Quest for 308

Absolutely 1000000% true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please do NOT be swayed by a slick salesman trying to move a $45,000/6800 mile car. That is IF you want one to drive. Those car are good for towing to a concours and that is about all. Buy one of those and start driving it and it will cost you another $10,000 -$15,000 (if you are lucky) to get it road ready after things start breaking, popping and leaking badly. Pretty soon you will have a $60,000 308 that you are scared to drive because:
a. You're afraid of what is going to break next
b. You don't want to put any miles on it because it is "worth too much" with 6800+ showing.

Save that $25,000 and buy a good driver. If I saw one that had 62,000 miles and a stack of paperwork showing all the right trips in for service I would jump on it regardless of color.

 

keep us updated and be sure and let us know when you're interested in one; one of us might be familiar with the car or be located close to where its location or even go with you to look at it and above all get a PPI.

 

My 1982 came with 16s, they were an option on Euro cars from 1981 on, I believe. In my owners manual it lists them as an option and I think they used the same book for 1981 and 1982 cars. I think 16s were always optional or at least in the Euro market.

 

wish the PO (original owner) had gone with the option....

 

You might not want to rule out an 83' providing you find the right car.
I have owned my 83' QV since 1998. The car now has 51k miles. It has passed Illinois emmisions tests every other year without any problems since I bought the car, and Illinois tests are now every bit as strict as California's.
The air pump is a simple GM unit which is stock in any major auto parts store across the country. I replaced the unit a few years ago for $65.00.
An O2 sensor is much more expensive to replace. Most applications require replacement in the 60k mileage range.

 

Or just leave it disconnected. Mine wasn't hooked up when I bought it and hasn't been connected for 9 years and 40,000+ miles.

 

Tommy, keep in mind, he is in Illinois and we are in Alabama.

 

Same in NY. And when you consider that the State is collecting tax 2x (or more) on the same item, it makes the short&curlies sting all the more worse. The original owner pays tax on the sale price, and all secondary owners pay tax again on the same (or a portion) of the original price.

Didn't we start a revolution for something like this?

Phil

 

Pay cash, write a bill of sale for $500 and be done with it.

 

Mississippi assesses the sales tax based on the value of the car regardless if it is purchased at a dealer or from an individual. Unless you can provide proof of paying the tax at the time of the sale, the tax assessor's computer adds 5% to the first tag based on a "value" determined by the Tax Commission. Value is in quotes because it is automatically $1,000 on every car more than 10 years old. The same value is used for computing property taxes. I paid a grand total of $80 when I first registered my 328 and paid $30 to renew.

This works good for older cars, but can really add up if you buy a late model used car every couple of years.