Haha G-ell, always the business-man, I respect that though I'm much the same way. You want to nab the car at a price you can do the work yourself and turn it, or have a good driving vehicle out of. Normally I would be all for that, unfortunately I bought the car to be my daily commuter so wanted to do it right. Since I bought the car I have 4 grand into parts and labor. Not just cheap-o parts unfortunately, either quality refurb or dealership parts all with warranties on parts as well as labor. All the labor was done by a certified 3k mechanic who has been the sole 3k mechanic at the shop since the cars came out. The short list of repairs are heads, timing belt, transmission, brakes (including calipers), tires, and some other things. Body is in good shape, one dent in the rear passenger pannel which I was having pulled out next week and a slightly darker white rear bumper, not terribly noticeable. Pics at:
http://www.untangible.com/gallery/main. ... temId=2368Check the last page for pics of it in running condition and one of the dent. So, to make a quick question long, blue book is 6,200. I'm looking for 6k or best and I'll barely break even on that. If I get asking price I'll sell with the wheels off my vr4, mille miglia emotion wheels with ventus k-104 tires with most of the tread on them, originally 2,600. I'm pretty sure you are not intrested in those wheels though or the price tag and I think my best bet is to put a sign in it and try to break even though I hate selling a bunk car as I would hate to buy one. But that's the deal and if you want a look at it I can bring it down to the NG if you are going to be there next week.
Sorry for the long post and thanks for all the suggestions.
Bret