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Found an 88 T-top roller! I need help working out a trade...

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caseywan

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So I scratched my idea of converting my 92 GT to t-tops and starting looking for T-top car to swap everything to. Well, I found a guy in New Jersey that has a fairly nice 88 LX T-top car, and he is very interested in working out a trade.

Here's the info on his car - He wants $1200obo with the motor and trans. He is willing to sell it without the motor and trans (which I have no use for), but he hasn't given me a price on it without motor and trans. It has less than 50k on rebuilt motor with Comp Cam of some sort, shorty headers, Flowmaster exhaust, and everything else stock. He says there is no rust at all, no body damage, not even dents or dings anywhere, never been wrecked, but he doesn't know the actual mileage cause he never had the cluster, but I will run a Carfax on it. He also says the T-tops don't leak at all but I find that very hard to believe.

Now he is willing to do a trade for my 92 GT roller plus give me some cash. My car has good 2 yr old paint, no rust whatsoever, fairly nice complete grey interior, polished 4-lug Cobra R's, Cobra R hood. Only missing radio, cluster, rear wing and obviously engine and trans.

Now I'm trying to figure how much extra cash I should ask for in the trade. How much would my roller be worth straight up? How much extra cash should I ask for?

Here's some pics of both cars...

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My Car: (has no stripes now, took them off cause they were vinyl and started to look like crap





 

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Your car is just a roller, right?

If so.... I'm thinking the trade and he gives you $2K minimum. He'd have to pay more than that just for paint, me thinks.
 
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Daggar said:
Your car is just a roller, right?

If so.... I'm thinking the trade and he gives you $2K minimum. He'd have to pay more than that just for paint, me thinks.
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Yep, my car is just a roller. And yeah, paint is like $2k, Authentic Ford Cobra R's - $700 minimum, and $400 for the hood.
 
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There ya go. When you price out what all he's getting, it's easy! Prolly take a half off for the hood and a hundred off for the wheels and presto!

I come up with $2900
 
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Youre nuts.
Your car looks nice and his looks like a beat to hell POS.
 
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Ahhhh.... but it's a T-Top!

In addition, the body looks good. I don't see any cancer in the pics, just surface rust.
 
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ahhhhh, but it's a t-top, another reason not to get the other car, keep yours. t-tops suck
 
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I would ask for at least 2k cash.

If I were in your position, just keep your car and build it.
 

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dude what are you thinking......i would never trade ur car for that thing...keep yours man.
 

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I would do the trade, take the cash and go to town on the TTop car. Strip it to nothing, get the whole car done right and have something insane in the end... but thats just what I would do!
 

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yea once you go ttops you wont go back, esp since its an 88 LX, very rare. Worth restoring, but more fun to resto-mod it. Be sure to replace all weatherstripping and throw in a cage with subframes. THEN start modding heh heh. Good luck man!!
 

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I think your car is in much better shape. I wouldn't trade at all.

Sure it's got t-tops, but how is the rest of the car?? It looks to me like it was an original 4-banger. Have you done a carfax? Looks like a ton of work.
 

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He never said it was going to be easy- be original!!! Im sure thats all hes looking for is to start over and make it his own.
 

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Car plus $2000
 
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BLOWN 5.0 FOX said:
yea once you go ttops you wont go back, esp since its an 88 LX, very rare. Worth restoring, but more fun to resto-mod it. Be sure to replace all weatherstripping and throw in a cage with subframes. THEN start modding heh heh. Good luck man!!
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yeah you do, i've had a few t-top cars, and always go back to hartops, t-tops suck
 
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BLOWN 5.0 FOX said:
yea once you go ttops you wont go back
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QUOTED FOR MOTHER F'ING TRUTH. The people that say T-tops suck dont appreciate the greatness of them.


If you could get the cash and the car I would do it in a heart beat, 88 lx hatchs are def rare.
 
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damn double post.
 

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stock90GT said:
yeah you do, i've had a few t-top cars, and always go back to hartops, t-tops suck
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i used to have a t top car, it leaked, needed a new hatch and paint job bad, 150k+ on the ticker....i'd trade my car any day for it back. t tops are just nice to have, especially on a sunny day. sure they have their disadvantages, but imo, as a daily driver or street car, their advantages outweigh their disadvantages. now if only there was a targa top option...
 
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stock90GT said:
yeah you do, i've had a few t-top cars, and always go back to hartops, t-tops suck
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If they suck so bad, why did you buy more than 1 of them? If I didn't like something the first time, I wouldn't go buy more of them.
 

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I like t-tops and all, but i wouldn't give my sunroof up for one. WIth a little care, it's maintainence free, doesn't leak, doesn't make any noise, and it's still a pretty open roof with it off.

But t-tops just look cool
 
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