You mean rice and not cheap?
You can find 95-99's all day in good condition for less than a grand
Mike (96RedCav) wrote:You mean rice and not cheap?
You can find 95-99's all day in good condition for less than a grand
no you cant.. not a convertible.. unless it has HIGH MILES a vert will aways cost more then a regular z24 cavalier
Yeah any convertible is like that. Hell it could be a K car vert and it would still bring decent coin, lol
Not a fan of that cavy tho, the rims dont match it at all and the kit and stripe are just to much for me.
I see them up here quite often for less than $2,000...But we do have the salted road issues here
Still rice.
The convertibles generally do hold their value better than the coupes or sedans (just check out eBay if you want proof). That stated, anyone looking at one of these should be advised that the whole top system wears over time (ergo, given the age of these things) and is almost always going to need work if you are picking up one of these now. Specifically:
Top replacement: no matter how well they have been taken care of, the original OEM vinyl tops on these cars DO wear and shrink. By the time you get to the 10 year or so point, if you care about looks and staying dry you are definitely looking at replacement. And what you will find when you start researching this is that you definitely get what you pay for (good replacement tops -- i.e. cloth, not vinyl -- and professional install run serious $). It's not just the cost of the top and labor (don't do this yourself unless you have a good friend who does auto upholstery), you are usually also looking at replacing all the cables and weathershipping as part of the job (see below) as well as both quarter belt stackstrips (which are out of production and increasingly hard to find).
Weatherstripping: begins to wear within several years on all converts. Full replacement for a 3rd gen J runs over $700.
Top motors: even if they are working properly when you get the car, replace them (you don't want to wait until they fail). This is actually not that expensive - there are several rebuild services that you can send your cores to and get "good as new" replacements back for $100 or so.
Also be aware that the the floor pan and rear seat of a J convert is shaped differently than that of a coupe or sedan, due to the extra internal reinforcement in the car. That means aftermarket carpets and rear seat covers made for Js will not fit properly.
all true... and i just replace most of my frame on my vert and both motors. but at the cost of 110 lol .. ALL frame parts but one piece.
