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I Need Your Opinion 700 88

posted by  someone claiming to be Eric Reid on  Wed Aug 15 10:38 CST 2001 [RELATED]

I need some expert opinions on wether I should repair my car or sell it as is. I have an '88 740 gle with the M47 5-speed and 166k. The 2.3 runs perfect and it drives very well. Both my brother and father work as valets at a local resort and have said they have not encountered a 740, or 760 for that matter, that has run better or had a nicer interior than mine. It is very clean with only 2 small cracks on the dash. The problem is that it had obviously been in an accident prior to my ownership. The repair looks horrible for both rear quarter panels have large body filler cracks and the rear end between the taillights is mangled. The respray is pretty off in color also. I really love the car but can't stand to look at it any more. I'm thinking that I am going to buy a turbo wagon so I have the ultimate sleeper but should I have the damage repaired again the right way to raise the resale value or should I sell it as is? I'm only 17 so money is pretty tight but I want to get good money for the car if I do sell because other than the body the car is perfect. Thank you for any advice and for reading this long posting.





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