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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 01:43 PM
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should i buy this?

theres a guy around the corner from me with a 83 z28 with ttops and crossfire injected 305, it sat for 10 years, but it starts and runs, even has tags, body is pretty good just needs buffed out, the guys asking $1300 obo he said hell take a grand for it. now if i clean it up and tune it up and get it going what would you say something like thats worth???? thanks
Old Oct 20, 2012 | 10:35 PM
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Re: should i buy this?

something is worth what you can get someone else to pay you for it. the crossfire set up looks cool but isn't all that desirable but 1000 isn't a bad start if there aren't any major issues
Old Oct 22, 2012 | 02:18 AM
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Re: should i buy this?

The fun factor you could have with that is mind boggling. How many 83s do you see anymore. You can get that car so cheap that building a motor for it to go drag racing, autocrossing or just a plain weekend cruiser is to cheap to pass up if its in decent shape with no rust or wrecked. There is always many ways to look at something and if you don't have a toy at the moment then opportunity may be knocking.
Old Oct 22, 2012 | 01:16 PM
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Re: should i buy this?

Where is the car, if you don't want it maybe I'll check it out.
Old Oct 22, 2012 | 05:36 PM
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Re: should i buy this?

its in phoenix, arizona man a long way from vermont haha
Old Oct 22, 2012 | 08:13 PM
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Re: should i buy this?

An '83 for little more than a grand? Make sure it has floor boards.



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Old Oct 24, 2012 | 09:27 AM
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Re: should i buy this?

Yeah the crossfire set up is tricky, but if the car is solid I say go for it-you could always swap in something else and evern keep the crossfire just to have it. Like was said make sure it has floors in it LOL! You should see the junk around here that people want $2500 for.
Old Oct 24, 2012 | 02:21 PM
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Re: should i buy this?

Originally Posted by 2007xl50
Yeah the crossfire set up is tricky, but if the car is solid I say go for it-you could always swap in something else and evern keep the crossfire just to have it. Like was said make sure it has floors in it LOL! You should see the junk around here that people want $2500 for.

Ditto, expect problems with parts availability and drivability with the Crossfire...some parts are simply not available for this setup.
Old Oct 24, 2012 | 04:03 PM
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Re: should i buy this?

Why are you asking what it's worth if you pay a grand for it? Doesn't that make it worth a grand?
Old Oct 25, 2012 | 01:31 PM
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lol wow good job figuring that out scott im asking how desirable these cars are and if theres a selling range that they usually go for im trying to make a profit on it i already have a toy. and its an arizona car it has floorboards. thanks for the input guys!
Old Oct 25, 2012 | 02:28 PM
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Re: should i buy this?

Crossfire's are still my favorite, post some pictures. I might be interested.
Old Oct 25, 2012 | 05:41 PM
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Re: should i buy this?

Seriously. I figured that your intent was to flip the car. If that's your intention, then spend your time on eBay. This forum is about those that want to fix, repair, rebuild, or restore their car. You don't need to come to an enthusiast site and ask for free advice on how much you can flip the car for!!
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