Bob,
Was that car not on Ebay a couple of months back? A piolet owned it or something???
Anyway, for most guys the AUTO trans is a minus, but not the end of the world. I think the price is a tad high for the mileage, but that's just me. I like the gold. It is a rare horse in that color.
Don't be too concerned about the paint. Ford onlt sprays the metallic on the parts of the car you see. That beige base is normal for inside the engine bay, fenderwells and such. You find the same thing on silver metallic cars.
If you want a manual trans just hold out. One will come up.
Was that car not on Ebay a couple of months back? A piolet owned it or something???
Anyway, for most guys the AUTO trans is a minus, but not the end of the world. I think the price is a tad high for the mileage, but that's just me. I like the gold. It is a rare horse in that color.
Don't be too concerned about the paint. Ford onlt sprays the metallic on the parts of the car you see. That beige base is normal for inside the engine bay, fenderwells and such. You find the same thing on silver metallic cars.
If you want a manual trans just hold out. One will come up.
If you don't see any overspray on it, and the paint appears to match going from fender-to-door-to-quarterpanel, then I would'nt be too concerned about the paint. Run your own carfax on it.
If she likes the auto becuase she can drive it, and you like the car too then buy it. You wont find too many autos out there. Only liz at Saleen can tell you how many blue hardtop s/c's 5 speeds are out there for 99-01 because that appears to be your price range.
It has the lightbar. Does it have the one piece tonneau cover? Does it say speedster on a small badge below the S281 trunk badge? The seats make it worth an extra 2k alone so if you can grind him dow a couple of grand it sounds like a deal to me.
To be brutally honest the gold color is a bit more of a detractor than the auto. Hey, if you like it, buy it and don't care what anyone else thinks. A gold car just may take a little longer to sell. Ask the guy how long he has had it. I swear I saw this car for sale months ago. Maybe it made its way to this dealer? It's a pretty car though.
If she likes the auto becuase she can drive it, and you like the car too then buy it. You wont find too many autos out there. Only liz at Saleen can tell you how many blue hardtop s/c's 5 speeds are out there for 99-01 because that appears to be your price range.
It has the lightbar. Does it have the one piece tonneau cover? Does it say speedster on a small badge below the S281 trunk badge? The seats make it worth an extra 2k alone so if you can grind him dow a couple of grand it sounds like a deal to me.
To be brutally honest the gold color is a bit more of a detractor than the auto. Hey, if you like it, buy it and don't care what anyone else thinks. A gold car just may take a little longer to sell. Ask the guy how long he has had it. I swear I saw this car for sale months ago. Maybe it made its way to this dealer? It's a pretty car though.
Original MSRP: $39,460
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Low Retail: $25,100
Average Retail: $26,800
High Retail: $29,000
Information available through the NADA Used Car Guide:
http://www.nadaguides.com/uv/viewresults.aspx?LI=1-11-1-2031-0-0-0&Lnk=1&wSec=11&wPr=1&wPg=2032
~ Billy
'01 S281-S/C #201
'99 S281-N/A Cobra Speedster #357
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Low Retail: $25,100
Average Retail: $26,800
High Retail: $29,000
Information available through the NADA Used Car Guide:
http://www.nadaguides.com/uv/viewresults.aspx?LI=1-11-1-2031-0-0-0&Lnk=1&wSec=11&wPr=1&wPg=2032
~ Billy
'01 S281-S/C #201
'99 S281-N/A Cobra Speedster #357