1995blacktattop

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I looked at a 1996 WS6 Trans Am today that had 142,xxx miles on it. It's a 1 owner car and she had the window sticker, $28,xxx new. It had a few lights on (SES, ABS INOP and low coolant) but seemed to run ok once we jump started it. It did die after 20 mins and was having trouble starting after that but we left it because the owner said she was going to replace the battery.

Some known issues i found

1. driver side power window is shot (did the go down 1/2 inch and stop for 3 minutes deal, it took me 10 mnis to get it back up)

2. driver side headlight motor grind.

3. spider cracks in both bumpers and fading paint on part of the hood and one headlight door as well as all over the front bumper

3. some rust bubbles under the gas door. it didn't look terrible but it's there.

4. cracked dash and rip in drivers seat. the bolser is good because it was redone recently.

5. she said it had working AC but when i turned it on the blower motor wasn't working so i couldn't verify that. she was kind of suprised to find out that wasn't working. apparently this car sits for a few weeks at a time.

She's asking $3500 for the car but i might be able to talk her down to $3000. I was thinking of buying it and reselling it but i don't know if its worth much more than $3k?

here's a few pics and a walk around video













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happysem

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I don't think it would be worth reselling, MAYBE 4500 at max.

jay7199

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FFS is it that hard to not drip gas on the 1/4 panel? I see a good amount of rust on the under body aswell.

But all and all, low coolant light is just the sensor im sure, ABS is gay. Dunno what the SES light is about.

buying and reselling you wont make much of a profit after the repairs.

But for 3k if someone wants a real 96 ws6, jump on it!

LVZ2881

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Its not worth $3k. too much rust. looks like the floors are rusting out too. I'd buy it for parts, thats about it.

1995blacktattop

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yeah i guess it does have a bit of rust under there. here is my car with 133k underneath (well the pic is from a year ago but i don't drive it winter so not much has changed)

merim123

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automatic - crap interior- rust - issues - that thing needs 2k of work. may be worth it if it didn't have 140k miles. pass on it or offer 2k.

Scott85

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If you can get it for $2500, it'd be worth getting . It needs too much work even at $3K with those miles on it .

merim123

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here's a cleaner car for 5500...

http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwi/cto/2361947293.html

Tampa_97_SS

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$3000 is not a bad price for a WS6. I bought my SS for $3450 with 83K on the clock. The car was beat to hell, but it did run and drive with no major knocks or other mechanical issues. So it was a risk, but I really wanted it..for myself.

I have been slowly restoring it on a budget. To date I have close to $2000 in it; about a $5500 total investment. It has come a long way, but still needs paint. I honestly dont think i would make a profit if I sold it.

Here is my thread with everything I have done so far to bring her back to life. Maybe it will help you decide if you want to take something like that on or not lol.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/lt1-lt4-m...cue-build.html

1995blacktattop

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FWIW i'm merely looking at this car to buy and resell with a little or no work, or try to get a friend of mine to buy it. i already have my 95 which is one of the cleanest over 100k mi LT1 cars you'll ever see.

Lawhead

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You could maybe part it out and get something out of it but that would take time and could be more a hassle then its worth

1995blacktattop

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she really wanted to see it fixed up, not parted out. apparently some kids offered her $4k for it but wanted it for the motor and what not so she didn't sell it.

MasterTomos

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Its all about the area you're in. IIRC, you're in Florida now, right? Probably not a huge market for those down there. Back up here, in the good 'ol midwest ( sarcasm) you could probably sell that car for $5k...I can here all the morons now "it's a real ws6!?"

rbaksi

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I dont think it worth it. Its gonna be too much effort and you'll probably just break even. If you're looking to flip an f bod for profit, there are better deals out there to be had.

IronOutlaw

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No. LT1 cars are hard to make money off of. You have to find a GOOD deal. If the paint was ok and there was no rust then yes, it would be worth it, but not as it sits now.

jaycenk

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I wouldn't pay but 1500 for it. That may be my cheap *** talkin or just the fact that people pay way to much for crap these days (IMO) but to me... it's a 1500 buck drive the livin **** out of it 16 to 17 year old kids car. Or at least thats what we all drove when I went to high school. Slap a quick paint job on it for 1k bucks (500 to free if your bud or your self worked in a paint shop) and it would look good long enough for you to fock it up. Blow the trans and peice it back together for a couple of years untill you got out and started working, then drive it off a cliff and save anyone else the headach of what you had done to that car in 2 to 3 years. Ahhhhhhh, the good old days. cheap cars, cheaper *** women (don't know WTF happend there!!!) and cheap *** gas at .89 a gallon.

speed_demon24

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I wouldn't pay 1k for that piece of ****.

MasterTomos

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Wow, Im really suprised how little you guys think this thing is worth. I've seen oem ws6 airbox/hood go for $1k in decent condition. Thatd be a damn fun project car for $3k

CamaroGuy83

Its an okay looking car..but idk about 3k, sounds like it could need an opti with the whole dying after 20 minutes and not starting back up, plust the clear coat gone, rust, 142k miles. I paid 3700 for my '95 formula with 116k that is in immaculate shape inside, good shape outside, and is reliable and a high 12 second car..so in my opinion 3k is steep for that car. BUT, in the end it's up to you man.

jaycenk

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Paint and rust are the worst parts about it. Paint sucks and cost big bucks especially with rust unless you do paint and body regularly. Working on anything under the car and in the engine bay that’s rusted...........well I'd rather stick my dick in an electrical outlet for 8 hours then deal with working on a rusted car like that. If it wasn't rusted I would maybe go 2k, but just because the hood is worth something it doesn’t mean anything else is worth the time to tear down and mess with, especially since it has pretty bad rust and the interior is worn pretty good and unless you have the space to store the parts until you sell them it’s not worth them getting in my way. So you justified 800 bucks for hood and stuff. The engine has 140k on it so it’s a used lt1. 300 with everything 500 with trans and all ACC’s. Then what…. beat on some rust, go get some tetanus shots, beat on some more rust, go get another set of tetanus shots, sell a control arm for 35 bucks. It’s more of a personal thing but for part out or for purchase it’s a 1500 dollar car to me all day. It would be something to beat the **** out of since rehab would cost so much unless you have a shop set up to do it and you have the experience but I’ll tell you even they are gonna want to pay only about a grand for it. I would roll it off a cliff the min I had to try and unbolt anything underneath of it. It just takes 3 times as long to do simple things and I have too much other **** to do.