Canadian G.N. for sale.

[85442/86buick]

P.T. Barnum was right about fools and money.

There's probably some fool with more money than sense that would buy that turd.

True and most times I play the fool , But asking price is not selling price . And would you not start high ? If you were the seller ?

 

[ck80]

True and most times I play the fool , But asking price is not selling price . And would you not start high ? If you were the seller ?

There is such a thing as TOO high.

It's one thing to leave negotiating room. It's another to price it so far above value as to remove what could've been buyers from even bothering.

When I sell something I actually prefer not to play the "games" and do two things - 1) I EDUCATE myself to the highest ability about what I'm selling and list every discoverable fault. 2) I disclose those, UPFRONT, and price it accordingly while also stating I'm pretty much firm on my price having taken the defects into account.

That both cuts out the look loos and usually instills a level of confidence in buyers that do reach out. When I've sold a car/truck usually the first person to see it in person buys it. On the rare occasion that isnt what happens, it's usually the second and only once i can even remember got to the third.

So, no, I'm not a fan of the "I know wat I got", or, the substantially over pricing so I can "give someone a deal" later type of sales efforts.

When a want to sell, I price it to sell. Not to start high or play games. My price is THE price. And if that's "THE" price to the seller of that car, I hope the buyer owns a truckload of lube cause they're gonna need it for what's coming.

 

[85442/86buick]

Excellent points, and let's remember that at this time our world as been turned on it's butt .

Would the the seller be better off , If they pulled it out of it's long term storage and detailed it ....yes .And started it up.

My guess they like so many of us be it homes / cars planned on catching the spring market on a up swing......well stuff happens.

my 2 cents

PS - the Canadian dollar vs the USD has to be factor in , I'am thinking at the moment $25,000 CAD IS $17,500 USD

 

[ck80]

Excellent points, and let's remember that at this time our world as been turned on it's butt .

Would the the seller be better off , If they pulled it out of it's long term storage and detailed it ....yes .And started it up.

My guess they like so many of us be it homes / cars planned on catching the spring market on a up swing......well stuff happens.

my 2 cents

PS - the Canadian dollar vs the USD has to be factor in , I'am thinking at the moment $25,000 CAD IS $17,500 USD

You're within about $500 not accounting day to day fluctuations.

This is where i ask if youve ever actually imported a car into the US from canada though, since its not as simple as just slapping a plate on and driving it home... even IF the car in question was capable of driving under its own power which this one clearly is NOT.

So, by the time to figure in transport costs the car is back into the $21k USD range, plus all the bureaucratic red tape and headaches it takes to even do it.

Then once you get to that point you've got a SUBSTANTIAL amount of expense and work, both in time and money, to get this car to match what you could've bought here in the US for less with zero headaches in importing.

But hey, if this car scratches an itch and there's money to burn where you'd be fine having $45k USD tied up in what you could've bought here for $20k, so be it.

 

[85442/86buick]

As a Canadian , Not have not imported a car into the US .............I have a little knowledge ( very little ) understanding of what it takes to import a car into Canada from the US...and a serious understanding of the cost of transporting a running car across Canada ( Toronto to Vancouver ).

but ,I not here to fight ............I out.

 

[1 RARE T]

P.T. Barnum was right about fools and money.

There's probably some fool with more money than sense that would buy that turd.

This guy gets it.👍

 

[1 RARE T]

86 T Type 17k

https://turbobuick.com/threads/1986-t-type-light-chestnut-brown-so-california.457072/ Hello I have the above car for sale.Hopefully the link works. Since I have bought the car I have added full ride tech tru turn kit minus the rear control arms and sway bar as they were already Hotchkis. Also...

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Not a G.N. but I'd rather have this cause it's different.

Looks like alot of the work is done already with some pricey parts. Get in and enjoy.

Likely sell for more like $15K.

To each his own but that car will get lots of love from the TB crowd.

 

[Doug Chahoy]

No F'ing way a running driving clean 1987 GN is worth only $10K. He's also asking $25K in loonies which is <$18K in US dollars. MAYBE if it were a 1985 that needed work it'd be that cheap.

Here's what Haggerty has to say:
Current Values

• #1 Concours $57,000
• #2 Excellent $42,000
• #3 Good $28,900
• #4 Fair $19,800

That car would take me a weekend to be presentable as a "Good" car. It's a 2 owner with 60,000 miles and from what I've seen from being around this collector car world for the last 30+ years of my life that makes this car pretty desirable. I even think it would take much more to bring it into the realm of excellent. I think this is actually a buy at the asking price if you're willing to hold and store the car for a 2-5 years. The 1987 GN is about as iconic as it gets for 1980s cars. It was the fastest American car of it's day, looks mean as hell and was produced in fairly low numbers. In another 10-15 years as Gen X'rs start reaching retirement age the demand for these cars should rival what we saw happen with the late 60s and early 70s Big Block muscle cars. The relatively high production numbers are the only thing keeping it from not being one of those "Holy Grail" cars like a 454 SS Chevelle or a CoPo, Yenko you name it special all the old guys get a big hard on for.



Doesn't matter. The market for "collector" cars is guys that look at them in their garage and buy them as "investments". A lot of these guys don't care about the mechanics as long as it's original and low mile and has the fewest number of owners possible ideally 1. That's what they pay for. They don't care if the trans is F'ed or the carb is done or if every seal is rotten. I've seen guys own Cheetahs and Shelby Cobras that were worth deep into the 6 figures that were so fat they could even fit in the car! These type of buyers are very different from those of us who get greasy and build/modify our own stuff. The "elite" car buyer today even gets excited by the dust on the car. It's ridiculous; I know, but that's what's going on in the classic car world. The GN is the first American car of the 80s that has really come into its' own in the last decade or so. When GNX's sell for $200K that sets the stage for the rest of the field to be pulled up. I've seen it time and time again over the last 20 years. The insanity really began around Y2K with Barrett Jackson getting air time. When COPOs were going for six figures all of a sudden every pile of crap 1st Gen Camaro and big block Chevelle starting selling for $10K+, same thing with the HEMI cars, and then Porsches. I really can't understand the $20K 307 Malibu that a million examples were sold of, but hey that's where the market went, all because someone at one time payed six figures for a Yenko, Nickey or COPO.

Were they quicker than the 89 Turbo Trans Am’s 13.4 1/4 mile et? How many years would you have to sit on this car after putting a fortune in it to recoup even most of your money. I’ll gladly pass

 

[ck80]

86 T Type 17k

https://turbobuick.com/threads/1986-t-type-light-chestnut-brown-so-california.457072/ Hello I have the above car for sale.Hopefully the link works. Since I have bought the car I have added full ride tech tru turn kit minus the rear control arms and sway bar as they were already Hotchkis. Also...

turbobuick.com

Not a G.N. but I'd rather have this cause it's different.

Looks like alot of the work is done already with some pricey parts. Get in and enjoy.

Likely sell for more like $15K.

To each his own but that car will get lots of love from the TB crowd.

I'd search out a 1987 Limited T, D84 car in blue, cornering lamps, landau top, digital dash, CSII, blue cloth interior, hardtop.

That would be my choice if looking.

 

[1 RARE T]

I'd search out a 1987 Limited T, D84 car in blue, cornering lamps, landau top, digital dash, CSII, blue cloth interior, hardtop.

That would be my choice if looking.

My old car. Not blue but.....