Subject: Re: I think the wife wants me to get a C-5 by bogus on 2010/10/14 17:52:23
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JeffK wrote: My wife didn't like the wing either. lol
Smart gal , but if you like wings, that's OK.
Like Andy and Andy said, a 2003 for $23 is more reasonable, and the 2002 Z I mentioned for $19.
The red one is way over priced, no offense to the owner, it looks very clean. Plus it's '97. Low mile 97-99s here are going for $15.
And, don't fall in love with the first one you see. I'd look at at least 10 before buying one. And, if you know of 2 or 3 in your price range, you have an advantage on negotiating price with the seller.
It's called the "red mist." And it can blind you. Keep your eyes open and don't fall for something until you know the product well. The C5 is a totally different animal.
When I bought my 92, I didn't test 10 cars... there simply weren't that many 6spds in my area to test! I drove from Cherry Hill, NJ to Hopewell, VA in my search.
The first car I went to was in Hopewell, VA. For those not knowing VA, it is well south of Richmond, VA. Closer to NC, really. The car was just not right. The details were not there... the undercarrage was oily... the headlite buckets not washed... the power antenna broken... and the killer? The Odo was 3k miles off! The girl had a loan on it, and supposedly the bank was going to take like 4-6 weeks to release said title. VA banks are strange...
I found a good looker in Miami, but the distance and miles on the car were more than I wanted to deal with. After getting home from Hopewell, I called a guy in the Cherry Hill area and he had a no stories 92... That's the one I ended up buying. 39k miles, 6spd in the colours I wanted.