ronl@ihsnet.com
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What should I do? I just picked up a 90 SC T-Bird. It's rusty, real rusty.
It has a supercharged V6 and about 105k miles on it.
The inside is nice, there is no rust visible in the trunk.
The wipers act funny, don't park right, and tend to stay half way up.
The paint is shot. Fog lights don't work, or the AC.
The drivers rocker panel is gone, so is the bottom of the drivers fender.
There are rust patches on the driver side Q panel. The drivers door sags bad. The passenger fender is pretty banged up. One taillight needs replaced. It needs a cam sensor - real hard to start - 3 or 4 tries, and it stalls until it gets warm, then it runs pretty good.
Front bumper is there - but pretty rough. Wouldn't start once, put a new starter relay in it, still didn't start, gave it to my mechanic. He cleaned the starter terminals and it starts, then he said "maybe you don't want to spend a lot on this car, it's pretty rusty".
I can't really afford to put a fortune in it, but I like the car. Got it for cheap, and have about 10 months before the inspection runs out.
I'm pretty handy with cars - like to work on them - have a garage.
So what do I do? Sell it, part it out, park it hoping to win the lottery?
Should I look for a plain jane T-Bird and swap parts?
I'm located in Western PA. I know these are sweet cars, and I like how it rides . . . but it seems to be a bit much for me considering everything. Any thoughts or suggestions?
Thanks
Ron
11-29-07 / AM
It has a supercharged V6 and about 105k miles on it.
The inside is nice, there is no rust visible in the trunk.
The wipers act funny, don't park right, and tend to stay half way up.
The paint is shot. Fog lights don't work, or the AC.
The drivers rocker panel is gone, so is the bottom of the drivers fender.
There are rust patches on the driver side Q panel. The drivers door sags bad. The passenger fender is pretty banged up. One taillight needs replaced. It needs a cam sensor - real hard to start - 3 or 4 tries, and it stalls until it gets warm, then it runs pretty good.
Front bumper is there - but pretty rough. Wouldn't start once, put a new starter relay in it, still didn't start, gave it to my mechanic. He cleaned the starter terminals and it starts, then he said "maybe you don't want to spend a lot on this car, it's pretty rusty".
I can't really afford to put a fortune in it, but I like the car. Got it for cheap, and have about 10 months before the inspection runs out.
I'm pretty handy with cars - like to work on them - have a garage.
So what do I do? Sell it, part it out, park it hoping to win the lottery?
Should I look for a plain jane T-Bird and swap parts?
I'm located in Western PA. I know these are sweet cars, and I like how it rides . . . but it seems to be a bit much for me considering everything. Any thoughts or suggestions?
Thanks
Ron
11-29-07 / AM
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