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Maybe selling the 'bird


clayton006

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Just trying to gauge some opinions...

Well here is the situation:

 

I got my convertible back last week from the shop. And it's running as best as could be expected. There is a lot wrong with this car and I'm debating on if I should sell it and buy one I really want later... or wait for a bit and try to fix this one.

 

On the list to fix:

The LT1 needs rebuilt or swapped out. Pushing almost 173k miles is worrying me. Plus the lifters are really starting to tick more now. The car has "lower" than normal oil pressure.

 

The 4L60e needs rebuilt. It hasn't had a good transmission in it for a while.

 

No radio, and no driver's side lock (which is being fixed this week). It needs new weatherstripping, and the rear tail lights leak really bad. The car needs painted (although no rust on the body, just the underside). The rims need stripped and either painted or chromed. The convertible top is actually in very good shape. The headlight gears are stripped, and it needs new suspension all around.

 

I know it seems like a laundry list. About 2 years ago you could not have given me enough money (well that's not entirely true) to get rid of this car, but now it seems like the problems are finally catching up to me.

 

I guess my question is, should I dump money into this car and try to restore it? Or should I try to hunt down an LS1 M6 (prefer convertible) and work on it when the time comes?

 

I should note that by selling it I mean trading it in on another vehicle.

 

Thanks for the input,

Clayton

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it sounds likr too much work would have to be put in to it, What you have said about the car really doesnt give it much of a tradein value or even a good sellers price... it is not worth fixing

 

That's what I was thinking. Time to get the lock fixed and get a beater for the time being.

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