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Old 06-11-07, 11:57 PM
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Do N/As have any value beyond scrap metal around here?

I'm just idly curious.

I have a 140WHP 88SE, with a SAFC-II, working AC, no emissions, rebuilt motor with 25k miles run on premix it's entire life, etc.

I've been trying to sell it for close to a year. Price started around bluebook ($2900), is now down around $1800, and I've had zero interest. Period. It doesn't have a turbo, therefore it's worthless. I'm a grad student, and I can't really afford to do the suspension/etc, so I'd just like the money for now.

Has the bottom completely fallen out of the NA '7 market? Or am I just not advertising in the right places?

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Old 06-12-07, 12:01 AM
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Russ is a good guy, among other ways he's helped me out, today he drove my beater 323 home as I enjoyed my new '7 with the roof and windows open. So buy his car, he needs to eat!
Old 06-12-07, 12:38 AM
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have you tried craigslist? i know a few people who might interested.
Old 06-12-07, 12:42 AM
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Originally Posted by CaptainKRM
have you tried craigslist? i know a few people who might interested.
1 hit from posting on Ames/DSM, and he wanted to try and trade something that was a whole lot cheaper for it. That's it.

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Old 06-12-07, 10:27 PM
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What's up Russ? dude if I could sell my subaru and justify driving a rx7 year round I would totally buy your car and use it as a daily. I can justify that the engine is very strong in this car for a stock port n/a
Old 06-12-07, 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by josh...just josh
What's up Russ? dude if I could sell my subaru and justify driving a rx7 year round I would totally buy your car and use it as a daily. I can justify that the engine is very strong in this car for a stock port n/a
Which is why nobody wants it. No magic snail. Not capable of making 350hp. So scrap metal.

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Old 06-13-07, 03:40 AM
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the market is still there, you just have to find it. for example, today my buddy went down to chicago to buy an ok condition 91 N/A for 2K, and 2 weeks ago i nabbed a good condition 86 N/A that sat for 6 years for $250. i wouldn't mind picking up another FC, especially a good running one, but i have too many cars (honestly dont even have room for the 86 i just got). I recommend trying craigslist (thats where my buddy found his 91). good luck
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carsoup.com for the twin cities area in Minnesota - $25 and you can run the ad forever as long as you keep remembering to renew it. Worked for me with past cars for sale.
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I already have one money pit. Don't need two, that's why.
Old 06-21-07, 01:57 AM
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If I do a TII swap will anyone buy it? :-(

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Old 06-21-07, 10:23 AM
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have you tried www.thepartstrader.com ? Hell at this point you could probably get more if you parted it out. yahoo classifieds might be a good place too. By all means though don't scrap it!
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I'm a bit hesitant to part it out - from what I can tell, that's a great way to end up with a garage full of parts and a shell nobody wants, instead of just a car nobody wants.

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I live in Kalamazoo, Mi. and I listed my car, and within the first day I had elevendy billion offers. And at that time, the car had almost nothing done to it. But I decided to keep it.
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