**EDIT** BASTARD! NO DEAL! Just need HONEST opinions here if I got a good deal or not on a car.

[weirdichi]

1990 Celica GT Hatchback.
138k miles
No stereo
No Rust
Back left light broken, but still operative
AC needs recharge
Minneapolis, MN area

$2200

Well?

PICS later tonight.

*EDIT*
No deal. Said some law prevents him from delivering it. I said fine, just give me my deposit back. (Yeah yeah, I shouldn't have even given him a deposit, stupid on my part)

 

[FrustratedUser]

POS

Naa, looks decent I guess.

 

[Yossarian]

You got raped! Is that what you wanted to hear?

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: PipBoy
You got raped! Is that what you wanted to hear?

 

[00Jones]

pics?

 

[GroundZero]

pics?


hard to judge without seeing it.
from the description i'd say you paid a little much though.

 

[RossMAN]

Depending on the condition of the car/engine/transmission I'd say you overpaid by a few hundred.

I would have bargained them down to around $1900, here's what 89-90 Celica's are selling for locally:

90 CELICA, $1500. 190K miles, well maintained, dependable, some body damage.

90 CELICA. 177K, 5spd, 3/04 tags. Extra set winter tires. Good cond. $1,950.

1989 TOYOTA Celica ST, 4 cyl automatic, new tires, very clean, $2250.

90 Toyota Celica Loaded, Must Sell! Only $3900, Low down, low pymts. Trades, past BK OK On Aprvd Cred dlr

 

[gourmettea]

i think you need to sign up for the the free KY warming lub on the hot deals forum

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: gourmettea
i think you need to sign up for the the free KY warming lub on the hot deals forum

I heard Cold Hands AnandTech Moderator is doing the honors this week

 

[BatmanNate]

Does not sound like a very good price to me, but I guess it depends on your area. Around here you can get a Supra with similar mileage (albeit 1 or 2 years older) for that price.

 

[XZeroII]

I wouldn't pay any more than $1000 for it.

 

[kermalou]

i'd hit it

 

[Zenmervolt]

1990? A/C needs a recharge? You're SCREWED! That's an R-12 system, nobody's going to want to even touch it. R-12, if you're lucky enough to find it, runs about $60-$70 per pound (typical car needs ~2 pounds) and if it's leaking you'll have to fix the leak first too. What they will likely make you do is convert to R-134a, which will probably reduce the cooling effectiveness of your A/C system and which will definitely decrease the life expectancy of the compressor. You'll probably need to put $500-$1,000 into the A/C system if you want to get it running again.

Of course, if the last guy had it converted to R-134a, then you're OK once you fix that leak.

I think you paid a little bit more than you should have, but not an excessive amount. The lack of rust is a huge benefit given your location.

ZV

 

[weirdichi]

Man.. supposed to be delivered tonight per our agreement, yet owner still gives me excuses. I told him call me in 30 mins or no deal. All he could muster up was umm and uhh. :|

 

[Banana]

Originally posted by: weirdichi
Man.. supposed to be delivered tonight per our agreement, yet owner still gives me excuses. I told him call me in 30 mins or no deal. All he could muster up was umm and uhh. :|

There's your way out. Lucky for you!

$2200 is pricy for a 14 year old Celica!

 

[prvteye2003]

Originally posted by: PipBoy
You got raped! Is that what you wanted to hear?

 

[prvteye2003]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: gourmettea
i think you need to sign up for the the free KY warming lub on the hot deals forum

I heard Cold Hands AnandTech Moderator is doing the honors this week

lol...you hope it's his hands anyway

 

[geno]

too much, I'd say no more than 1400, and that's a lot for a common 14 yr old car.

 

[wasssup]

I think you got a good deal...

everytime I find a used car in good condition and lowball (by giving an offer per the private party value on edmunds.com), it gets sold to someone willing to pay a little more...(i wanted that '96 240sx-se sooooooo badly )

 

[weirdichi]

Welp, no car for me. Stupid bastard said he's driving up to give me my money back. WORST customer service ever, coming from a guy who owns a business. :|