Ping Sabbtech - Dave - Grunff - Laura - et al..

#1

Salutations:

Gentlemen - lady - what would be your estimated value on a late model V6
9000 5 door with a pooched engine and dodgy auto tranny? Body, interior,
suspension OK condition - but it has been assigned a permanent 'salvage'
tick in the records..

I am thinking about swapping in my '89 2.0T drive train (which is supposed
to be possible - if a little involved)..

I would really value your opinions if you were willing to venture one..

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#2

Dexter J wrote:

Quote:

Salutations:

Gentlemen - lady - what would be your estimated value on a late model V6
9000 5 door with a pooched engine and dodgy auto tranny? Body, interior,
suspension OK condition - but it has been assigned a permanent 'salvage'
tick in the records..

In the UK, such a beast would not fetch more than £500; probably
less depending on exact age. But from reading this ng, it's
clear that used car prices across the pond can be significantly
higher than they are here.

Quote:

I am thinking about swapping in my '89 2.0T drive train (which is supposed
to be possible - if a little involved)..

Having looked at the mechanics of a 9000 V6 (but not in detail,
and not worked on one), I can't see it being a major operation,
as long as you have both complete cars.

Sounds like a good project.

--
Grunff

#3

Salutations:

Grunff wrote:

Quote:

Dexter J wrote:
Salutations:

Gentlemen - lady - what would be your estimated value on a late model V6
9000 5 door with a pooched engine and dodgy auto tranny? Body, interior,
suspension OK condition - but it has been assigned a permanent 'salvage'
tick in the records..

In the UK, such a beast would not fetch more than £500; probably
less depending on exact age. But from reading this ng, it's
clear that used car prices across the pond can be significantly
higher than they are here.

I am thinking about swapping in my '89 2.0T drive train (which is supposed
to be possible - if a little involved)..

Having looked at the mechanics of a 9000 V6 (but not in detail,
and not worked on one), I can't see it being a major operation,
as long as you have both complete cars.

Sounds like a good project.

--
Grunff

Thx brother Grunff..

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#4

Salutations:

davehinz (AT) spamcop (DOT) net wrote:

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Dexter J <lamealameadingdong (AT) lamelamelame (DOT) org> pressed random keys until the following was produced:
Salutations:

Gentlemen - lady - what would be your estimated value on a late model V6
9000 5 door with a pooched engine and dodgy auto tranny? Body, interior,
suspension OK condition - but it has been assigned a permanent 'salvage'
tick in the records..

I don't have the first clue. 1000 bucks maybe?

I am thinking about swapping in my '89 2.0T drive train (which is supposed
to be possible - if a little involved)..

How about this - take a look at what similar-ish non-dead cars are
going for on eBay - compare to the amount of effort you're willing
to put into it, and kind of go from there?

It sounds like a bigger project than _I_ would want to take on
(says Dave, who has a '63 96 nearly completely disassembled in
the garage...hmmm...)

Dave "Vroom!" Hinz

Thx Dave..

I checked around and I'm seeing about the same price point after the math
(although I tend to keep coming in around $700)..
The thing is coming up for local auction from the insurance vampires and I
have to think that no dealer in their right mind around here would be
interested given that it's dead and there are PILES of good running mid
90's sedans (not usually SAABS) on the block for sub $1,000..

My cunning plan is to send in my local used dealer pal with a figure and
let him keep whatever is left over.. After that - park the two machines
beside one another at my wrench meisters shop and let him have at it.. I
think I'll end up in the $2,000 range there - soooo - depending on the
final price of the body, it's a coin toss..

The V6 body/interior is in OK condition and my engine is humming away very
nicely now - so - given it's for personal use rather than resale (salvage
tick is serious pwob commercially around here) I might be able to fold them
together and be riding pretty for the next 5 years or so..

Does the V6 and tranny (pooched though they are) have any value once it's
out of the car?.. Maybe I could offset either my dealer's output or my
mechanics input..

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Dexter J <lamealameadingdong (AT) lamelamelame (DOT) org> pressed random keys until the following was produced:

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Salutations:

davehinz (AT) spamcop (DOT) net wrote:

I don't have the first clue. 1000 bucks maybe?

I checked around and I'm seeing about the same price point after the math
(although I tend to keep coming in around $700)..

I was/am thinking you're Canadian, right? So, my 1000 bucks Canadian
that I was speaking in, is about 700 bucks USA'n. So yeah, sound about
right.

Quote:

My cunning plan is to send in my local used dealer pal with a figure and
let him keep whatever is left over..

....or, just a 100 dollar flat fee. Depends; either should be cool.

Quote:

After that - park the two machines
beside one another at my wrench meisters shop and let him have at it.. I
think I'll end up in the $2,000 range there - soooo - depending on the
final price of the body, it's a coin toss..

Hm. I think we're getting into money again.

Quote:

Does the V6 and tranny (pooched though they are) have any value once it's
out of the car?.. Maybe I could offset either my dealer's output or my
mechanics input..

Lots of questions, not much in the way of answers I'm afraid. Sounds
like an awful lot of effort to me, compared to waiting to find a car
that is as you like it. If you were doing the work yourself, it might
be affordable, but paying someone else to do it could get pricy.

Dave

#6

Salutations:

Bush wrote:

Quote:

Round the same as a 1985 2.8 S-10 Blazer.

Have a great one!

Bush

As much as that? Well geeze Louise - that changes everything..

..

Quote:

Salutations:

Gentlemen - lady - what would be your estimated value on a late model V6
9000 5 door with a pooched engine and dodgy auto tranny? Body, interior,
suspension OK condition - but it has been assigned a permanent 'salvage'
tick in the records..

I am thinking about swapping in my '89 2.0T drive train (which is supposed
to be possible - if a little involved)..

I would really value your opinions if you were willing to venture one..

--

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no news no phone in - RealAudio 8+ Required - all the Time

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