[Shotimes] please help, possible purchase

[Donald Mallinson]

A car in the condition you mentione could easily run $3000 to fix up.  
Depending how much work you can do yourself.  Personally, I think it is 
better to wait for a car that is right to begin with and pay $3000 for 
that, than buy an unknown and wind up paying the same or more money.

You can get some nice SHO's for $3000 and not have to spend much money 
to start enjoying them.

Check with some of the vendors listed on SHOtimes and SHOclub.com.  They 
might have a nice one for sale.

the main SHO Classifieds are on SHOclub.com also.

Don Mallinson


George ask me wrote:

>Hey everybody,
>
>I am new to the mailinglist, and I am an SHO enthusiast. It's big and roomy, exactly what I need, and fast. Verry cool.
>
>I live in New Jersey, and found an 89' SHO for sale in my area. My friend and I drove down to test drive it.
>
>It has 147,000 miles on it. The engine runs very well. The A/C didn't seem to be blowing right, probably needs a recharge. The shifting was kinda hard, and 2nd gear seemed to bea little worn. The biggest problem mechanically was you really had to jam in the break pedal to stop. The front breaks will lock up, so we concluded it was the rear breaks that were probably causing the problem.
>
>Other than that, 1) the headliner needs to be replaced, 2) the vinyl or leather seats are torn up beyond repair, probably from sitting in the sun so long. I'd have to replace those. 3) the emergency break works, but when it's not on it's a little loose, causing the "break" light to light up. 4) it has no stereo, but that's not too big a problem because I have an alpine I'd want to put in. Exterior is alright, nothing I can't handle. 
>
>Now. Here's where I need you guys' help. I seek your wisdom. I want your opinions on whether I should get this car. I understand that there is some 60k mile tune up that should have been done; I have no clue if it has. The car is real cheap, the guy said he'd give it to me for $750, but then after we told him all that's wrong with it, he asked what I thought it's worth, and I left. SO conceivably, I could get it for $500. 
>
>a) how much do you think fixing these things would cost? (my friend and I think we can do the majority of the work).  are these parts hard to come by? c) do you think it is worth it? 
>
>PLEASE help me out. thank you so much for reading, and I'm glad to be a part of the mailinglist:) 
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