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At one time, I would have said the seller is out of his mind asking nearly $6500 for a car with 270Kmi., but . . .
My son just returned a '93, 5-spd sedan to me which he had done his best to hammer to death. It has over 260 Kmi. on it ("Ignore the odo, Dad, it stop some time, ago.") When I gave him the car, I had just gone over it from stem-to-stern at 143Kmi.:ALL new suspension bushings, exhaust, brakes, clutch, valve hushers, shims, tires, blower motor, etc., etc., etc. The body WAS nearly mint and the drivetrain ran out like a German sewing machine.
My son, took good care of it for about two years, then he just ignored it. We only found out he was not using it because we got a notice to move it or it would be impounded as abandoned. My wife said we should have it towed the 75 miles to our place, but, I said let's see if we can get it started, first.
So, early one Sunday we headed out for The Burgh with a known-good battery and a five-gallon can of gas.
As he had just topped it up TWO YEARS AGO when he parked it, I never got to use the gas. We dropped in the fresh battery and after chug-chug-chug, we were off to the races.
I drove it the 75 miles home with my biggest complaint being the brakes made a scrubbing sound until the rust had been burnished off of the rotors.
So, my thoughts (if that car is really as nice as the pictures make it look):
1/ A stick would be nice, but at this point condition rules all.
2/ When you're cutting the deal, leave the last 10% on the table.
3/ Buy it before someone else does because the time you spend trying to find another one as nice will easily cost you more than the premium the seller is asking.
Rich (near The Burgh)
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