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Re: Fair price?



Hey I think CRX's are pretty cool- I once considered buying one, but
went for the character of VW's. Anyway, let's not go there (laugh).
Sounds like the car is worth not a cent over $2000 to me. I personally
wouldn't pay a cent over $1500 for it, but I'm a little cheap.
    -Josiah
    '84 GTI (away for the winter)
    '86 Scirocco 8v (buy me!)
    '87 QSW (daily driver)
    http://www.gsinet.net/~josiah

Jake of Woodstock wrote:

>  Hi.  My name is Jake and I am somewhat new to these great little cars
> known as Sciroccos, and likewise new to the whole VW scene in
> general.  I thought maybe I could describe the car a little and y'all
> could give me a little feedback on if this is a decent deal or not.
> The car is a black '87 Scirocco 16v with 104,000 miles.  It is
> entirely free of rust and the paint and body are very good.  It
> doesn't have any power options except for a power driver side mirror,
> which doesn't work.  It runs perfect except for a somewhat loose
> feeling transmission.  Also the car is completely stock.  The exhaust
> is perfect, except for the muffler which is pretty messed up for some
> reason.  The most serious issues with it are the non-working parking
> brake (I'm told they all break, no pun intended), the muffler, a rip
> in the leather-trimmed driver seat, and the bald tires.  I'm having a
> hard time negotiating with the owner, who is somewhat of a dick, and
> the price that he is quite firm on is $2,450, after much negotiation.
> I've pretty much fallen in love with the car, plus it is convenient
> because this guys lives like two miles away from me.  I would really
> like some feedback if anyone has anything to say about this deal.
> Thanks in advance.
> --Jake                                                   Woodstock,
> NY                                                   Formerly a CRX
> enthusiast (don't yell at me)


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