But...if your market is california, $12,000 would be ok...a little high with a blown
motor and the body dings.  You'd probably do better fixing it.

Alan Bosch wrote:

> <<<snip>>> a clean
>
>   -------------------------------------------------------
>
> �89 with 90K miles - for only $12,000.
> Whoo-hoo! <<<snip>>>
>
> Not to burst your bubble or anything, but there's a guy here in Rochester - a
> list member, no less - that paid $9000 for his '89 Syncro Westie, with 85K - he
> now has 100k.  And he bought it from a dealer!!!  Finally got a chance to see it
> last weekend and boy is that thing mint!
>
> Hmmm...you wrote <<<snip>>>
>
> Cons:
> * Dead motor (but the core's good for full credit!)
> * No rear diff lock
> * Partial service records only (last 3 years)
> * Plastic sunroof cracked
> * Missing rear wiper, dead motor
> * Passenger-side mirror non-motorized
> * Slight 2-foot crease rear driver�s side (maybe possible to buff out -
> see pix)
> * Scuffed rear bumper corner pieces
> * 2 inch tear in corner of pop-top canvas, some torn mosquito netting.
> * 49-state emissions means $300 smog fee for Calif registration...At this point,
> I�d just like to get my $12K back out of it<<<snip>>>
>
> I dunno, maybe it's me, but $8000 seems more reasonable, all the above
> considering...
>
> Alan Bosch
> & a bus named Phred ('88 Wolfsburg)
> Flame suit at the ready...