If they did a good job on the floors and the Rear Frame Rails are decent, then it would be a good find.
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Looking for 1978-80 Grand AM
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It may be all fixed up and then again, and I do not want to have that "then again" experience. I see too much
evidence in the pics of that sea salt air which permeates a lot of hidden areas on a car. I bought one rust
bucket from FL, thinking in my youth, Florida don't rust, they don't have snow and salt like we do in PA at that
time. Nope, I was once told a good deal on a bad car is not a good deal when it comes down to it. I'd rather
hope and wait and find the right car, rather than a right now car and once again suffer the buyer's remorse
when it rolls off the transporter. If it is a truly good deal, another member will snap it up. Just not me.
evidence in the pics of that sea salt air which permeates a lot of hidden areas on a car. I bought one rust
bucket from FL, thinking in my youth, Florida don't rust, they don't have snow and salt like we do in PA at that
time. Nope, I was once told a good deal on a bad car is not a good deal when it comes down to it. I'd rather
hope and wait and find the right car, rather than a right now car and once again suffer the buyer's remorse
when it rolls off the transporter. If it is a truly good deal, another member will snap it up. Just not me.
As said nothing wrong with repairs, as long as properly done. I was seriously considering a 1987 442 for a little less money but similar rust. I could have patched it an no one would be the wiser but is the problem. I almost bought it last time for the same money but no rust or sagging headliner, the guy sounded very honest, I should have pulled the trigger! With my girls in University, it is a no, I should have bought it last time. Bring a magnet and before, after pics and check floor install pics. These cars are like a 442, you won't get anything but something nasty for under 5 grand, unless you get very lucky.
The difference between a GA and a 442 is 442's have a following and GA's do not. Restore a 442 and make tasteful mods and it will get teens.
I don't know if GA's are there, yet. They are rare, and we all want one, but there is no objective evidence someone will pay for a nicely restored one.
If you pay $5K for a car and put another $10K in it and have a car worth $6K, even if you like the car, it might have been smarter to let someone else put the $10K in it and you be the one paying $6K for it.
My skills with rust repair as dismal at best.
I know where I run out of talents.
I lived in PA for many many years and I have dealt with rust and having been in AZ now, I am spoiled. 😛 What is a good deal for you, may not be a good deal for me. Depending on our skill set, one car won't match our same idea of a good buy. Thanks for your advice. My first real muscle car was a 1969 442 😎and they are near and dear to my heart as well as the Grand AM. 🙂
I actually question the value of the 442 as well. I have seen very nice examples for $10000, not even sure if they sold. This particular car just needed new paint to be a very nice car but that was 5 years ago, not anymore. Maybe because this car is bone stock? It sold for $4500 last time. I hope he can find a truly nice car, for anything less than 5 or 6K, very unlikely.
I actually question the value of the 442 as well. I have seen very nice examples for $10000, not even sure if they sold. This particular car just needed new paint to be a very nice car but that was 5 years ago, not anymore. Maybe because this car is bone stock? It sold for $4500 last time. I hope he can find a truly nice car, for anything less than 5 or 6K, very unlikely. I agree a rust free body and decent paint are priority for me as well or a very cheap asking price.
Oh I have sunk more money into vehicles than pirates did on the beaches of Florida. I have a propensity of over doing it fixing a car to the Obsessive Compulsive Disease level.
I have lost more money on cars than I ever made. How many can say that? A lot of us!Maybe your suggestion is one to take to heart.👍 I have searched high and low for my long lost love of my 1969 442,😎 but it too probably went to the boneyard along with my Grand Am.😢
Maybe I will take the emotional part out of the game and rethink this whole thing. Maybe I will pay dearly for trying to relive my past. There have been a lot of good suggestions offered by many. Time to call time out and check the play clock and play book and see if I can score a winner with a different play.🙂
Have you looked at this one yet? Not a fan of the spoiler on the trunk lid, but looks like a solid car.
https://www.cars-on-line.com/gen3-cars/col1/posting/87760
https://www.cars-on-line.com/gen3-cars/col1/posting/87760
Too bad it didn't have the rear spoiler on the deck the Grand Am CA edition had on it. That looked so part of the package.
I'm not a fan of the ironing board spoiler either. I will need to see if the area is close to the sea in Oregan. Price seems
reasonable.....for a start. Thanks for the link
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