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Old Jul 24, 2015 | 03:50 AM
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please don't bash me to much on lack of info and pics lol, been awhile since I seen it.

Had suddenly death in the family, it appears I will being getting 98 T/A WS6.
may be a few months before I get it. It was my younger brothers, smoker, interior smells like it, has wear and tear. About 100-120k miles.

Exterior has no dents but I a haven't taken a good look at in in a while, I do think the clear coat is starting to peel.
Probaly has mismatched tires(brand) not sizes.
In general he did not take pride in his ride. God know how often fluids got changed.
Will more then likely sale after I get it. Not fair to me he is getting fully loaded and I mean every option 2013 Avalanche. and I get his old beater.
BTW it is dark blue
Any idea on the value? Should I recover interior/carpet etc., at what point will I be spending too much. I will of course do all the fluids and clean it.
Clear Texas title. I know it is worth what someone will pay and I get without pic and specs you guys can only give a rough estimate.

I would fix for my 14 yr old son but last week I brought a 92 RS B4C/1LE with A/C. Ex Texas DPS car, still have the tag riveted in the door jamb for him. We are gonna work on together.

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Old Jul 24, 2015 | 09:21 PM
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Thanks found out it close to 172k miles. Prob gonna leave it alone, not worth it
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Gonna drive it to the chrusher tomorrwow. Take my $250 and make other 4th gens go up in .50 cents in value.
Did not know 4gens are about the value of a chevette lol.
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Corrected original post it is a 98 not 89 WS6
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So you are not even going to take the ram air hood off it to sell? Seems the car is worth a lot more than $250.00

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Old Jul 26, 2015 | 07:08 AM
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Originally Posted by 1972_Z-28
Corrected original post it is a 98 not 89 WS6
That's a heck of a difference.
Ignore my prior post as I was talking about an '89. I've deleted it.
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Old Jul 26, 2015 | 09:56 AM
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I would not be so quick to take the car to the crusher. There are potentially lots of good parts that could be sold off, including the WS6 hood, which alone should sell for over $250 if it is in good condition. Sending that car, especially if it runs and drives, to the junk yard is just like throwing money away.
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Old Jul 26, 2015 | 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by GimmeLSx
I would not be so quick to take the car to the crusher. There are potentially lots of good parts that could be sold off, including the WS6 hood, which alone should sell for over $250 if it is in good condition. Sending that car, especially if it runs and drives, to the junk yard is just like throwing money away.
That's for sure. Texas has a strong WS6 community. Someone will come to your home and pay you more than $250. At least that saves you the trip to the crusher. And something tells me at the "crusher," the owner will give a call to the local car stripper place and flip that car for multiples of $250. Engine, trans, hood, spoiler, rims, doors, side mirrors, electrical harnesses & computers, seats, dash (if uncracked), TTops, glass, windows, console, etc. all worth some money. I saw one thread from last year where a guy was asking $500 just for a salvaged shell. Another guy was looking for a wreck/salvage as long as it had an undamaged drive train.

If your car is a pre-April 1998 production then the roof sail panel is in demand by '99-'02 F body owners. That's because it doesn't have the issue with the glue bubbling through the paint like all the follow on cars do. A decent sail panel has to be >$100 too. The replacement composite panels ran around $600-$800 last time they were reproduced. Seems to me you could put no less than a few hundred bucks in your pocket before the drive to the crusher.

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