I Found a real nice 2002 Need Help !!

Re: I Found a real nice 2002 Need Help !!

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When I bought it my 2002 black on black, May 7, 2012 the dealer told me it had been in water.... thats all I know. It looks nice inside and out. Then my insurance company looked up the car and told me there had been a $18,800.00 insurance pay off on it from the previous owner. The dealer told me they picked it up in an auction. Anyway it had set on his lot since last Veteran's Day in November. I saw it then but he was asking more than I wanted to pay for it. Well I found out he still had it by the last part of April ...had dropped his price another thousand or so. Anyway May 7th I took some cash money up to bargin with. Got at what I thought it was worth AS IS! Great buy on it considering what I see them selling for. No gas in it, I picked up a battery and stuffed it in. Cranked it up let it set and idle for a good hour or so. Then drove it around and it ran fine. Bought it as is. Drove it home from Houston to Corpus Christi, Texas and it ran great out on the highway. I have had a BMW 301 Convertible Roadster driver yell over at me telling me "I have a great looking car, where did I get it"? "Its Rare"!!! "Take care of it". I sure like driving it around . But my dash lights are DARK in the evenings. But I carry a flashlight so far. Try and buy your car as is, you will be rewarded how very reasonable you might pick it up for.

[stanw]

Re: I Found a real nice 2002 Need Help !!

when I bought my 04 with 18k mi in dec 2010 it had sat on a ford lot for 6 mos starting at 26k I got it for 19k by walking out the door twice plus I think it helped that it was the start of winter.

[Rondor]

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The longest I recall one sitting on a lot in NE Fl. is about 2 weeks, but a wide range of price. It's hard to figure a true price at a dealer as many are sold with a trade in and it may be a low one.

[LATARONE]

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Values on the retro Birds seem to be all over the place, and hard to figure. I look on E-Bay Motors every once in a while, just out of curiosity, and rarely, if ever, does one go for under $21,000. Two summers ago, I looked at an '05 50th Anniversary edition at a dealer in Wilkes-Barre. It had 26,000 miles on it and he wanted $26,000. I cringed a little bit, but the guy laughed at me and said it would be gone in a few days. Two days later, it was gone. The summer before that, I looked at a black one at a dealership in Hazleton. It was an '02, had about 65,000 miles on it and was priced at $18,000. I took a few days to number crunch, decided I could afford it, went back to buy it, and it was already gone. So, I don't know that $26,000 is high. They're fantastic cars, so if you really want one, whatever you pay for it, it's probably worth it. Chances are pretty good you won't make any money on it anyway, because you very, very rarely make money on a car. I've had, I guess, 30 cars in my life, and the only one I made money on was a '67 Galaxie 500 with a cracked frame I bought for $20 30-odd years ago. I stripped it and sold it for parts. In my case, I expect to have my Bird for good, so the $21,000 I paid for it was, to me, money well spent.

[Leroy]

Re: I Found a real nice 2002 Need Help !!

You paid more than half of what a 3 year Premium ESP warranty would've cost for just one repair. Good Luck?

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[Romeo Mike]

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I bought the car last week for $24500. While driving it over the weekend my directionals did not return to off. I took it into Ford today and it ended up being the clock spring needed to be replaced....I also had them check it over for any other surprises.......they said the rest of the car was in great shape......$850.00 later I am a happy Bird owner again !!

[2K2BIRD]

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Today I bought a 2002 T-Bird, Torch Red with 8700 miles from Bobby Baker of Marietta, Georgia. Anyone who knows Bobby knows I got a car that was well taken care of and looks like it just came off the showroom floor. Looking forward to many more fun miles.

Congrats, Mike! Glad you got a red one like you wanted. Welcome to the world of envy from the other birds that are slower and less photogenic.

[phil]

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26 K way too high. Check autotrader and cars.com you will find comprable low mile cars more in the 22 k range. I bought mine last year after a year of searching and got an 05 Inca Gold with 12,300 miles for 24K. I shopped for a year but it was worth the wait.

[007Cruiser]

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Great news! Enjoy the new ride.

[Romeo Mike]

Re: I Found a real nice 2002 Need Help !!

Today I bought a 2002 T-Bird, Torch Red with 8700 miles from Bobby Baker of Marietta, Georgia. Anyone who knows Bobby knows I got a car that was well taken care of and looks like it just came off the showroom floor. Looking forward to many more fun miles.

[dcrichards]

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Bellevue-K, Probably. When I bought my car I was told it had been sitting up a while. I don't know if the problem extends beyond the 02s?

[Bellevue-K]

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Hmmm.... my 2004 with 8800mi will be delivered next week. As my bird has also been parked/sitting for a while, should I also be concerned about the rubber issue (control arms, rods, etc)? Thanks!

P.S. I did get an ESP from Lou...

[dcrichards]

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I did, but it only covered the front end items. So I let the Ford dealer fix that and have the rear end items fixed elsewhere for half what the dealer wanted. I am planning on getting another extended warranty at year-end from Lou, who told me that COPS would be covered under his warranty.

[Greg S]

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You are correct, Leroy.

[Leroy]

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I beleive the COPS on an 02 are covered under the Premium Ford ESP warranty, minus your deductable. Correct me if I'm wrong.

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