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OK, a 2002 that had the front left fender, and door skin replaced. It also comes with NO top. Looks good from the pics. It's got 44k on it. I can have it at my house for 13k.
For another $999 you can buy Ron Busche's white top from California. That would be the longest relay ever. I might even offer to run it from Memphis to Nashville for you.
Actually 44k on any other ten year old car is low mileage. Is the car a toy or a daily
driver? Mine is just a toy and driven ninety-nine percent of the time as roadster. I do
install the hardtop in the winter just because its in the way in the garage. I have never
driven mine with the rag top up, but I have had it up to clean and check the condition.
Just looking at the rag top I would say it would keep the cabin warmer than the hard
top as it is well padded and the rear window is glass with defroster. Lack of a hard top would not bother me at all.
Just looking at the rag top I would say it would keep the cabin warmer than the hard
top as it is well padded and the rear window is glass with defroster.
I have not found that to be the case. The hardtop is well insulated, provides a quieter ride, and also has the defroster.
Last edited by 007Cruiser; Oct 11, 2012, 01:55 PM.
OK, a 2002 that had the front left fender, and door skin replaced. It also comes with NO top. Looks good from the pics. It's got 44k on it. I can have it at my house for 13k.
Thoughts?
Is the title still clear, no damaged, salvage, rebuilt, or etc.? If that is good, see what is on carfax. If you plan to keep it a long time, this would not matter if the repair is good.
Is the title still clear, no damaged, salvage, rebuilt, or etc.? If that is good, see what is on carfax. If you plan to keep it a long time, this would not matter if the repair is good.
Excellent advice. If repaired properly you can benefit greatly from a much lower price.
Yes, I agree: wait. When I was young, I wanted a Corvette, but there was NO WAY I could ever afford one, not even used. But I was young and impatient. So I saw a car that was "repaired" and bought it--it was a nightmare--only to find out later when I tried desperately to sell it that the so-called repair was the welding of a second Corvette front onto the back of another one. I had to junk it and lost a lot of money (for me) at the time.
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