$12k Mondial on Craigslist

assuming 15K miles is correct -

Will need

1. belts and tensioners
2. 16" conversion wheels and tires
3. Fusebox upgrade / battery
4. new muffler

Will then be a pretty slick little car assuming nothing else wrong.

 

Someone with knowledge needs to look for the damaging effect that "rust" may have played in the life span of this particular car. If all is acceptable, this could be a wonderful project.

 

What are some recommendations for 16" wheels. I have an '81 308GTS I was thinking about changing out.

Thanks,

Jim

 

Yes Jim,

That was a bit of a thread hijack But hey, the "loving, caring" members of this forum will alway try to help other members. Here is what I recommend-----do the research - - the 16" wheels you want are out there. Check out T Rutlands, or Nick's Forza Ferrari................ lots of folks have wheels.

Now back to the Mondial - the subject matter of the thread---------------

any thoughts?

 

What is a good oil to use in my 2 stroke limb trimmer?

 

A bottle of good Cab?

 

Need to see the interior.

 

My apologies for the hijack.
Now, back to our regularly scheduled programming...
judge4re is right, not enough info. However, 12K seems low for something you can "drive it home". The problem is neglected cars...you can fix what is wrong now, but what problems are building up by neglect?

Jim

 

If the car is complete and drives, it's hard to see how you could go too wrong at that price. I'd think that is pretty close to a parts car price.

 

Uh, yeah, driving that car home would be about as smart as starting it up with the oil that has been in the engine for the last 15 years...it MAY be a good buy for a mechanically inclined person, but much more information is needed before even that can be determined...

 

With a crappy economy at MI, there's a chance you can get for less than 10K.

 

First off, it's not a QV. Second, it is advertised as a "lower priced" model. Mondials actually cost more than a 308 when new. Therefore, I suspect that the seller knows nothing about the car. Never a good sign. Interior is weathered? Sounds very bad for a car with only 15K miles. Dollars to doughnuts that the A/C doesn't work and who knows how many electrical gremlins lurk? Sight unseen I would guess that the buyer of this car could easily spend $20K getting this car roadworthy unless he does all of the labor himself. Again, too little information to make any formal pronouncements, but $12K is not necessarily a good price for a 28 year-old car.

 

When i was first looking at Mondials i passed on an 82 with fresh paint for 17k. Met the guy who paid 21k for it and spent over 30k restoring it! Granted many dollars were spent at the local dealer. He later sold this 55k investment for 22k, less than 3 years later.

 

And he still came out ahead compared to someone who bought a new 7 series BMW...