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Is This A Good Buy?


Hi Everyone,

I know it's a U.S. car, but if I don't hurry up, it might be underwater soon!cry

http://moncton.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-classic-cars-79-Pontiac-Phoenix-Nova-twin-Great-cruiser-W0QQAdIdZ35273490

Thanks!

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'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.



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Hey, welcome to the site. To be helpful can you explain your idea of a Good Buy, I think everyone has their own idea of this term from a car priced lower than it should be to a car that will rapidly appreciate. Just give us an idea. smile



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It looks like a car in very good shape that will gradually appreciate in value ... is the asking price justified?

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'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.



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1976 pontiac grand lemans
Price: $2,800.00
Ad ID: 43134123
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Location: Kawartha Lakes
Date Listed: 26-Mar-08


1976 pontiac grand lemans,2door.350 auto,bucket seats &console.many new parts,driven and enjoyed summer 07.woodville,ont.705 439-2573..$2,800.00.or b.o..

http://kawartha.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-classic-cars-1976-pontiac-grand-lemans-W0QQAdIdZ43134123

Opinions are so subjective. I think the Pontiac above is a good buy when comparing it to the Phoenix, a lack of a V8 engine in my opinion takes away from this car. I will agree that it is in very good condition but really not a car that is all that desireable or collectable. My honest opinion is it is hard to get anything old and decent for under $7,000 but I feel this price a bit too high for what it is. cry



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Ray White, Toronto ON

1973 LeMans 454 "Astro-Jet"

Built March 9, 1973 - Oshawa ON

1993 Corvette Convertible LT 1

Built January 10, 1993 - Bowling Green Kentucky 

 




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Hi. Don't let other people tell you not to buy a V6. They are very good motors .

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Yes, the Buick 3.8 V6 is among the best motors ever produced by GM, in fact you can find these factory installed in Jeeps as well. I had an especially powerful one in a 92 Bonneville I drove for 15 years. That wasn't my point. As a driver this is a nice car, as a collectable not so desireable. If it was equipped with a 5 speed manual transmission that would be a distinguishing feature but generally speaking V8's are required, the bigger the better. In the end it comes down to personal choice.




-- Edited by 73SC at 16:13, 2008-05-01

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Ray White, Toronto ON

1973 LeMans 454 "Astro-Jet"

Built March 9, 1973 - Oshawa ON

1993 Corvette Convertible LT 1

Built January 10, 1993 - Bowling Green Kentucky 

 




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73SC wrote:

1976 pontiac grand lemans
Price: $2,800.00
Ad ID: 43134123
Visits: 294

Location: Kawartha Lakes
Date Listed: 26-Mar-08


1976 pontiac grand lemans,2door.350 auto,bucket seats &console.many new parts,driven and enjoyed summer 07.woodville,ont.705 439-2573..$2,800.00.or b.o..

http://kawartha.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-classic-cars-1976-pontiac-grand-lemans-W0QQAdIdZ43134123

Opinions are so subjective. I think the Pontiac above is a good buy when comparing it to the Phoenix, a lack of a V8 engine in my opinion takes away from this car. I will agree that it is in very good condition but really not a car that is all that desireable or collectable. My honest opinion is it is hard to get anything old and decent for under $7,000 but I feel this price a bit too high for what it is. cry



         I vote for the green Lemans  V8 always sounds better, in my humble opinion, and there is  money to improve it...



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Thanks everyone for your input.

I really like much older cars, but now I'm finding the prices are getting way up there.
I'm a real car nut ... I used to own a 68 Olds Cutlass 442 convertible in the early 1980s (in Ontario), and I'd like to get back in the game.
I'm confined to Canada's east coast (Maritimes) in my purchase area.

It would be nice to get a Canadian Pontiac so I can join in on the discussions on this site ... I've been reading all the posts here since it started up ... great Canadian car site, great Canadian car people!smile

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'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.



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Pontiacanada wrote:

I used to own a 68 Olds Cutlass 442 convertible in the early 1980s (in Ontario), and I'd like to get back in the game.


....then there is no way you would be satisfied with that brown car. I think the best thing to do is settle on a budget, year or year range of a particular model you like then confine your search to that car, otherwise you will be looking at 100's of cars and never reaching a conclusion. It will probably end up saving you time and increasing your satisfaction with your purchase.



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1973 LeMans 454 "Astro-Jet"

Built March 9, 1973 - Oshawa ON

1993 Corvette Convertible LT 1

Built January 10, 1993 - Bowling Green Kentucky 

 


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