Just looking for some pointers on what I'm looking for. Friend is selling his 1995 LX 2 door and I'm curious about buying it. I have 2 cars at the moment, 1995 Miata and a 2006 Mazdaspeed 6. The miata is a turbo project car that I've been working on and don't want to drive / can't afford downtime. The Mazdaspeed has 13k miles on it, and I want to keep it low for a very long time.
Basically I need a reliable mode of transportation (basically, beater) for work and I've been looking for an E-GT with very little luck. Reason for the extreme interest in the GT is I know the 1.8BP inside and out and plan on some small modifications in the future to squeeze a little more power out of the car.. Plus the 1.9 liter is like what, all of 88 horsepower where the 1.8BP is like 120...
Heres the sticky:
1995 Escort 1.9 LX
185,xxx Miles
Body mostly good (needs ANOTHER drivers side door...)
New exhaust
suspension / steering very sloppy
Might need new motor mounts (irrelevant)
Going to need a clutch soon
Very clean interior
Glass is all good
Recently passed inspection (so what, I live in non-emissions nazi state)
Tons of LX/GT/ProtegeLX doners in the local pick-n-pull. (The shortblock in my miata now is from a 1993 E-GT..)
What my plan is, run out to the pick-n-pull and gut yet, another E-GT of its drivetrain, electrical, and any other little body goodies I can rip off it and slap that in my car. Basically wondering what I'm looking at is worth, if he wants too much for the work involved, etc. Fabrication, skill level, etc are not a problem. I have access to tools and some pretty good fab/mechanical skills. Currently asking $1000 for the car, but I was thinking about maybe offering him $750.00 but I'm afraid to feel like I'm screwing him or something..
Thanks for the advice!!
Basically I need a reliable mode of transportation (basically, beater) for work and I've been looking for an E-GT with very little luck. Reason for the extreme interest in the GT is I know the 1.8BP inside and out and plan on some small modifications in the future to squeeze a little more power out of the car.. Plus the 1.9 liter is like what, all of 88 horsepower where the 1.8BP is like 120...
Heres the sticky:
1995 Escort 1.9 LX
185,xxx Miles
Body mostly good (needs ANOTHER drivers side door...)
New exhaust
suspension / steering very sloppy
Might need new motor mounts (irrelevant)
Going to need a clutch soon
Very clean interior
Glass is all good
Recently passed inspection (so what, I live in non-emissions nazi state)
Tons of LX/GT/ProtegeLX doners in the local pick-n-pull. (The shortblock in my miata now is from a 1993 E-GT..)
What my plan is, run out to the pick-n-pull and gut yet, another E-GT of its drivetrain, electrical, and any other little body goodies I can rip off it and slap that in my car. Basically wondering what I'm looking at is worth, if he wants too much for the work involved, etc. Fabrication, skill level, etc are not a problem. I have access to tools and some pretty good fab/mechanical skills. Currently asking $1000 for the car, but I was thinking about maybe offering him $750.00 but I'm afraid to feel like I'm screwing him or something..
Thanks for the advice!!
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