re: (Sadly) parting out a Milano Verde

["Sedon, Doug (OD)" <sedond@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

mike, you said:
>I came to the unfortunate conclusion this weekend that the '88 Verde I
>bought last week needs a lot more work than I'd originally thought (that in
>conjunction with an apparent DMV registration problem...)  With regret - I
>have decided to part out most of the bits that I don't have a use for.
>Basically this means everything except the engine & wheels.
>
>Verde body kit (the car is painted gray) - includes bumpers, fog lights,
>side skirts, fender flares, trunk spoiler etc
>ABS brake parts (which all work, perhaps with a tired accumulator).
>Steering pump & rack.
>Verde Transaxle (3.55:1, LSD) in excellent condition.
>Verde interior & Recaro seats (heated on driver side) - which need
>reupholstering.
>Headlights, sway bars, sunroof bits, cruise control regulator....
> .... or anything else requested.
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it seems to me, much as i'd like some stuff from that car, that you should NOT
be parting it out.  if all this stuff is good, how could it "need a lot more
work than (you'd) originally thought"?  as to dmv registration problems, as you
live in ca, i can understand THAT problem.  still no reason to trash a nice car.
i suggest you try selling/trading it to someone (out-of-state?) who could make
better use of it.  i had a similar situation recently, w/a 164, which i
purchased w/the intent of parting out - it's price/description before i saw it,
indicated that's what it'd be good for.  after getting the car, i soon realized
it was too nice to be parted - and i don't really think 164's are something that
need to be spared from the crusher, unlike werde's!  i was able to trade it for
services, and a 3.0 installed into my gtwe6 - which came from a wreck. the 3.0
is what i was after, in the 1st place...

so, much as i want the recaro interior, and a bunch of other misc. stuff - don't
part it out!

doug s.

ps - do you really want the wheels?  my werde's fone-dial wheels are soft as
butter - bend REAL easy.

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