1990 Buick Reatta Base Coupe 2-door 3.8l on 2040-cars
Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States
I drove this registered in NH till July of this year. Parked it and bought another driver as this car is loud and needs work. Replaced the muffler with a shiny cheap muffler that does very little to quiet the car. It has a number of issues and that's why it is selling cheap. So the bad: Needs e brake cable. Needs new muffler, needs new vent window and mirror passenger (tore this and mirror off. And a variety of small things such as radio which works but volume jumps up and down, maybe a new window motor passenger (not sure, but it was at least slow last time I used it). The idle runs high sometimes. The abs light has and is always on but haven't noticed any changes in the brakes. Needs a new wiper arm on passenger, the old one bent. The car was registered in NH and there they don't title, but may need some efforts to get a copy of recent registration (have the plate number). I believe you can request a title or register using recent July records.
The good: Engine runs good. Trans shifts fine. New front calipers, rotors and brakes approx one year ago. New calipers and brakes rear approx one year ago. New fan motor. 4 new tires, bought them about 1k ago for $500.00. The undercarriage is in beautiful shape, for some reason the dipped these cars in untra rust proofing. The interior is in average condition, no major problems. This could last you another unknown number of miles should you want to put in to it a bit of sweat equity and own a classic car. I can't see this car becoming less valuable it is one of few cars in the 90's that have 2 seats, style and collector value. I still have my 90 convertible and that is creeping up in value. Or use it for parts for your own Reatta, the windshield alone are selling for $6-$700.00 online. |
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