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Looking for a TTA - found two but......

GrandNTL

GrandNTL

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Happy New Year all... and I just signed up in hopes of eventually being a real owner of the great TTA. I have owned an 86 Buick GN for 23 years and loved every minute of every drive in this incredible car. So been a fan of the TTA since day one and now I need one. 89 was the year I joined the forces and fitting that getting one in my final years just seems right.

So here is my issues.

1. First car is a 12000 miler and the asking price is 20k. Nice car and of course the spoiler on the back is toast, and a few nicks and a dent in the roof, small but there. Car has a ton of mods, alky, exhaust, trans, turbo, injectors, all gtg, and a ton of power of course. Owner not really wanting to sell I figure... and it has a scratchy sound every few rotations of the motor... sounds weird and I could not pin point it or figure it out... on the turbo side of the engine.

2. Another one going to see it today I hope and it is a 24000 dollar car and low miles too and no mods. Just seems the price is way out there... and I am sure they were worth this and will be again, but not in the current market.

Looking for your knowledge and input. I also found a couple GNs that might take my current slush fund for my automotive addiction if I cant have a TTA. But those I understand lol.

Thanks for any comments and have a great holiday.

Jeff
 
Jeff welcome aboard! I have owned my GN 22 years as of Feb. i got my first TTA in Jan 2001, i just recently sold it with 16k miles and ton of goodies with it for just under $23k because i acquired a hardtop car a few years ago. I had it for sale for about 6 months and was in no hurry or pinch to sell...a dealer ended up buying it and now it is listed for $29,995 on ebay...there are several others even above that price with more miles and some mods...they will not get those prices for some time. Ive seen several for sale for very reasonable prices, mine was a tad on the high side at the time bu was a bargain compared to some asking prices. Have patience and look on ebay, autotrader and hemmings and this board regularly and you should be able to find a un-modded below 30k mile car for around $20k-24k. Lots of folks use the owners kits as bargaining tools so make sure if its part of the deal or not from the get go, they are getting $1500 to 2k for them!
 
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I think the modded cars bring less value. The 12K mile car without mods would sell for more then that.
Your decision should be based on what you want to do with the car. If you want to race it, find a modded car - there are plenty out there with more mileage, and a better price.
If you want to collect an unmodified car, find the best car your pocket can afford. Take your time and make sure you have looked at a bunch of cars. It sounds like you did a bit of research already. So you know what to look for.
IMHO - there are some good deals out there. A near perfect car will definitely cost you more though.
Also - with the owner's kits selling for bookoo bucks on Ebay, make sure you factor that into the price.
 
Here is my old one, #613 in St. Louis. It is mostly stock with some modern upgrades. Not a museum car, but a driver and cruise night car. The only thing the car needs is both the driver and passenger leather replaced, showing it's age. I sold it at the mecum auction in October for $13,500 so you know where to bargain with him if you are interested. I not sure exactly what your budget is, but this one will be a little cheaper than the two listed above and you can drive it.

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8289ta said:
I think the modded cars bring less value. The 12K mile car without mods would sell for more then that.
Your decision should be based on what you want to do with the car. If you want to race it, find a modded car - there are plenty out there with more mileage, and a better price.
If you want to collect an unmodified car, find the best car your pocket can afford. Take your time and make sure you have looked at a bunch of cars. It sounds like you did a bit of research already. So you know what to look for.
IMHO - there are some good deals out there. A near perfect car will definitely cost you more though.
Also - with the owner's kits selling for bookoo bucks on Ebay, make sure you factor that into the price.
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your r right racing shit on a tta makes it bring less cash
 
cuda72777 said:
#1489 for sale in Austin,Tx
Tim's#1489 TTA
Heres 1 dont know much about it . its in cars for sale hope you find 1 you like
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This is my car and thanks for advertising it for me.
It is alomst completely stock and in great shape. I DO NOT have an owners kit but I have names and numbers of the previous owners (just havent had time to contact them). I do have all the original parts and a bunch of extras. In my case I need (but hate to) sell the car.
Car needs nothing but a new owner and I have lowered the price accordingly to $15,500
 
There does not appear to be any "shortage" of cars for sale.
Key point above - "what do you want to do with the car?"...
#99 with low miles just changed hands here in the mid-atlantic area for a nice price, but it was modified for the drags. It does seem like the market is "soft" at this time - good if you have the cash.
With good knowledge and a little patience - you can get what YOU want.
Good luck.
 
Just as a counter point to modded cars vs. stock cars and their resale value.

Just where do we draw the line at what modded means? I mean if it's an upgrade mod then what's the harm? Does a progressive alky system wreck it's pristine value? Or is it still better to know that the owner is detonating the crap out of it without methanol?

Do subframe connectors detract from resale? or do original squeaky T-tops and rattling dash pads preserve it's higher "original " value?

I bought mine "returned" to stock and then proceeded to mod it with new technology to preserve it....soon after I began racing and I've been to the track with bone stock GN's and those guy's cars are being tortured with today's 93 gas while mine is well taken care of being modded to take the abuse.

We speak of this as though original low mile cars are driven like a Prius and never pushed farther than 10 psi, but we all know we run our cars hard on the street and at the track,right?

Of course I'm biased, but it's my contention that we all mod our cars to some degree or another and that maybe that is good thing.....if you think about it.




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WS6 said:
Just as a counter point to modded cars vs. stock cars and their resale value.

Just where do we draw the line at what modded means? I mean if it's an upgrade mod then what's the harm? Does a progressive alky system wreck it's pristine value? Or is it still better to know that the owner is detonating the crap out of it without methanol?

Do subframe connectors detract from resale? or do original squeaky T-tops and rattling dash pads preserve it's higher "original " value?

I bought mine "returned" to stock and then proceeded to mod it with new technology to preserve it....soon after I began racing and I've been to the track with bone stock GN's and those guy's cars are being tortured with today's 93 gas while mine is well taken care of being modded to take the abuse.

We speak of this as though original low mile cars are driven like a Prius and never pushed farther than 10 psi, but we all know we run our cars hard on the street and at the track,right?

Of course I'm biased, but it's my contention that we all mod our cars to some degree or another and that maybe that is good thing.....if you think about it.



the tta is not a race car ...to get big bucks leave stock .......:cheers:
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Modded is fine - but original will always bring more money. Once you mod it, whatever your intentions- things like alky kits, chips, bigger turbos and larger injectors give the impression that the car was raced. Even if I had those mods on my car, if I decided to sell, I would remove it all and put back to stock. Mods make the car appear to have been used hard. That brings less money in a sale.
If I ever decide to get a TTA to bring to the track, I wouldn't start with a pristine original low miles car. I would buy a driver that had some miles, and maybe some mods. It would be cheaper to buy, and I wouldn't worry about beating on it at the track.
 
Was going to sell mine, storage issues, but going to keep it. Canadian buyers always look at prices in the U.S. for comparison, but it is not always the same, the costs of getting the vehicle here in time & money are often overlooked.
 
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