Selling the Trans Am

[Nightrage]

I need an idea of what it's worth. It's been sitting for over a year and I just can't get the money to fix it. It's taking up space in our driveway and we're trying to sell our house. I'm not sure if our new home will have enough room for the car. Besides, I could really use the money as the bills are really piling up and I want to go back to school. I don't have a digital camera here, so I'll have to describe everything to the best of my ability.

The good- Brand new Ram HD clutch with less than 1,000 miles on it.
-Brand new Magnaflow catback with less than 1,000 miles on it
-Has BFGoodrich KDWS tires with 80% of the tread left on them

The bad- The engine seized up over a year ago, so the car isn't running
-The A/C doesn't work
-There's a small tear in the driver's side seat and a small tear in the carpet
- The paint on the nose has faded and is a maroon color, where the rest of the car is bright red
-There's a 2" long, 1/2" wide scrape on the passenger's side door

What is this thing worth? It has leather and all of the accessories work. Not sure how much to ask for. Thanks guys :-(

[TraceZ]

What's it worth?

Brace yourself - IMO You'd be lucky to get $1000 for it as a whole broken car. You are much better off parting it out.

[BrdWAtti2d]

I have to agree, if you have the time and patience you'd net a lot more $'s

[TraceZ]

Well there you have it.

2 out of 2 Tracys agree.

[Nightrage]

Damn, really? Alright, guess I'll have to save whatever I can to get it running. Thanks guys

[TraceZ]

I would recommend finding a good running LT1 in the $1000 range and taking a weekend to swap it in.


Don't spend alot of money. Just get it running and driving so you can sell it.

[Steel2686]

I'm not a Tracy, but I also agree. LT1's are out there, and it shouldn't take too long (relatively speaking) to make the swap.

Even if the car is truly worth more than $1,000 without an engine, you lose more than 90% of your potential buyers because it needs some sort of mechanical work. It sucks having to spend money to make money, but it's worth it in the long run.