Date:         Tue, 28 Jan 2003 16:55:56 -0500
Reply-To:     Bradley Flubacher <flub@ADELPHIA.NET>
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From:         Bradley Flubacher <flub@ADELPHIA.NET>
Subject:      Re: Should I buy it?
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Thanks for so many great replies!

I stopped to look at it today, and boy did it look nice.  Looks like
they just had the heads replaced. There was one small dent with rust
along the wheel trim. The interior was in ok shape (dirty. they had
replacement carpet cut and overlaid ontop the original). The engine
looked relatively clean. The power steering pump already had the belt
removed. They're pretty expensive, eh? Does the repair kit correct the
most common cause of failure in these pumps?

There was green coolant in the expansion tank. No immediate evidence of
any coolant leaks. The A/C had undergone an R-134A (I think?) conversion.

It had a nice set of alloy wheels with mismatched tires on the rear.
Apparently comes with an additional set of tires.

I'm torn.  I'll likely array a test drive and a compression test by my
mechanic. (I don't have a gauge)

Brad



Bradley Flubacher wrote:

> I found a '90 GL for sale, A/T, A/C, PW. Broken PS pump. 140k miles. I
> haven't looked at it yet. They want to sell it. Asking $2900 or best
> offer. They're very anxious to get rid of it because they're moving the
> Europe.
>
> I have an '84 with a four speed.  I'm not nuts about the idea of an
> automatic. Comments?
>
> Brad
>