Good Deal or walk Away??

[oldsca]

Hi Folks,

I live in Canada and have been searching for a 442 or Hurst for a while. I was out looking at a '87 442 yesterday that I liked a lot.

The good:
- validated that it is a real 442
- the interior is mint - like it has never been used and not faded
- options all working: power seats, p.windows, cruise, tilt, AC (working), T-tops, leather steering wheel
- 442 decals are all there in interior
- console shifter clean and not worn
- 3 owners all were over 40
- car is all original (no mods)
- runs perfect and shifts well
- 85,000 Miles (138,000Kms) - don't know if this is good or not?
- no rust around t-tops, cowl below windshield, floor pans
- dual exhaust in good condition

The bad:
- paint faded
- scratches on paint (probably from kids bikes)
- small dents (bikes again)
- "flaking" rust on the inside bottom of the doors and inside seams of rear quarters
- rear rails are solid just surface flaking rust
- one small crack on the corner of the dash (1/4")
- trim coming off of middle of drivers rear quarter panel
- wheels will need to be again (not horrible though)


He is asking $6000 USD ($6500 CDN) although I think he has some moving room. I think I might offer him $4300 USD - $4700 USD ($5000-$5500 CDN).

My only concern is this flaking rust on the inside of doors and quarters. This is obviously from being in Canada. I am asumming that most cars of this age would have the same rust if they were not driven in the southern states.

So what do you guys think - fair value or too much?

Thanks,
Wayne

[Ranzan]

Wayne what part of Canada you in?

I have been seeing an increase on prices for the later g body cars.Some guys say they will go up even more then there are some that say they should be cheaper.....

[oldsca]

Hi Ranzan,

I live about an hour north of Toronto.

I started looking for a 68-72 Olds but the prices have just gone crazy so I thought I would start looking for a mid-80's. They too are starting to increase.

When I was younger I had a 72 Supreme, 84 Salon and a 88 Supreme. Would really like to find a good 442 at a fair price.

Cheers,
Wayne

[wj67442]

For an 87 442 here are the prices in the US

Low Retail = $1,275 Average Retail = $2,450 High Retail = $3,275

[falconsfan]

I think that 6k is a decent price based on what youve listed about it, especially considering the low mileage. I have seen them sell for higher than that recently on eBay, in basically the same condition.
I listed my 87 Salon on eBay last year with a very high reserve, just to see what I could get, and the winning bid was $5200 and its in less condition with much higher mileage.
Ive also noticed that T-Tops add about $1000-1500 to the value. I'm currently searching for a parts car that has T-Tops to add to mine.
I guess it just depends on who wants it, how much they want it, and what they are willing to pay for it.

Go for it!

[wj67442]

Hi Rick
Yes thats what its all about How bad you want it...this Used Car Lot
not far from me sold a 86 442 about a month ago for $14,000 but it was real clean

[falconsfan]

Used car lots always have an inflated price. I saw two '75 442's pretty much identical, one at a dealer/car lot, the other a private owner. The car lot wanted $9500.......the other was asking $6500.