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Old 01-27-2008, 12:59 PM
fsstnotch fsstnotch is offline
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TRS,

Like everyone has already said, I would highly recommend selling the car as is and let the buyer transplant if that's what he wants to do. At a minimum, if say he's not too mechanical and you are, he buys the car as is. Finds a buyer for engine and tranny and you tell him you will do the swap when he's ready.

Case in point, I recently bought a car that the guy wanted $4800 for. It had a new 383 in it that I didn't want but he had a 355 that he could put in it. I asked how much he'd sell the car with both engines and he said $5800. I was planning on selling the 383 to a buddy but then he broke it down and said he'd sell teh car withteh 355 for 3,000. ok... great! I'll take it! A week later, he had the 383 for sale for $2000 and my friend boguth it! He got $5000 instead of $6,000 because he swapped the motors. Had he held out, he could have sold the car with 383 for 4800 and hte 355 for $1000 easily! He was just impatient to get rid of a toy.

And BTW, My wife would probably enjoy a Barbie pink cobra! lol She wants a metallic pink daytona. Maybe someday! haha
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