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I do not yet own, but am seeking a contour SVT. I looked at one this past weekend, a 1998 vin#1fafp68g2wk212783. This was produced at the end of 1997. The car only has 38000 kilometers, but the exterior needs help. It has been scraped(paint only) on the drivers side, and has scratches on the passenger side, and has not been washed or cleaned in a while. He is asking 16,750 Canadian, It is Black with a blue interior. My question is, What is it worth? Or should I even consider it?
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Originally posted by asigalet:
I do not yet own, but am seeking a contour SVT. I looked at one this past weekend, a 1998 vin#1fafp68g2wk212783. This was produced at the end of 1997. The car only has 38000 kilometers, but the exterior needs help. It has been scraped(paint only) on the drivers side, and has scratches on the passenger side, and has not been washed or cleaned in a while. He is asking 16,750 Canadian, It is Black with a blue interior. My question is, What is it worth? Or should I even consider it?
So in our terms here in the US, that is 23,602 miles for $12,804.63. If the car is in poor exterior condition, I would say it's a safe bet that the rest of the car has also not been very well taken care of. That price seems more like a price that you would pay for a perfect condition car that has been stored most of it's life. Not only that, but it's also an early build 98 which means it's a little less power. I know it's not THAT big of a deal, and I would never turn one down just because of that, but it is one more bargaining tool that you could use. After just going through this process of finding an SVT, I would offer him a really low price and negotiate from there. Remember, your not out to make new friends, just to get the best deal that you can. There is nothing wrong with offering a lower price, you might just get lucky.
Just my $.02 worth.
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That's way too much for a 98 E0. People are buying '00 SVT's here for no more than $10,500. And they are in good shape, with low miles. I say pass, and find another one. Maybe come into the States for one.
2000 CSVT Silver Frost: #942 of 2150
HID Projectors and Fog Light Mod, Optomized TB, MSDS headers
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I bought my 99 2 years ago in pristine condition with only 10,000 Km on it for $17,000. I would say that you can definately do better on the price due to the work required to return it to good condition. Have an independant mechanic give it a once over.
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Built on Wednesday, September 30, 1998
15.376 @ 92.00 MPH Stock
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2.5L V6 ATX 170,000Km
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Oh yea, he has it advertised as a 1999, and as soon as I saw it I knew it was a '98 because of the wheels. He knows nothing about cars(the guy is a dentist) I would love to find a 2000. but they never imported any into Canada. Maybe I can find one across the border. Anyone know of good places to look?
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try going to kelly blue book (www.kbb.com) do a private party sale lookup,(about $6,400 when I checked on one for myself) print it out take it to him and see what he will do for you.
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