The time to buy a Cadillac Allante is here - FOR-SALE ? L@@K in CRAIGSLIST .. buyt !

[Stealth]

Originally Posted by Thomas Carey

Wow $500.00! Sounds like that could make quite a good parts car for someone.

Best Regards,

Thomas Carey

That car was driven home .. the guy was thinking "fix it" ...
when he found out what it cost to fix it, he started re-thinking
his logic .. I'm not sure what he has done so far but I know he was
considering parting the car and taking that cash to buy something else.

His $500 car could yield $2,000 to $3,000 in parts assuming the right parts
were in good condition.

$500 + sweat equity = profit

seat equity: labor to remove and market the parts.




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[Stealth]

Cadillac Allante for sale

1987 1988 1989 1990 1990.5 1991 1992
1993 1993 v4J Northstar
PHASE 1, 2, 3 or I, II, III

I didnt add it all up, but there several hundred Allante cars FOR-SALE this morning.
Several hundred like in 500 +++ !

I did spot several Allante cars for under $1,500, this morning.

craigslist, ebay, yakaz, google, google base, autotrader, salvage, etc

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places to find Allante cars FOR-SALE .. LINKS are set up for Allante search ready to CLICK.
Do you know other internet access places to find cars? post it.

note: all of these links can be used to find ANY car you like. One simply has to change the search item from Allante to what your choice.

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http://hartford.craigslist.org/
Allante cars on CRAIGSLIST
Chose the city, plug in " allante " and hit search.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search
Allante cars by GOOGLE merged to CRAIGSLIST
Will find many allante cars in all of the Craigslist listings across the glove.

http://www.google.com/base/s2?hl=en&...26view%3DTable
Allante cars on GOOGLE BASE Beta
a NEW all around search engine for cars:

http://www.yakaz.com/results.php?uni...0000&kmax=&an=
Allante cars in YAKAZ
Yakaz is the search engine for all local classified ads on the web. Cars, motorbikes, housing, ..

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/search...sfyc=&systime=
Allante cars in AUTOTRADER
Autotrader for the Cadillac Allante sales, from Chicago

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/search...sfyc=&systime=
Allante cars in AUTOTRADER
Cadillac listings any distance from California

http://motors.shop.ebay.com/Cars-Tru...Q_scZ1QQ_sopZ2
Allante cars in EBAY
ebay has 28 cars for sale today .. here are just a few:

http://motors.completed.shop.ebay.co...Q_scZ1QQ_sopZ2
Completed EBAY sales of Allante cars
Very important for pricing .. use this to see what cars really SOLD for .. you have to be logged into your ebay account.

http://www.yardquest.com/makes_Cadil...unk_yards.aspx
Allante cars in SALVAGE YARDS
Need parts? use this one. This one is a hit and miss, but the treasures are there.




ebay has 28 cars for sale today ..

[Stealth]

An observation ...


In 2003, I saw 2 cars being parted all year.

In the month of July 2008, I counted 19 cars being parted and sold piece by piece in ebay and craigs.




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[Stealth]

this is a Phase II 1990 1/2 in nice condition .. ...

Sharp as a tack,4.5-motor. Body straight, no wrecks and dark interior, black rag top in excellent shape, 89,000 miles on it and many more happy miles to go.
I live in the ********** ***** Senior Community and must go into a full care facility soon, so have to part with this sweet classic convertible,runs like a top. Give me a buzz and come by for a test drive and take this puppy home

$2,700

[wcoates]

Well the money is on an airplane and tomorrow baring any unforeseen circumstances she'll be my new baby. she's in California and I'm in Ohio. Sort of like adopting.

Seriously, Stealth was an unbelievable help, being my eyes and ears in California. I owe you big time! Some of you know I've owned Vettes over the years but never was helped like those of you in the Caddy Community. It's been fun.

Son wants us to fly out and drive back. Bad news is he can't do it 'til Sept 20th. anybody up for a Road trip?

Thanks again Zal for all your help!

[c5 rv]

My then-soon-to-be wife bought a used Miata while we were on vacation in Palm Springs in February, 1994 and we drove it back to Michigan. It was a great road trip and we didn't hit a bit of snow or ice.

[Edahall]

Originally Posted by Stealth

this is a Phase II 1990 1/2 in nice condition .. ...

Zal, I checked on this car several weeks ago and it has problems with the brakes (probably expensive repair) and the passenger side window (not so expensive).

[Jesda]

Temptation strikes!

[Stealth]

Originally Posted by Edahall

Zal, I checked on this car several weeks ago and it has problems with the brakes (probably expensive repair) and the passenger side window (not so expensive).

Ed,

The car has a couple things going for it ..
it is a PHASE II,
its a PEARL White,
its clean, in and out.
price was greatly reduced and finally sold for the price of a parts car.

as to the brakes, yes, it needs an $200 accumulator. The ABS seems to be working properly but the accumulator has lost its charge. Also needs a brake fluid flush ASAP as there is either air or moisture in there.

we knew about the window, no big deal there, motor or belt or express relay.

probably the toughest repair will most likely be the digital display on the center of the D.I.C. that needs replacement, taking down the D.I.C. cant be fun.

other than that, maintenance items of course.

If coates hadnt bought it, for the final price, it be mine today - the car has lots of good parts that I could use in my fleet.

out of courtesy and friendship - we go back a long time - I stepped aside and let Bill take it - I knew he wanted one just like it, i informed him when I found it, he jumped at it.
Bill wasnt even looking or hoping for a Phase II in that price range - damn lucky Bill - its gonna cost him a beer.

The ABS master cyl, should it need one, can now be had under $400 if you look hard enough.
Lots of cars being parted these days.

BTW, I know the feeling.
Myself, I got me a triple black '92 for the cost of a parts car and she is gonna be the most gorgeous Allante in town after a few part swaps.


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