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Is this worth it??
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 6:22 pm
by Try_Me
89 vitara jlx Carbie smashed from the front
guy has all pannels for the car with it and alloy bull bar
7 months rego
178,XXX kms
New automatic Gear Box with under 40,000 kms on it
alloy wheels
side steps
removalbe hard top
hes got quoted $450 to fix hit in front
he wants $2300
my questions are i have a 98 JX want to fit these:
power steering
a/c unit
will these fit my car
how hard it is to fit the power windows and mirrors??
what could i sell it for fixed with rego
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 8:08 pm
by Gwagensteve
Never mind the power windows..... dude it HAS AN AUTO IN IT
other than lockers, and auto is the best thing increase in off road ability you could do.
It might not be worth much more than 3K fixed up
So I would swap the auto, PS and what ever gadgets you wanted, and part the rest out.
Steve.
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 8:32 pm
by cj
That's the one that reached $2100 on ebay. As Steve said I'd look at swapping in the auto and the other bits you want then part the rest out. I might even be interested in the hard top depending on the $$. Those autos ran 4.625 diffs so with your 5.125's you'd be pretty sweet with 30 or 31's you're looking at running.
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 9:37 pm
by Try_Me
so is it worth it or not lol
by parting out u mean selling as parts or as whole??
cheers nick
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 9:44 pm
by Gwagensteve
Gwagensteve wrote: It might not be worth much more than 3K fixed up
So I would swap the auto, PS and what ever gadgets you wanted, and part the rest out.
Steve.
And yes, once you have pulled everything you want out of it advertise the rest of the car, either as a whole or in parts. You will get an auto, PS, etc for not very much money.
Of course, this all depends on your mechanical ability. Paying someone to do this work would make it dearer than just selling up all your stuff and buying an auto vitara JLX.
Steve.
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 9:57 pm
by Try_Me
$2300 worth spending???
i like my vitara dont want to sell it wont get the money i want so going to stick with it and have some fun but besides that
auto i dont want still young like ripping my seconds lol i no its better but ill live for now might regret it later tho.
WILL ALL THE PARTS FIT PWR STEERING AIRCON FROM CARBIE TO EFI??
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 8:08 am
by Gwagensteve
If all you want is the PS and aircon, its not worth breaking a car over. Buy it, fix it sell it as a whole car and buy the parts you want from a wrecker.
Be very careful about the easily fixed thing though - someone is selling it for a reason.
If it not worth repairing for someone else or within the trade, then it's not worth $2300. Carby vitaras are pretty cheap now.
Steve.