Hey guys, first post. Been lurking on here for about a month as I've decided I'm getting a 97-03 GTP for my next car. I was actually on my way to buy a 97 GTP a couple weeks ago when the guy calls to tell me he sold it....doesn't seem to be too many of these cars around my area either.
So there's this 2000 GTP down the road from me, it needs a motor swap and it's been sitting for about 4-5 years, but I went and checked out the body and it looks SPOTLESS as does the interior. It comes with a spare motor from a 97 SSEi but the guy doesn't know how many miles are on it, just says it ran when he pulled it out of the bonnie, so I'm thinking if I were to buy it I'd look for a motor elsewhere.
What do you guys think would be a fair price with the work that needs to be done? What else should I expect to be wrong after sitting for 5 years? Obviously I can't go test drive it so is it even worth the trouble or should I look elsewhere? I wouldn't even consider it if it weren't a black coupe (pretty much exactly what I want), and also local.
some other things I should mention: I'm not very mechanically inclined. I do have my dad who has a lot of experience and a few friends as well who are capable, but not the means to do the swap myself, so I would probably be paying a shop to do that for me.
