Oooh the temptation....
 

In a bind here fellas. This past weekend when my folks were here visiting me, my mom told me that the lady that does her nails is selling here '68 Chevelle. I know the woman as she did nails where I used to get my hair cut and we talked cars every now and then since she and her husband are into classic cars.

Last time my mom was having her nails done, she was told that the Chevelle was for sale and that she wanted me to make her an offer since she knew I'd take care of it and have always liked the car.

The story on the car is that's it's just a nice, restored '68 Malibu with a black interior, bucket seats, a/c, and a console with a 350 under the hood. Nothing too exciting, but overall, a very well-kept car that was driven once or twice a week.

Here's my problem(s):

-I have no idea what to offer for this car. It's not an SS, the restoration is several years old, and it's just gpt a plain white paint job.

-I don't have a garage...but I have a safe place to park it and would probably cover it and only drive it on weekends, or part of the week.

and

-I want it really bad...but doubt I'd be able to keep it stock for very long...


Now, instinct tells me that it's worth less than $10K. The value of these cars isn't too high, but if they're in good shape I've seen them fetch around $11,000, but nothing consistent. I'm thinking that if I make an offer I'd try $6500 or so.

Can anyone give me some advice on this? I'd love to have a nice classic car down here with me to take to shows and drive around. My '71 is at my parent's house most of the time since it's too nice for just covered parking and I wouldn't drive it around here too much due to all the traffic in my area. It's more at home in the desert right now.

So yeah, any advice on what I should offer and if I should do it would be sweet.

Kris

Buy. :yes:

$10,000 sounds feasible around here, but from what I hear, good solid cars aren't hard to find where you're at.

6500....and a free rendering of my truck :unibrow:


opps..... sorry.... that just slipped out... $6500 is a price to start from.... im sure if you looked around... you could probably find something similar for less... but the whole friend of the family deal.... i dunno... 8500 tops if its extra clean and nice.

Yeah, you're on the right track. Well, except the free rendering. :D

After seeing the copper 69 Chevelle at Buttonwillow last month, I really would love to do something similar.

I think between $6500 and $8000 will be my goal. I'm not really in the market, but I would love to take it off her hands and have her know it's got a good home and possibly a high-performance future.... :unibrow:

Kris

Kris,

$6500.00. I say go for it, you can never have too many musclecars.lol!!

Atleast you know the history on the car so thats kinda cool. Sounds like a good car.

Kurt

www.autokraft.org

Offer $6k and let them counter.. have cash in your pocket.. worse they can say is no or how about $xxx

At least the car wont depreciate :)

Yeah, good idea Steve. I suppose the little angle on my shoulder is saying "don't low ball them!" But at the same time, the worst they can do is ask for more...

Kris

I hate when someone close says "make me an offer". If you go too low, they think you don't value their stuff and could be taken as an insult.

Exactly. Just tell yourself that it's an investment. :)