am not sure if it could just be that the hood needs to be tightened or if is something more serious.???
She is asking $14,950. So what do you think? Should I go for it? Thanks in advance for any advise you may have. I will through up some pics also.
05-27-02, 11:41 AM
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That is definitely a little funky. I'm not sure why the fitment is so strange, it looks like the front bumper is squished (which is basically impossible without being obvious) or its been filed down on the passenger side. The hood needs to be adjusted for sure, but even after adjustment it'll still be wider up front than the bumper. I would check for frame damage, if the body is straight, you can decide how much the cosmetic damage bothers you. Obviously it looks bad when you have the camera a foot away, but if you get everything realigned it'll probably look fine. Your call.
05-27-02, 02:56 PM
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Originally posted by martini
glass sunroof? some people like that. I think it ruins the lines (double bubble roof)
glass sunroof? some people like that. I think it ruins the lines (double bubble roof)
Anyways, back to the car...I am leaving to put a deposit on it right now, so hopefully I will be a part of the family soon. Looking forward to lots of fun in this car as well as the headaches which are associated with it. Hehe
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