Thread: Your craigslist finds, ricers, personals, stupidity, etc

Originally Posted by Ultra440

I found a 98 regal Gs with a bad Trans pretty close by, the guy wants $750 for it. I don't really need another car but I'd like to try a tranny swap before I do one on my ultra (its fine now, just assuming the worst in the long haul) that I'm still making payments on. I can use the regal as a winter car to get Back and forth to work, and also use it in the summertime at my summer home. Or maybe I could just fix it and sell it.

Anyways, it has 130000 miles and looks to be in pretty decent shape. Moonroof, ugly aftermarket wheels, no dents or dings... The wheels tires engine and cat gotta be worth 600+ by themselves...

Am I crazy for wanting to buy it? If I get a new trans for ~250 and install myself, I feel like I got a pretty sweet deal. Nada values it at 1850 for a rough trade in. I feel like with a working trans, it will be more around average territory, bringing the nada value closer to $2500... Do I pull the trigger?

I'd buy it. Where is it at? Does it just not move?

It's in his driveway about 30 min from my house. He said it moves but keeps "spinning"... I wonder if some Lucas will stop the spinning enough for me to get it back home without a tow...

Tell him $500, jy will proly only give him $300 or so and that is his only other option.
He is just trying to get more than the jy.

Originally Posted by Ultra440

It's in his driveway about 30 min from my house. He said it moves but keeps "spinning"... I wonder if some Lucas will stop the spinning enough for me to get it back home without a tow...

Check the fluid. You might get lucky and just have to put fluid in it or do a pan drop and filter change with a bottle of lucas.

Originally Posted by dsmuts

Check the fluid. You might get lucky and just have to put fluid in it or do a pan drop and filter change with a bottle of lucas.

That would make my day... It would make my week actually

Goin to look at tge regal in the AM. I found a used tranny at the local jy for $276... 110000 miles.

I figure the tranny weighs 200 lbs and should fit in the trunk of my park ave, maybe even without taking my woofers out.

Looking forward to this little project, thank y'all for the input.

Originally Posted by jerZcavy4120

goodman.


and when all was said and done could easily flip that for at least a good solid $1500

Thats to easy. With low mile yu could easily get 2k out of it. I bought a 97 gt with 173k on it for 600,
fixed her up and sold it for 1500. It had 180k when i let it go. Lolz

regardless.

you best buy that chit!

Originally Posted by STEVEGTX

2004 & up grand prix leather seats

those are 97-03 seats out of a limited ed

damn i got such a good deal on my seats.

Originally Posted by STEVEGTX

2004 & up grand prix leather seats

And for $400 yup he's on meth

Originally Posted by dsmuts

Check the fluid. You might get lucky and just have to put fluid in it or do a pan drop and filter change with a bottle of lucas.

Would you say put the old fluid back in? New fluid will surely toast it for sure, no?

No, put in new fluid. It's a trans flush that could kill it.