I just saw a 93 chrysler lebaron parked on the street. They wanted 1000 bucks for it but it needed a new water pump and head gaskets. how much do you guys think that would cost me to get those fixed? also is that a little much for a car 14 years old? didnt get to see how many miles it had though becuase their sign didnt say. im probably gonna call them later today depending on what you guys say since I dont know much about used cars. THanks BBW
What kinda condition is the body in? How many miles? I dont think 1 k is bad price, but it depends what all going on in that car outside of the new water pump and gaskets needed.
yes its a reasonable price. I sold my 93 camry to my mechanic for $1000. AC doesn't work and it has oil leaks that is pointless to fix. im not to sure a bout the prices of the pumps and gaskets but you can probably ask the dealer. also dont forget to look at the mileage and to see if other things work too AC and etc. also take it for a test.
edmunds.com is a reliable site, but they had nothing about a Chrysler Lebaron. Are you sure that's what it's called? Also, what's the mileage?
There are a crap load of questions that can go to how much you should pay for the car. Your already going to come out of pocket to fix a water pump and the head gaskets.Past this is it driveable right now so you can test drive this car(If you can't test drive it, I say you leave it and don't buy it all because there could be other stuff wrong with it)? If so, have you test drove this car(you should, and if you don't know much about cars bring a mechanic or someone that does know about cars with you)? If you did test drive it Did it run smoothly when you did? If it's a stick shift are the gears grinding when you shift into another gear or take off? How does the clutch feel on it, does it squeel or is it rough trying to press in(you don't want to have to replace the clutch that stuff sucks, combined with the replacing of the water pump and head gaskets? Is the break's grinding when you press the breaks or stop? These are just a few things you need to look at, you don't want to have to buy new CV Joints, break pads, and all of that other stuff.Past that Justice brought up a great point, it's really about the mileage on the car sometimes, more than the years on it. Checking the mileage on the car, along with how regularly the oil was changed along with the mileage can be great to know. If it's more than 250,000 miles, I would leave it. If they went longer than 5,000 miles without getting the oil changed leave it. I know 1,000 dollars seems cheap, but if it's breaking down, that car can easily run you up to 3,000-4,000 dollars to fix it. So look into all of that before buying this car.
you should also check the history of the car as well. if it got crashed before and then fixed, stolen etc. you can ask the dealer to print you out a copy of the cars history.
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that you're better off paying a little more and getting a 5,000 or 6,000 dollar car instead. You're already replacing two parts on this car, you don't seem to know how much it's worth, and it probably has a lot of other things wrong with it.
