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What's this fixer worth?

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Craig234

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Ford Taurus 1993. 80k miles IIRC.

When it was last driven in 2006, it ran ok, but occassionally the trransmission would 'lose traction'. It wouldn't quite pass smog in CA - it would leave the little area it needed to remain in in acceleration.

The body doesn't have rust but has some areas of faded paint, otherwise looks ok. After 4 years, a battery put in, the car started ok.

It has a crack in the windshield and the interior roof lining is drooping. What would be a fair price?

A junkyard before I knew it ran ok offered $160 including a tow, but it is now going to be sold to a 'fixer upper'.
 
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Bignate603 said:
I would say list it for $500 and take the first offer over $300.
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Thanks. My uncle by marriage is interested in it for his son - they're millionares, so who knows why they're interested in a fixer like this - I'm determining a 'fair price' if I charge him or the market if that falls through.
 
Craig234 said:
Thanks. My uncle by marriage is interested in it for his son - they're millionares, so who knows why they're interested in a fixer like this - I'm determining a 'fair price' if I charge him or the market if that falls through.
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first car? maybe so it could be beat and not have too much to worry about, after all it is a 17 year old car.
 
dawp said:
just bought a '92 SHO for $600 so I'd imagine in that range.
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If the SHO runs and drives, that's a damn good price. This is just a regular Taurus I believe.

If the tranny is gone, I'm surprised the junkyard offered the OP 160$ honestly.
 
dawp said:
first car? maybe so it could be beat and not have too much to worry about, after all it is a 17 year old car.
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That's likely true - trying not to 'spoil' the kid.

I'm kinda surprised by going to this extreme though, a 17 year old car is going to be neither reliable, nor in any way crashworthy.
 
3chordcharlie said:
That's likely true - trying not to 'spoil' the kid.

I'm kinda surprised by going to this extreme though, a 17 year old car is going to be neither reliable, nor in any way crashworthy.
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You'd be surprised. I got in a 45 mph front collision in a '93 ford escort and it took the hit surprisingly well. I walked away with a seatbelt bruise and a sore neck. The car was quite a bit shorter but my door still opened and closed fine so the passenger compartment wasn't really tweaked.
 
Bignate603 said:
You'd be surprised. I got in a 45 mph front collision in a '93 ford escort and it took the hit surprisingly well. I walked away with a seatbelt bruise and a sore neck. The car was quite a bit shorter but my door still opened and closed fine so the passenger compartment wasn't really tweaked.
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I'm not really surprised by that. Rather than say 'crashworthy' I should have used an extra dezen words or so regarding how unbelievably, ridiculously superior cars in the last 4-5 years are to something from 1993. It wouldn't stop me from owning or driving a 1993 vehicle, but it might stop me from giving one to my kid to drive.
 
3chordcharlie said:
I'm not really surprised by that. Rather than say 'crashworthy' I should have used an extra dezen words or so regarding how unbelievably, ridiculously superior cars in the last 4-5 years are to something from 1993. It wouldn't stop me from owning or driving a 1993 vehicle, but it might stop me from giving one to my kid to drive.
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I got $185 for a Chevy Celebrity from the junkyard buyers, 85, flattened tires, right side body collision damage front and back, rusted, they towed it. All but one junkyard offered under $100, though.
 
Eli said:
If the SHO runs and drives, that's a damn good price. This is just a regular Taurus I believe.

If the tranny is gone, I'm surprised the junkyard offered the OP 160$ honestly.
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it has some issues but for the price i couldn't pass it up.

looks like the 60k routine maintenance was skipped as the valve covers were leaking and needed a battery. doing the work myself so it really isn't much of an issue.
 
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