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Old 10-13-2019, 12:17 PM
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‘88 Formula - 15.5k miles

...and that’s a $13,600 USD starting ask.
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He's gonna have that car forever! Take the emblems off the fenders and you'll definitely have to fix the paint behind them, and I guarantee that the stripes will come right off with that "georgian" emblem on the back. That's a lot of money for a $6500 car
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Wow someone really screwed up a low mileage car here. It doesn't look like a low mileage car at all. Not even a $6500 car to me.
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Agreed he’s at least 40% too high on his ask, especially given it’s a slow-engine autobox...however I didn’t think the car itself looked that rough.

keats- as for “Georgian”- who’d remove a Chevy dealer emblem from the beforetimes anyway?? Bad karma bro! Lol
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Ohh it's not a 350 car.. Hmm. yea a bit much there.
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The asking price is too high, but, the car looks very clean. Maybe if the added emblems on the fenders can be removed easily, the fenders will not require a repaint. I didn't think that Formulas were available with the hood scoop fade graphics?
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This car reminds me of my personal favourite .. https://summitford.com/view/used-198...ormula-272240/

Stripes are damaged, headlights need to be aligned, console is shifted, headliner's toast. The whole car is not only cosmetically meh, but it's the least desirable Formy trim you could get, AND with miles that really aren't that low. All for the great low price of 23,500
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The asking price is too high, but, the car looks very clean. Maybe if the added emblems on the fenders can be removed easily, the fenders will not require a repaint. I didn't think that Formulas were available with the hood scoop fade graphics?
Yea the hood scoop fade was added. Phoenix sells it.
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The floor mats are worth more than the whole car!
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This car reminds me of my personal favourite .. https://summitford.com/view/used-198...ormula-272240/

Stripes are damaged, headlights need to be aligned, console is shifted, headliner's toast. The whole car is not only cosmetically meh, but it's the least desirable Formy trim you could get, AND with miles that really aren't that low. All for the great low price of 23,500
Wonder how they came up with the asking price? I suppose it doesn't cost anything to ask for crazy money. It will just sit on the lot until they lower and keep lowering the price to the point where someone is willing to buy it.
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Wonder how they came up with the asking price? I suppose it doesn't cost anything to ask for crazy money. It will just sit on the lot until they lower and keep lowering the price to the point where someone is willing to buy it.

Typically the bank funds inventory, so they're actually most likely paying interest on that car. It's old though, so they may own it or it may be consignment. Either way, dealerships always say that older cars are impossible to sell... maybe it's because they ask the moon for things without even considering their true values?!
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maybe it's because they ask the moon for things without even considering their true values?!
This is true. There is a 86 red Trans Am sitting at a car lot nearby me with 188,000 miles on it for $5,999.00 I stopped to look at it last weekend and when I saw the price, I laughed hysterically. It's not even a GTA, just a base Trans Am 305.
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