touchngo Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 (edited) Just 3 hours earlier my son and I was detailing his car. Later that day he got hit at an intersection on the right front, just in front of the front tire. Frame damage possible. The front clip was damaged but engine is still intact. Thank God nobody was injured. So now here I am posting his car for sale. Still waiting for the insurance adjuster to finish up with what they need to do. This just happened a couple days ago. My dilema is, do I sell whole or try to part out? If I knew somebody locally that was resonably priced I would just get it repaired. The car is a 1987 Conquest, red exterior with no rust and decent paint. Shines real nice. The interior is black and in excellent shape. The car is all original right down to the radio. The engine is stock and runs perfect. The car has 109,000 original miles. We just replaced the clutch assembly and brand new flywheel. There was nothing at all wrong with this car before the collision except that the A/C does not blow cold. It has not been converted to new system. The car does have rust in the frame. My son needs a car and will consider trades. We are asking $2500. I beleive the only thing that this car will need is possible frame straghtened, front clip (hood, fenders, bumper), radiator and some hoses that were cut or pinched in the collision. So sad to see now. It was such a nice looking car. I will post pictures and more info as it comes available. The car is located in Mooresville, NC. Thanks for looking. Edited May 3, 2011 by touchngo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmanTSI Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 Post some pics of the damage and depending on how bad it is try to sell it whole. My car was hit in the front before I bought it and was well worth it to fix it and keep another on the road Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC_99 Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 Touchngo, In very near you in Concord, and Mig8788 is right over there by you in Troutman, maybe one of us could come by and check it out for you, Mig is parting an 87 out and might have what you need to put it back on the road minus the frame repair. I also have a parts car that we may be able to pull some pieces from. I have to be honest with you, your car is the most common year/color combo of these available and with the stuff you listed, you arent gonna get anywhere near $2500 for it whole. I've seen to many running decent cars sell for less than or around $1000 that werent wrecked. Im just trying to be real with you here, if you and your son like the car, fix it and keep on driving it. I know a very good painter that is in Mooresville just off 150 who is looking for some work currently and will work way cheaper than any bodyshop, if you want to go that direction. pm me your phone number if you would like to discuss any of these options further. Best of luck with it however it turns out. BC_99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
touchngo Posted May 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Heres a pic the the 87. I'm trying to reduce the size of my photos so I can post more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
touchngo Posted May 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Here is the rest of Conquest photos. Click the link below. http://s1136.photobucket.com/albums/n487/rdoak/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmanTSI Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Considering the damage and also as said above about it being the most common quest I'd say part it out It'd cost more to fix than it's worth... Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helrazr70 Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Considering the damage and also as said above about it being the most common quest I'd say part it out It'd cost more to fix than it's worth... Dan I agree. It all depends on your emotional attachment. It CAN be fixed, but it will be expensive. The fact that the hood buckled on the opposite side and the RF wheel is leaned in at the top tells me you DO have some frame damage. The shock tower is pushed over some. A good frame shop and a parts car would put you back on the road but the insurance check may not be enough to cover it. I seriously doubt you would ever get $2500 for it even though it does look nice. Your BEST option is to buy an unwrecked, rust free, rolling Starion/Conquest shell and transfer all your parts to it. You could do that a lot cheaper than the other options. It would make a good father/son project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
touchngo Posted September 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 car is sold.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truth Posted September 18, 2011 Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 I can't believe someone bought that car for $2500 but no one wants my non-wrecked running one for 3 grand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helrazr70 Posted September 18, 2011 Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 I wonder if he took several parts off of it and asked less for it. I don't see him getting $2500 for it wrecked, that's for sure. ...unless he found a sucker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC_99 Posted September 18, 2011 Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 I can't believe someone bought that car for $2500 but no one wants my non-wrecked running one for 3 grand. No one bought that thing for 2500 bro, It was on CL for 1000 not too long ago. I would bet he sold it for sbout 600. BC_99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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