m3x1c0
Bad luck Buick
- Joined
- Jun 16, 2014
Hello, my name is Xavier, a new guy looking at a 1987 GN to buy. I've all but put down a deposit and am going to check it out one more time this saturday and if it checks out I will be buying it. I have been wanting one of these cars since I was a little boy when my dad had one. This was early 90's and I remember riding in the back seat of dads awesome car. Unfortunately, Detroit hit really hard times and we had to sell the car and it has since been lost as we have no information to go on to find it.
Since I was 17 I'd set out to find a good GN but never could come up with the money for one while also preparing for and going to college. Now that I am older and have a steady job I've decided to purchase a GN instead of a new car so I have a budget of around 20k. Found this great little car in North Carolina about 3 hours from where I live in Virginia. I've been restoring a 70's mustang and with that in mind I checked as thoroughly as I could out in the heat for rust and other problems. As far as I could tell there was no serious rust whatsoever underneath and the exterior was great. The car has 22k miles on it and has been garaged most of its life. It does have some rust developing on the trunk lid near the gasket that will need to be addressed. The car is also t-tops so I've been told it will need new gaskets to keep water out. Other then some scratches here and there the car looks to be in great condition and pulled really well.
I'm looking to get some info and advice on what more to look for when I check it out again this saturday. I have verified that it is a real GN by matching the trunk label with the vin. I also ran a car-fax on it and by the history it seems as though it has not rolled over and is actually at 22. The car has been set up to run alcohol and nitrous. It has a trick set of switches (Chip, fan, etc.) in the center console that have a Kenne Belle logo on them. Aftermarket gauges have also been installed in the passenger dashboard insert that look to all have been done at the same time as the Kenne belle switches. Ive been told the turbo is bigger but it does have a cover on it so I did not check on it. Oh and it is an 87 so I believe it is intercooled.
I am a single dude at 24 years old, looking for a nice driver car that wont need any work and it seems to fit the bill by being really nice but not too nice. This will likely be my daily on most days with my mustang being more for bad weather and as a beater. I don't do a lot of driving as my work is only 10 miles away. Mostly like to go for cruises on the weekend in a nice car.
Anyways, any advice you guys can give me is welcome. Hope to be a true GN member soon!
Since I was 17 I'd set out to find a good GN but never could come up with the money for one while also preparing for and going to college. Now that I am older and have a steady job I've decided to purchase a GN instead of a new car so I have a budget of around 20k. Found this great little car in North Carolina about 3 hours from where I live in Virginia. I've been restoring a 70's mustang and with that in mind I checked as thoroughly as I could out in the heat for rust and other problems. As far as I could tell there was no serious rust whatsoever underneath and the exterior was great. The car has 22k miles on it and has been garaged most of its life. It does have some rust developing on the trunk lid near the gasket that will need to be addressed. The car is also t-tops so I've been told it will need new gaskets to keep water out. Other then some scratches here and there the car looks to be in great condition and pulled really well.
I'm looking to get some info and advice on what more to look for when I check it out again this saturday. I have verified that it is a real GN by matching the trunk label with the vin. I also ran a car-fax on it and by the history it seems as though it has not rolled over and is actually at 22. The car has been set up to run alcohol and nitrous. It has a trick set of switches (Chip, fan, etc.) in the center console that have a Kenne Belle logo on them. Aftermarket gauges have also been installed in the passenger dashboard insert that look to all have been done at the same time as the Kenne belle switches. Ive been told the turbo is bigger but it does have a cover on it so I did not check on it. Oh and it is an 87 so I believe it is intercooled.
I am a single dude at 24 years old, looking for a nice driver car that wont need any work and it seems to fit the bill by being really nice but not too nice. This will likely be my daily on most days with my mustang being more for bad weather and as a beater. I don't do a lot of driving as my work is only 10 miles away. Mostly like to go for cruises on the weekend in a nice car.
Anyways, any advice you guys can give me is welcome. Hope to be a true GN member soon!