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JUST tested a 95 240 (Its a pretty sweet car) to buy or not to buy?

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Old 01-24-2006, 02:20 PM
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JUST tested a 95 240 (Its a pretty sweet car) to buy or not to buy?

http://www.amileofcars.com/listings/l2978.html

the guys actually selling for about 3900, but im thinking we can hit up around 3000

anyways, its got 160k on it

aside from that it has a few minor probs

*A crack in the windshield, passenger side

*the AC has a slight clicky prob, but it worked fine after warming the car up

*the drivers side window is jerky when going up and down

*some minor scratches, lil bit of rust

Other than that, the car runs pretty nicely, i like the way the engine sounds, nice wooshing sound, i didnt get to really test out its speed since they dealer didnt put any gas in it, and my mom was there, but ya

i like it, nice small turning radius (compared to my lumina) and ya it just sounds really nice

whats a good price? is 3500 or so good?

im gonna get a tranny swap eventually (first thing probly) and then a engine swap so the 160k isnt a BIG deal...

anyone know any free carfax reports?
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Old 01-24-2006, 02:39 PM
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how big is the crack in the windshield, wheres the rust at and how bad?
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Old 01-24-2006, 02:46 PM
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well the crack is towards the bottom right corner, not big enough to impair vision or anything, i didnt notice it until my mom point it out but ya its visible

the rust, theres some like on the drivers side, near umm i guess you could call it the side skirts lol

the guy put new brakes on it thats somethin good
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Old 01-24-2006, 03:01 PM
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any rust on the underbody and inside the engine bay?
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Old 01-24-2006, 09:47 PM
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i didnt look under the car but the engine looked nice and clean
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Old 01-24-2006, 10:53 PM
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making sure you get a car that has a full out inspection done is vital make sure that you yourself get some1 as a mechanic or something like that check's it do a check to see if its clear title also all that stuff little to no rust as possible it will save you tons of time in the long run a little rust here and there is okay nothing a dremel tool or grinder cant fix and a little of paint until u get the whole new paint job.. just get it checked out so u dont get ripped off like i did. so many lies only 2 previous owners and about 50 problems to date and more comming. get it checked proporly buy professional's hook it to a machine etc... thats what i should have done. Best to be safe than sorry. getting a good base is vital. then work your way up unless you dont mind the whole strip work.
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Old 01-25-2006, 01:28 AM
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look under the car for rust, check the frame
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Old 01-25-2006, 02:13 PM
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ya my dad checked, theres rust under the fram i think, i doubt ill get it

anyways theres quite a few nice ones, only prob is there over 250 miles away, so if i do go to look at it, it better not be crap or ill be poed like a ****

heres what ill ask my dad about

http://autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?ca...en&cardist=300

http://autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?ca...en&cardist=300

i emailed the guys to see if they could maybe drive somewhere and we could meet so i wouldnt have to drive TOO far

and i asked for pics for the 2nd one

what stuff does the le have?
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LE is leather, abs and usually auto IIRC.
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what is IIRC? anyways i bought a mr2

bye lol
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Old 01-28-2006, 09:59 PM
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If I remember correctly

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