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I have a '92 LX V6 that i might trade for, and i may pay up to $500 with it in the trade. When i first looked at the car i could see it was repainted... no oil was on the dipstick so the guy added 3 quarts and about 1/4 quart came right back out on the ground in a black puddle, dripping from the very front edge of the oil pan (crank seal?). air filter is dirty, probably needs throttle body cleaned, could use a full tune up, 3 new belts, coolant flush... and a rear tail light with the bird emblem is damaged. it has other simple things, like you can see in the picture the bra has rips that were sewn back together, the whole drivers corner of front bumper cover is yellow from scraping the paint off on something, yellowed headlights can be buffed clear, looks like door handle was pulled off and screwed back together, windshield has crack entire length left to right, gutted cats, and the shifter is really sloppy and gears a difficult to find with occasional grinding.
I'm wondering what it will cost to fix this up to very good condition. I have friends telling me that if the oil is the way it is.. then you never know what may happen to the engine and that i shouldnt go near it. How much of a pain would it be to fix the oil leak, and what other damages could be done from it being like that?? i noticed it has JBL premium sound with missing sub and a cheap aftermarket CD player, and it has decent black leather interior (hard seats) and folding rear seats, big white stain on drivers side, and the sunroof makes loud clicks and hesitates. Any opinions on this??? Thanks for reading my long post.
edit: when floring it through 1st and 2nd, it will squat and pull pretty hard then just start to lose power almost halfway through the gear before shifting. and the brakes are good, i tested them well.
I have a '92 LX V6 that i might trade for, and i may pay up to $500 with it in the trade. When i first looked at the car i could see it was repainted... no oil was on the dipstick so the guy added 3 quarts and about 1/4 quart came right back out on the ground in a black puddle, dripping from the very front edge of the oil pan (crank seal?). air filter is dirty, probably needs throttle body cleaned, could use a full tune up, 3 new belts, coolant flush... and a rear tail light with the bird emblem is damaged. it has other simple things, like you can see in the picture the bra has rips that were sewn back together, the whole drivers corner of front bumper cover is yellow from scraping the paint off on something, yellowed headlights can be buffed clear, looks like door handle was pulled off and screwed back together, windshield has crack entire length left to right, gutted cats, and the shifter is really sloppy and gears a difficult to find with occasional grinding.
I'm wondering what it will cost to fix this up to very good condition. I have friends telling me that if the oil is the way it is.. then you never know what may happen to the engine and that i shouldnt go near it. How much of a pain would it be to fix the oil leak, and what other damages could be done from it being like that?? i noticed it has JBL premium sound with missing sub and a cheap aftermarket CD player, and it has decent black leather interior (hard seats) and folding rear seats, big white stain on drivers side, and the sunroof makes loud clicks and hesitates. Any opinions on this??? Thanks for reading my long post.
edit: when floring it through 1st and 2nd, it will squat and pull pretty hard then just start to lose power almost halfway through the gear before shifting. and the brakes are good, i tested them well.
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