I need to get an oppinion from you guys, Im looking at a classic with 119154 miles on it, it has a slipping clutch, an exhaust rattle, and a few dings (not many but like 3). Other than that its in great condition, What should I expect to pay for something like this? He was asking 3 and i told him the MOST i could do on it would be 2. What do you guys think?

What year is it? No door sag, cv boots intact, no 5th gear pop-out? What options does it have? I paid too much for mine if you ask anybody, but I drove 7 hours to get it and considering it was the closest one, I wasn't drivng back home empty handed. Mine has 94K miles on it and I gave $3500. Some people have really screwy ideas about how much a car is worth, and if you let them tell you what you should pay, you may never find one that someone is going to give for that price. They seem to neglect anything about the car, like there is a flat price that you should never pay more than for a classic. And they seem to think that there are tons of classic for sale everywhere and that they can all be bought for $1200. Do an autotrader check and see how many classics are for sale ANY distance from where you're at. Bet you find at most, 10 and not a single one has an asking price less than $3000 regardless of it's mileage, condition. You can find a POS 4 door XE on the east coast that they're asking $9K for and on the other hand you can find a mint condition classic and people will tell you that you shouldn't pay more than $1800 for it. So you have to decide what it's worth to you and don't pay more than that, but you have to be realistic about it. Go to edmunds.com and look up the car's value and figure if you can buy it for less than what the private party retail is, then you're getting a good deal. Am I bitter? Yes, because people fed me unrealistic ideas about what I could buy and for how much, and that's worthless advice if you ask me.

i was thinkin around 2 grand, most 2200 , but if you were to get a good deal id say 1500-1600, thats what i would pay

Typically, I like to give advice on prices, especially considering how long and hard I looked to find mine. But, since giving out a price has offended some people in the past, I won't do that anymore.

There are no unrealistic expectations. Always, and I do mean always, be prepared to walk away. I flew up to NC to look at one(I live in FL), but I was well prepared to walk if the car turned out to be a turd(it wasn't).

Do your research. In other words, know what to look for in the car, what kind of problems does it have, and calculate how much to fix them. You're not just paying for the car, you'll also have to pay to get it fixed(if it needs it).

You must be patient. If you stress about not being able to find a good one, you'll end up buying one that you won't be satisfied with. Keep looking, there are a ton of turds out there, but there are also some gems at reasonable prices.

As far as prices go, if you think you're overpaying for something, keep in mind, there are others who will be willing to pay the asked for price. I think I overpaid for mine, but I bought it because of the condition, mileage, one owner, and if I didn't, someone else would have snapped it up.

Confused yet?

Basically, if you're not sure, be patient and keep looking.

Later,
Mark