97 GST - Should I buy? Please advise...

[jstephany07]

I found a nice looking 97 gst on Craigslist. It looks good but says it needs a tune. He also says CEL is on because its 95 motor and need some rewire...Just wondering if this is a good buy. I have an extra 2k I can throw at it if need be. Please advise if this is a decent buy. Here is the original ad 1997 eclipse gst:

I have a 1997 eclipse gst with 106, xxx miles on it with NO RUST.. asking cheap for it cause it runs rich and needs to be tuned to run good. Just put a act 2100lb clutch in it and shifts good.

Bought car not running and thats why it was on the trailer. Has new clutch, new turbo, new radiator cap, new plugs, new oil and filter.


Xtune boost, air fuel, water temp gauges

Act 2100lb clutch

Lightweight flywheel

Freshly rebuilt 16g turbo with 0 shaft play

Manual boost controler

Full 3 inch apexi exhaust.. was $700 alone

Ported exhaust manifold along with o2 housing

Has a 95 motor in it with 92, xxx on it runs good no knocks

3 inch fmic with all hard piping short route

Greddy knock off bov sounds great

Viper alarm system

 

[onyxtyson]

3500 is a little steep for me. Its hard to say what id pay for a car without actually looking at it in person but If I was buying that car I wouldnt spend no more then 2500.

 

[VtecvrsTurbo]

3500 is a little steep for me. Its hard to say what id pay for a car without actually looking at it in person but If I was buying that car I wouldnt spend no more then 2500.

I just paid $2000 for a 99 GST with 73k miles and a grinding 5-speed tranny. Seems like you could ask under $3k for it.

I dont buy into the whole speeding ticket thing, ###### cant get it running right and is sick of it.

 

[phunny]

I just paid $2000 for a 99 GST with 73k miles and a grinding 5-speed tranny. Seems like you could ask under $3k for it.

I dont buy into the whole speeding ticket thing, ###### cant get it running right and is sick of it.

Yup. Walk away. A good price for that car would be 12 - 1500.

 

[Alex7747]

Yup. Walk away. A good price for that car would be 12 - 1500.

^this

that car seems like a lot more trouble then its worth..

 

[gophishy10]

In my opinion, I would offer him about $2600, given that it drives good and is mechanically sound, and actually is "rust free." Nobody on this site can really tell you to buy it or not without going to actually look at it. If I were you, I would check it out for yourself. It looks to be in pretty good shape from the pictures.

 

[JusMX141]

We have a thread in the Hangout for such non-tech questions:

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/hangout/285541-what-car-worth-car-good-deal.html