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A co-worker has listed a car for sale. Her retired dad has 3 cars all of them being garaged since they were purchased. She talked him into selling one of them and he chose his 1994 Chrysler Lebarron Convertable. It has all the available options for that year. a tad over 72,000 original miles, he has maintained the car to a T and has all the paperwork to show what was done. Last year he even replaced the rubber. This car could be taken back to the Chrysler dealer, placed in the showroom and if you saw it you would thing you were back in 1994 again. No one has even ridden in the back seat yet.
So I can pick this beauty up for $3,500. Checked the Kelley Blue Book and it says $3,900 or so from a dealer and $2,850 from a private party. I like the car and was planning on replacing another car but was not sure about buying a new car. This car is close to being new although it is also almost 20 years old.
Any one have any thoughts on the car? Owned one and like it?
Do it!
Only problems with Chrysler Lebaron was suspension(my brother had a 92)
Other than that the car ran great.
Also keep in mind OEM parts are getting scarce.
We have an 89 hardtop with only 54,000 miles (it was my grandma's) It's a pretty neat car IMO. We seldom drive it (we already have three other cars) but it's getting about 25mpg when we do. It's especially a great deal since he has all of the paper work and you know that it was maintained, both of which are rare for an old car. So I would definitely go for it! I might offer $3250 just to see if you can get it cheaper.
If the car can run another 50k and not have any big mechanical issues it is worth the 3500, If it doesn't and the tranny goes bad (common problem) or the engine blows (common problem) paying to have it fixed will quickly have you into the car for double what it would be worth. If you buy it first have the entire drive train checked real close by an experienced mechanic who knows these cars. check it real close.
Offer them $1800 and settle for $2300-$2500. They are problem prone. Not that great a car to begin with.
My favorite cheap convertible right now is the G-6 with an electric hard top. Not much of a base car (Lebanon is worse I think), but the hard top convertible is uber cool. You cannot get them for $3500 yet, but I have seen them listed at $6500 whcih means you should get one private party for $4500. Probably with a lot of miles.
My favorite cheap convertible right now is the G-6 with an electric hard top. Not much of a base car (Lebanon is worse I think), but the hard top convertible is uber cool. You cannot get them for $3500 yet, but I have seen them listed at $6500 whcih means you should get one private party for $4500. Probably with a lot of miles.
Tell that to this person, with financing she will have paid close to 20k for one Did I get a good deal?
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I wouldn't drive one if you payed *me* $3,500.
