[Shotimes] Just looked at a 1990 for sale

[peterchase2@charter.net]

I can do suspension, brakes, external engine, and electrical work, but it's
the internal engine stuff that I'm weary of.
                                                        Pete
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim Dahm" <timd@chartermi.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>; <peterchase2@charter.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 7:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Just looked at a 1990 for sale


> I would give $500 for a SHO like that in a minute.
> I can part it out on Ebay for 4X that.... ;-)
> That being said, you can easily spend an additional
> $2000-$3000+  bringing it up to snuff to make
>  it reliable, less if you do all the work yourself.
> Tim
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <peterchase2@charter.net>
> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 5:25 PM
> Subject: [Shotimes] Just looked at a 1990 for sale
>
>
> > Hello everyone,
> >    I'm new to this list but I've been a fan of SHO's since they first
came
> > out. Up until now though, I haven't needed a 4-door car.  My dog is
> getting
> > pretty big now though, and my 2-seat mr2 just isn't cutting it anymore.
I
> > just looked at a 1990 SHO manual showing 113 on the odo.  The body has
> been
> > resprayed in a few places but there's no rust or dents, just some
> scratches.
> > The front seats have covers as they're ripped, but all of the seat
> adjustments
> > work, as well as the power mirrors/windows etc.  It had the ABS, low oil
> > pressure, and low oil level lights on.  I checked the oil level and it
was
> > actually a little above full so I know that sensor was bad.  As far as
the
> low
> > oil pressure, there were no engine ticking or knocking noises and the
car
> > drove fine with plenty of power through the rev range.  Do the oil
> pressure
> > sensors go bad occasionally or is it a safe bet that the bearings/oil
pump
> are
> > bad?  The rear shocks definitely were shot but the fronts were OK, not
> great.
> > There was a little sloppiness in the front end (alignment/bushings/tie
> rods/
> > or ball joints) and a slight clunking during accel/coast transitions.
> After I
> > drove it, I noticed some coolant leaking out of what seemed to be the
> lower
> > passenger side hose going into the motor.  The guy (who barely speaks
> English)
> > has $1500 on the windshield (which is cracked).  I was thinking more
along
> the
> > lines of $500.  Assuming (optimistically) that it's just the oil sensors
> that
> > are bad, is it even worth that?  Should I just save up and look for a
> > nicer/pricier example?  Anyone know of any SHO's in Georgia for sale?
> >                                                             Thanks in
> advance
> > for any help,
> >
> Peter
> > Chase
> >
> 1
> > 985 MR2
> >
> 1
> > 969 Mustang fastback (still in restoration stages)
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