Has this guy lost his mind? That's all I have to say about that ...


eBay Motors: Pontiac : Firebird (item 170040249236 end time Oct-24-06 15:17:40 PDT)

 

Very, very clean, and low mileage, but not worth that kind of money.

 

22 year old car with 10000 miles and it a firebird.Price doesn't seem to be that far off the mark.

 

crazy sellers...how about the crazy buyers. I just saw 2 sets of bowling ball hubcaps sell for $500 and $660. 82 Rear wheel flares for $120, a set of pontiac logo emblems for the hubcaps $73, PMD seat emblems for $128, a shift **** for $81, a CFI setup for $300....I don't even go on hardly anymore. Prices for this stuff get too outrageous

 

Hel like he said send your kid off to college with cheap money for a car. The price of a 4 year old toyota camry with 50-70 k on it can be around $12,000. At least this car would stick out in a crowd.

 

I'm as anti-Toyota/Honda as anybody else on this forum, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say that they would probably be a more reliable and practical college car than a 22-year-old 2.8L Firebird ... but that's beside the point. Point is ... this car is a 2.8L Firebird!!! Not a Trans Am ... Not a Recaro ... How much does a 6-cylinder 65 Mustang go for these days? Not much. But a 289 ... different story. That's my point.

 

mmm carberated 2.8....

What a pile of crap for a motor. Clean car, yes. Tear that puny pathetic 'powerhouse' out and put some real muscle in that thing.

 

little crazy but would be nice to have as a daily driver all 6 cylinders and all

 

Gotta love people that want want 12,600 for a car and put the crapiest cheapest tires he can find on a nice car. Tires aren't that expensive, at least go with a good name brand!

 

Let's see...you could buy that crappy little 2.8 carbed Bird for over $12k, or the late 80's yellow Formula on here with the 350 and 7k miles for that much or less (can't recall what the Formula seller is asking). You make the call.

 

THe Yellow Formula 350 I think you are talking about had a leather 4th gen interior, Firehawk decals, some look alike but not Ronal WHeels and a 383... Unfortunately the car would have been worth more if it was left alone. I think it was an 88 which was a partial year for Yellow, later they changed the option to Orange metallic.

I think he was asking $15,000, it got close but never made reserve, he was here in Michigan. (not me)

John

 

She is pretty but talk about odd optioned cars.Custom interior with the rear security shade but no power windows or locks(at least it doesn't look to have them).It's neat to see oneI would bet there were wire wheel covers to go with the whitewalls at one time.I agree she's very clean,and if the miles are verified,that the price is steep.If she were a S/E then $4k to $5K as a start but $12.6 is steep.

 

okfoz, here is the car I am talking about:

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/fire...la-350-7k.html

Stock, 7k miles, 350, and beautiful. Price is $13.5k or best offer, so that means he'd take in the 12's somewhere I'd think.

Much preferable to this 2.8 car...many times over.

 

Here is some more crazy Ebay BS for you! eBay Seller: cogs007: Parts Accessories, 82-92 camaro iroc-z silver emblem set used, but nice items on eBay Motors

Retards like this are going to drive the price up on nice 3rd gen parts where none of us can afford to fix up our cars.......

Jeremy

 

I can't believe the price on that set of emblems!!!!

 

WOW! And someone is bidding!!! WTF??

 

can't youy still get that stuff new from GM? i know they still make some of the GTA emblems (white, black and red IIRC)

 

How do you think I feel when I try to get parts for my '82 TA

 

Yep, that's your basic no-option base model pos Firebird. I'm surprised it doesn't have the 2.5, seeing as how it doesn't have much of anything else. I didn't know they made steel wheels that ugly. It's really a damn shame that this car survived when you think of all the other nice T/As and GTAs that people ragged out and threw away. I would say that this car would be great for parts, but pretty much everything on it is worthless. I'd pay $2500 tops for this car, and that's only because of the low miles.

 

u could probably buy a much newer with a v8 for that or less. 93-95 are going for like 5-6 thousand i think

 

I bet your 5.0 TPI is going to get the same gas milage as a carbed V6 of that age.

 

You can get them cheaper than that. My buddy picked up a black 98 T/A for $3500. It's not uncommon to see LT1s in the $2500-3000 range now.

 

I didn't really look at the wheels untill you said that...apparently they are stock. I see the black center hubcap things on ebay all the time, but never saw what wheel they went too... They are pretty ugly!

 

boy this guy is insane, "for cheap money you can send your kid to college in a new car" i don't consider $13,00 cheap

 

Yes and the 4 year old camry is a better choice. No matter how you look at the car its still OLD...parts wear out from sitting. Who knows how it was stored or even maintained. Obviously the el cheapo tires tells ya something. Its a heavy *** car with a very underpowered V6 in it. They are not that great on gas...that car is just not worth that kind of price.

 

Had it been a v8 the price wouldn't have been that bad.

 

I love this part of the ad:

THERE ARE FIREBIRDS! AND THERE ARE FIREBIRD 2.8 V-6..WELL THATS WHAT WE HAVE HERE TODAY..A FIREBIRD.BUT THE BEST TO BE HAD.

 

Mint 6cyl I've seen go for $35k, mint 289 around $65k

 

I'm not here to debate Mustangs, but you're out of your mind. My first resto was a 1964 1/2 Mustang Vert with a 289 Hi Po and a 4 speed FROM THE FACTORY!!! VERY RARE K-Code Car. One of less than 350 produced. When it was finished, it was MINT, and it brought $25K eight years ago. The 64, 65, 66 ... not worth much compared to 67, 68, 69 ... esp. 69.

And old 6 cyl. cars are crap IMO. Period. If you're going to buy a cool car, buy a cool car that sounds cool and runs fast. Again, this is JUST my opinion, so don't get mad.

But enough about Rustangs ... bottom line is that the V8 is going to be worth MUCH more than the 6's. So, if this 6-banger is worth 13K, then a V8 in similar condition should be worth around 30K? Don't think so.

 

The car is over 40yrs now, I agree with you though 'bout the V8's. And I was talking a low mileage origional car.

 

Ut seems like just recently the prices for parts on our cars is exploding through the roof. Heck, for my 84 Z28 the stock leather wrapped wheel in mint shape I bought off of ebay was near $150! At this rate some parts that were relatively cheap in the past will now command big money later. Heck I had a dual snorkel air cleaner off of my car, I listed it for $60 on ebay, the thing got up to $300 by the time it was done, I surely wasn't expecting that. My suggestion to anyone that wants to restore a thirdgen is now is the time to do it. There are plenty of parts out there for them and they are relatively cheap still. And even some of the "rarer" parts in good condition for our cars is affordable. I hate to see what trying to peice one of these cars together in another ten years is going to be like. As the prices we are seeing on ebay will obviously start to reflect what the market and people are willing to shell out for them.

-Smalltires

 

He's nuts ... You can pick up IROC-Z's with that kind of mileage for that price, or just slightly more. The only V6 that ever belonged in a Firebird was the TTA version!

 

I think the reason some parts pull in a ton on ebay is because since these cars are not popularly restored yet, there are few aftermarket companies making parts. In another 10 years or so I'm sure part prices will go down.