RQ_Spartan

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Bumping this as price is lowered to $50,000

Yeah, it's a sweet vehicle.

Mint condition. This car has won four local show awards. Driven 3700 miles V-8 258 Flathead engine (enhanced) 250HP Top speed: 83mph Fuel consumption: 16.7 mpg Acceleration: 0-60 mph 17.6 1/4 mile drag time Outside length: 206.8 in Width: 76.9 in Wheelbase: 118 in Dual spotlights, fog lights Chrome gas filler door / chrome and brightwork in excellent shape Curb feelers, headers, rear fender skirts original stock CD player Black and silver chrome stripes from front to back sides. Excellent paint job. Candy apple red dash with metallic gold steering wheel. White leather upholstery with red trim Rear suicide doors (rear 3-panel window is from a 1949 model) Clear title Shipping weight: 3,430 lbs (estimated curb weight 3,620 lbs) $45,000

And in regards to the reselling side of it, I say that because I resell for a living so it's always on my mind. But there is a part of me that wants to buy it and drive for a year or two and then resell in order to get my money back...and maybe sell the parts and sign to make a little money.

Yeah, I can see how what I said is confusing and the next time I see him I will ask him to clarify. My understanding from what he said was he pulled this seats from this car but based on what you guys are saying he might have pulled them from an '88 and saved them at the dealership (for over 10 years he said) and then put them into this one when it came in.

Yeah, he said that the issue was water leaking into previous engine which if caught early can be fixed with no issue. This issue was not caught in time, hence the new engine.

I went to see it again today and drove it. Updates - while there is 140k miles, they engine (3800) is new with only 4,000 miles on it. Most of the major components on the car are newer and have only this amount of miles on them. The seats ARE the ones with suede side bolsters. He worked in the parts division for the company when this car same in and the first owner wanted those seats removed in place of leather ones. When the car came back to them years later, he bought the car himself and put the original seats that he had saved back into it. So, it turns out he is not the original owner, I was mistaken on that. But zero rust anywhere on it. He has never let it even get wet, no driving in rain, not going thru car wash. He washed when needed by hand. He only drives it about 150 miles per year now and still has oil changed every two years. It does need to have one headlight fixed as only one comes up and the passenger window moves slowly so would need new motor. I had the estimate done on those and runs around $250-$300 to fix both. Interior and trunk are mint, stereo and speakers work great. The spare parts he has are all original and new. We did the calculation on what the after market equivalents would be and it's about $2,500...and these are original OEM parts so worth more than that. He also has the large Reatta dealer light up window sign that would go with this that sells for about $800. He is asking $7,000 for the entire package; car, parts, and sign. Any further thoughts would be great.

Ok, thank you both for your advice. He does seem eager to sell this and even told me he would come down on it for sure. I will see how much on that.

Hi, I know someone that is looking to sell their 1990 Reatta and it's been kept in great condition - never driven in winter, stored well. It does have 140k miles on it, but original owner. He even has a bunch of promo material for it from dealership. Also has lots of new replacement parts that he wants to sell along with it. For the car alone I believe he is asking $6,500 and not sure what he would ask on all the parts just yet. I am not a car expert at all but I do really like the look of this. I am considering making an offer and maybe driving it for a little bit and then hoping to sell for a little profit if possible. Reason for that is we may be moving in the next year. Any thoughts on what is a fair offer to make on this? Any help is appreciated. Thanks!