My 1990 for sale... What do you guys think about price? Help me

[latham83]

Hey guys, my mustang is for sale on my front yard, cars.com and just put it up on ebay....
I'm trying to determine if i'm asking too much or something since I had it out front for a month now and no one's super interested.. I'm kinda confused..
To be honest, i really don't think its too high.. People are not understanding, how nice this 1990 is... it's one of the nicest you will see around for not having full body work done and paint and all that..
and for having a extremely close to new, well built, high performance engine, and rebuilt tranny, I think it's well worth it's value...
Tell me what you think..



No posting of active ebay links allowed..that included item numbers. Furthermore, definitely no posting of an item you are trying to sell yourself. use the classifieds.

 

[iwashmycar]

no.....maybe 7....maybe

dont take too much offense but most all of mine looks cleaner than that and i'd be selling for less than 7...probably more like 6K, though I do completely realize the engine work is worth something in itself

 

[ShortThrow50]

Alot of people are gonna come in here with rediculous numbers because they want something for nothing. It looks as though you have put alot of time and money into the car. I can add up the numbers in my head ans come up with a rough estimate as to what you put into the car, unfortunatley , u never get back what you put into it. To me, the car would be worth 10k or a little more. Some people wouldnt give you any more than 7k. This is the reason why, when selling a nicely done fox such as yours you cant be in a hurry to sell it unless it is an emergency. It takes time for the right buyer. Trust me, there is a "right" buyer somewhere.

 

[DMAN302]

Wow you're starting HIGH...I would start at 6 hope to end around 9-9.5 for what's available. I wouldn't expect much more than 11-12 US for mine....good luck on that sale.

 

[Kevins89notch5.0]

The Cons always stand out, not the Pros. 170K miles, an automatic, the AC doesn't work, a lack of high HP, and those stripes/wheels are not aways popular.

I'm not trying to be an ass, just honest. My friend recently bought a 89 notch from the original owner. It had 64K miles on it. It had a H/C/I/blower, a built rear end, and a 1000hp fuel system. When dynoed it put down 442 running extremely rich. The AC system was all redone, and colder than most new cars. Oh, and the suspension. This car has had EVERY suspension piece replaced with aftermarket pieced from MM, Steeda, etc. It handles awesome. Considering the guy didn't do any of the work himself(it was all done by steeda), I can only image that parts and labor alone totaled 23K+. That on top of the 12K purchases price in 89. So, 35K invested, 12K asking price, and my friend got it for 9,250.

For 11K, someone could build a fox EXACTLY how they wanted. 2K for a 4 banger LX. 2K for body/paint work. 1K for the rend end, 2K for the tranny, and that leaves 4K for the engine setup. Yeah I know I'm missing some small items there, but I'm just showing the point that for 11K, your car would have to be EVERYTHING they wanted.

If someone wants a clean 5.0, low mileage ones can be had for 6-8K. If someone wants a street/strip car, you can pickup 500hp cars again for 8-10K if that.

Wow you're starting HIGH...I would start at 6 hope to end around 9-9.5 for what's available. I wouldn't expect much more than 11-12 US for mine....good luck on that sale.

Agreed!

 

[latham83]

lol man i feel crappy now..
i know you guys are being honest but man... 6-7 grand?!?
thats totally insane... theres absolutly no way im letting it go for that..
i just dropped it to $10,250 to see what happens..
but man... with an engine pushing close to 340 HP with all new stuff with 6000 miles on it, plus a heavy rebuilt tranny with 12,000 miles on it..and yet a beautiful car with perfect interior, that just doesnt make any sense to me to let go for 7 grand... wow..
i'm never putting money into a car again lol

 

[blackened88lx]

The Cons always stand out, not the Pros. 170K miles, an automatic, the AC doesn't work, a lack of high HP, and those stripes/wheels are not aways popular.

For 11K, someone could build a fox EXACTLY how they wanted. 2K for a 4 banger LX. 2K for body/paint work. 1K for the rend end, 2K for the tranny, and that leaves 4K for the engine setup. Yeah I know I'm missing some small items there, but I'm just showing the point that for 11K, your car would have to be EVERYTHING they wanted.

If someone wants a clean 5.0, low mileage ones can be had for 6-8K. If someone wants a street/strip car, you can pickup 500hp cars again for 8-10K if that.

Exactly.

The engine and tranny may be low mileage, but bottom line is the car has 170k miles on it. The engine is very mild, with a stock block, basically stock heads, and a mild cam. The tranny, even being built isn't desireable for most because it's an auto. The tranny alone would steer me away from the car altogether, unless it was dirt cheap, but that's just me. The stripes and wheels, although probably easily changed, are personal touches that not everyone likes. It is a clean base to build off of, but is not everyone's dream car. That's just way too much money for a fox that's not EXACTLY what you want. I would put it at $5k-6k.

EDIT: Just read your previous post. I hate to break it to you, but the engine is nowhere near 340hp. Maybe 240-260 at the tires I would say.

 

[latham83]

haha oh really?
well i'll be totally honest with you because im not some stupid douche kid that wants to promo his car as "fast"..
I had the thing dynoed at 270 RWHP.....and since she's an automatic, everyone knows that it's about 22% drivetrain loss with those, and, i believe its 16 or 18 with a stick...
plus, my stall converter should be better...soo, do the math, and that puts me at at least 340 at the engine...
tadaaaa...
dude its not a basically stock engine i mean wtf... its a dss block bored to 306..its got good stuff in it... plus, the heads are no where near stock..if you no anything about thumper heads, they are supposedly more flow than the gt40's... he opens them up bigtime and they have nice parts in them...
so no im not saying i have a super fast car..but it is making 340 engine hp.. yes

 

[rigamaroles]

Not to piss on your parade, but from what I've seen about cars selling down in the states, I'd put that at about 7k, like everyone else.

Where I live, it might be about 9-10k. But I'm In

 

[DMAN302]

Info you're getting is valid, it's not the dyno numbers that increase the value of the car...it's the total package people are buying. You're selling a basic HCI car that really stands out in no major way (no offence..honesty here) with high miles and an auto...facts are, it's not a coveted car. 10 plus cars need to be clean, fresh engines and trans, new suspension, perfect interiors, fresh paint.....exceptionally clean IMO. Your car is nice...it's quite nice..but it's still just a hatch AOD car with thumpers bolted on. My car has appraised at well over what I could actually attain for it on the open market....that's the facts...harsh but very true

 

[latham83]

yea that is harsh...hmm..well ill see what happens i guess...
man does canada love 5.0's? lol..
alot of you guys are from canada...

 

[2000xp8]

Since someone took down your ebay ad, i went to ebay and found it, my curiousity was peaked.
I'm going to be as least amount offensive as possible.

The rims, stripes and chrome horse in the grill are pretty horrible, along with the white lettering out on the tires.
Auto trans doesn't help either.

Everything esle looks to be really nice, including the engine bay and the interior.

Put the ford emblem back in the grill, peel the stripes off, and add pony rims and the value of that car would rise.
Even bone stock looking 90 lx would be better.
Honestly the way it's done up, i wouldn't even slow down to check it out as i went by.
Doesn't mean it's not a nice car, it's just not very good looking.
Buying that car would be like dating a girl for her personality only.

Of course someone could buy it and undo what you have done, but for 10K for a 90 mustang, they shouldn't have to do anything to it.

Edit: put stock 5.0 badges back on it, and remove rear window stickers, and any other that are on there too.

 

[latham83]

man im actually really surprised how many of you hate the rims?? I've had teh car for years and got tons of compliements on my rims? i dont like the low profile tires and pony rims.. its not my style, and apparantly, alot of people like the setup..i dont know...
and as for the stripes? man i've never heard such hatred lol...thats crazy.. and i cant "peel" them off..they are painted...
and i cant even tell you how many car shows i've been too and people liked that i put the 60's chrome pony in place of the ford emblem..looks real clean and nice...
thats ur opinion though, and thats fine... but this car is way too nice to let go under 10k...and thats that... i guarantee ill get a buyer..i had 3 serious buyers come by my house and say its well worth 12k! but they didn't have the money...

 

[KlrSnk]

Like everyone else said, thats way too much for that car.

I can buy a 89GT, 347, alum. heads, tfs cam, tfs upper/lower intake, and a host of other goodies locally for 4500...

 

[ShortThrow50]

I can buy a 89GT, 347, alum. heads, tfs cam, tfs upper/lower intake, and a host of other goodies locally for 4500...

No offense man but except for the engine that car must be a real POS inside and out for that price. would you sell that supersharged stang of yours for that price. Or how about that 90 of yours.

 

[latham83]

lol i know right shorthrow50?
i was just gonna say except for the engine the car would look like f-in **** for that price...
bone stock 5.0's with 30-40,000 miles on them that look nice can go for 13, 14k around here...
yea my miles are very high, but if you saw the car, you would totally not believe it had 173k... it looks wayyyyy less than that..its beautiful...
and with all the fresh and new engine work done to it, i believe i can totally get 10k...might take a bit..but im willing to try..i put alot into her and i took very good care of it...
not like these pos's around here that might have 15k into the engine, but the body and interior looks like it was pulled out of a junkyard...

 

[latham83]

and it seems like you people are missing the point that its not just a h/c/i mod i have... i mean christ,
its a dss racing short block, with 6000 miles on it... A NEW RACING BLOCK.. ok..i think i payed 1500 or somethign like that just for the short block alone...migh thave been more..i dont even remember..

 

[2000xp8]

A 306 is really not much more than a freshened 302, and DSS doesn't really have a great rep. A real racing block costs $1600 bare, and another 2K to get the rotating assembly and put it together, possibly even more.
And 270rwhp in a full weight auto may possibly not make it into the 12's.

I like to compare ebay foxes to this one for pricing reasons.
The car is halfway down the page. Pics were extremely requested here on this site for it, some people did not like it because of the exhaust mainly, but most loved it. Sold on ebay for around 7,000, and if i remember correctly is was actually $6500.
http://www.daveshomepage.com/

So you think your car has 4k more in ebay value?

Nothing personal, you just have an unrealistic sales goal. Could it sell? Of course anything could happen, but $7500 in a high interest acount may be better than sitting on the car for an undisclosed amount of time waiting for the right guy to come along.

 

[latham83]

dude i dont know it just seems to me that a car like that should sell for more..and that mine should too..so im gonna take a risk..see what happens..
if i get no bid or watchers than i guess ill have to lower it..i dont know..
i've had people tell me its worth 12k..so i dont know what to say..
i hate giving the thing away.

 

[blackened88lx]

haha oh really?
well i'll be totally honest with you because im not some stupid douche kid that wants to promo his car as "fast"..
I had the thing dynoed at 270 RWHP.....and since she's an automatic, everyone knows that it's about 22% drivetrain loss with those, and, i believe its 16 or 18 with a stick...
plus, my stall converter should be better...soo, do the math, and that puts me at at least 340 at the engine...
tadaaaa...
dude its not a basically stock engine i mean wtf... its a dss block bored to 306..its got good stuff in it... plus, the heads are no where near stock..if you no anything about thumper heads, they are supposedly more flow than the gt40's... he opens them up bigtime and they have nice parts in them...
so no im not saying i have a super fast car..but it is making 340 engine hp.. yes

Sorry, I was 10hp shy on my estimate. No one's saying this stuff to be an ***hole, just being honest. Like mentioned above, you don't have a "racing" block, it's basically a stock rebuild, regardless of what you've been told. My buddy has a CLEAN '89 70k mile LX that makes 475rwhp with the drivetrain to back it up, and will probably be in the 10s. With the price of the car included he has $8-9k invested. It would be tough to sell it for 8 or 9 around here though. I know we can't see your car in person, but even in excellent condition, around here it wouldn't go for more than $6k. Having the motor and tranny rebuilt would be a turn off for me too. When I was looking for a car I stayed away from anything with a rebuilt or replaced engine or tranny because then you know the car has been beat and molested, and the engine/tranny was rebuilt/replaced by someone other than myself.