hey guys, i have been looking into 96-98 cobras for the past few months and have found one that i am pretty interested in... i just want to get some opinions on what is a truly fair price for this car- it's a 1997 Rio Red Cobra, 44,000 miles, one owner (basically), tan leather interior which is flawless, the car is completely stock. it will need new tires as soon as i purchase it if i choose to do so (it's still on the factory rubber). it drives very smooth, shifts perfect, the clutch is nice and tight, it seems to have been treated very well. here's the situation on the seller- The car was shipped out here to California from Michigan where the first owner had it all of it's life. The guy selling it out here is the 2nd owner, but has only had the car for a few weeks. What I think he is doing is this- he probably bought it from the old man in Michigan at a pretty good price and is trying to flip it around and sell it for 2 or 3 grand more just to make a profit. (he hasn't even registered the car yet or paid the taxes, duh!) His asking price is $12,900. I ran a carfax report on it and everything looks good, it has a clear title, etc... it did show 2 minor accident records- one with another vehicle on the right rear which the police report quotes "very minor damage reported" and another accident with an animal on the front of the car which the police report for that one quotes "minor damage reported." I think the front bumper was repainted, but that's all that seems to have been, and it is very hard for me to even tell. He just put it in the Autotrader yesterday, and I am the first person to even look at it, so he is not really negociable at all right now obviously. I want you guys to tell me what you think is a fair price for the car, considering all of these things I've told you about it, and tell me what you think I should do as far as waiting/negociating with him and how is the best way to go about doing it...? Thanks in advance for any input on this, it's a big purchase for me to make.