I want to buy a project car but don’t know how much to give?
Posted by No-South7082@reddit | projectcar | View on Reddit | 57 comments
Its a 2 gen monte carlo with no engine or transmission but it has the rest of the front so how much is it worth to buy it for
lightingthefire@reddit
Hell No
fiddlythingsATX@reddit
Dude. Don’t.
SubaruTome@reddit
If you have to ask, it's above your skill level
Public_Enemy_No2@reddit
How old are you?
SoundMedal@reddit
I have a 73 GTO and I love it. It's a POS, but i love it so
Confident_Guide_3866@reddit
$200
NinjaSword_124@reddit
i mean , depends on how much you like the car , how much money you're willing to spend , and how much sweat you possibly can get out
MysteriousDog5927@reddit
That’s a parts car . I would say if it was a complete but faded car with some dents it’d be worth like $1800. This is a sub $500 car.
Hemlock242@reddit
Unless you have a full one with no title and this one has a title, its not worth more than scrap.
mpython1701@reddit
Tree-fiddy
No-Guey@reddit
Just a personal opinion. Unless you're pretty decent at welding, avoid anything with major rust. You can get an idea of cost with parts and stuff but once you get into rust and body work the cost can get out of hand. I also feel that if you can get a running project you won't get burnt out as easy. There were times were I wanted to just give up on my rivi project, especially when it came to body and paint work. As soon as I heard that thing run for the first time it sparked my motivation again to get her finished. Just search for whatever vehicle you're looking for on marketplace and other similar sights to get an idea of what they're going for. Make sure you research parts availability also. That can be frustrating when looking for something specific.
beermaker@reddit
A half-sucked life saver and a used postage stamp should do it.
coffeejj@reddit
That is not a project. That is a giant hole which you will throw your money into and later, when you finally wake up, will give away to the first scrap yard tha will tow it out of your driveway
Frosty-Comfort7510@reddit
$500 max. Tons of work for a first project, i would get a complete car to start with.
No_Tomato_2106@reddit
You'd have to pay me to drag it off.
It's already an undesirable car, add in a rusted body that I guarantee isn't complete and no drive train, there is no value in this unless you were buying this as a doner for some body panels.
pbrassassin@reddit
Undesirable my ass
wetblanket68iou1@reddit
Tell that to aftermarket suppliers. The G3GM A Bodies are by far the least supported A body. 64-72 parts, dime a dozen, G body parts everywhere, 73-77, nothin.
Ambivadox@reddit
So many people don't realize that certain years have such low demand they're not worth chasing.
*Said as the owner of a bricknose ford... 86 and earlier? Aftermarket parts everywhere. 92 and later? Aftermarket parts everywhere. 87-91? Good luck.*
pbrassassin@reddit
Boomers aren’t spending money on em, the younger generations can’t afford shit like this because their first house wasn’t $5,000. Still a desirable car … there will be aftermarket support
wetblanket68iou1@reddit
That time has come and gone. If they didn’t get rusted out due to inferior steel use from GM in the 70s, they were used in an entire class of circle track and demo derby in the 90s. Demand just isn’t there for smog era cars.
ShiggitySwiggity@reddit
When? The aftermarket has had 50+ years to develop on this car, and it hasn't developed. The people that have nostalgia for these cars aren't restoring them anymore.
You might love them, but the industry demonstrably does not.
No_Tomato_2106@reddit
That generation is not a popular one = very little aftermarket and low value
Aos77s@reddit
I would offer them scrap value and tell them they’re lucky to get that. Just look at the frame and then look at the body. There’s bubble rust coming up from underneath the paint all the door windows and the back windows have rust. That means when you pull those windows to do bodywork and paint you’re going to be cutting out rust and replacing all those seams where the window sit. Is going to be thousands of hours getting this thing looking new.
southwestpessimist@reddit
Just drop in an LS with a blower on it and make it a rat rod
EC_CO@reddit
The less you give up front, the more you end up spending on the back end side.
You always want to buy the cleanest most complete vehicle that you can afford to start with and even beyond if you can push it. Metal repair work and paint these days is absolutely atrociously expensive and unless you can do it yourself, you need to make sure you're buying the best most complete, rust free vehicle you can up front. Mechanical work isn't that bad and is fairly simplified for most folks compared to the skill set needed for good paint and body work. Good paint work these days is 10 to 20,000 and that's not including rust repair and body work to get it prepped for paint.
jeminfla@reddit
If it’s your first project I’d stay away and find something more or less complete. If you’re not familiar with the model then figuring out the puzzle is really hard. And time consuming. And expensive
EarthOk2418@reddit
Bruh that’s a parts car, not a project car.
Heavy-Focus-1964@reddit
if you have $75,000 that you want to piss into the wind, just send it to me instead
Heavy-Focus-1964@reddit
if you have $75,000 that you want to piss into the wind, just give it to me instead
CrazyTechWizard96@reddit
Maybe if You've got one wich got hit by a tree and you need one wich is clean as doner for a budget of somewhat around 200-350 bucks.
That or You've got some fitting-ish drivetrain laying around and you want to build sometthing stupid, wich turns into something something something something something something (x10 more lol) legendary out of some mix of Frankenstein's Monsters and something from some H.P. Lovecraft Novel.
Elsewise...
Naaah.
NoseResponsible3874@reddit
This looks "clean" to you?
punkassjim@reddit
You give off a certain familiar vibe, and I am here for it. Rock on, motherfucker.
Ajt0ny@reddit
Buy one that actually runs and then work on that.
So many people have this idea that you make wonders with a bunch of scrapmetal but if you don't know what you're doing (making a post like this tells me you don't) then you start small. Buy a simple, runni g used car. Not a project car, but just a car.
mehoff636@reddit
Came here to say this. Buy something that needs minimal work. A project running and drive has much more motivation than one you have to wrench on and out money into for years.
GuitarCactus@reddit
Nah
Local_Bobcat_2000@reddit
At least find one with all the parts there.
Diamond_Miner_66@reddit
yeah... dont buy that one
weelluuuu@reddit
$50. And you're off on a dirt track racecar build.
nastonius@reddit
Nothing over $500. I’d start at $300 if you know the person and like them, $150-$200 if they are a stranger.
Syscrush@reddit
What makes you think that this is an appropriate project for you? Have you built a car from scratch before?
Blu_yello_husky@reddit
If this was a collectors car it would actually be worth something in this condition, but being what it is (people dont want these), that car in that condition is worth very very little. You can get one of these that runs and drives already for 5 grand. Spending ANYTHING on this one and then throwing in thousands for a motor and tranny and paint, trim, and all the works, is going to drive you up tens of thousands of dollars for a car thats only worth 8k at best.
Here is one i found in less than 2 minutes on Facebook, and it would make a MUCH more doable project than this one you posted. https://www.facebook.com/share/1BCtnsZrHq/
wetblanket68iou1@reddit
If it’s not a complete car, then scrap value. Hunting for parts on that thing is going to be a pain. 73-77 cars aren’t supported well in the aftermarket and a large majority of them went to race tracks in the 90s.
JP147@reddit
$137
Confident-Benefit600@reddit
Motor and tranny are easy, interior is the hard, I would keep looking for more complete
jornvanengelen@reddit
Don’t
TWrecksActual@reddit
Tree-fiddy.
WatIsLasagne@reddit
Genuine question. Someone bought the engine and trans and left the rest of the car there. Do you think that was a random decision?
MesqeetAuto@reddit
Whatever scrap value is
WatIsLasagne@reddit
Hunnid bucks
Yummy_Crayons91@reddit
It's a good start if your plan is to build a Dirt Track race car.
Cosmoaquanaut@reddit
Give? What will they pay you to take it man?
the_fools_brood@reddit
Ummm, they should pay you to take it off the lot. That's half a car.
wolfenstein734@reddit
I would be more interested in the Subaru wagon next to it
Wise-Cow-8939@reddit
A few hundred bucks or whatever scrap value is.
This would be like building a car from the ground up. Unless you have a very clear plan for the car I would find a more complete example to get. Some of the best advice I have gotten is get the best thing you can afford and if what you can afford isn’t very nice what until you can get something nice.
Also think about other things, like do you have a space to work on for however many years it takes?
Ambivadox@reddit
$200, but only if you need the glass for one that isn't a total scrap pile.
If you don't have one that you need the glass for forget this one even exists.
Friendly_Escape_1020@reddit
Is the frame bent near the steering box?
No-South7082@reddit (OP)
I dont know but looks like it