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Convertible - Low Mileage & No Snow = No Rust! on 2040-cars

US $4,000.00
Year:1989 Mileage:84754
Location:

Schenectady, New York, United States

Schenectady, New York, United States
Advertising:

Yes- She is 25 years YOUNG! This vehicle has LESS THAN 85,000 ORIGINAL MILES! Not "mint" by any means but in very good condition with only some minor wear and tear issues as should be expected for a car it's age, She has a slight wear spot on driver's seat (from the entering /exiting that occurs on leather over time) and some overall carpet color fading from the sunlight ...Because car is originally from Florida and has only been driven (even now) in sunshine!!! The A/C works but was seldom used by me...Heck, it is a convertible after all!!
This vehicle has ALWAYS been regularly serviced and maintained by my local mechanic.I bought the car in '09 from the original owner where it was only used to drive to and from NY to Florida and only used there during winter months as he was a "snow bird".... And her great condition then (and now) is from not dealing with our harsh winters and is still evident now. This vehicle has NEVER been out in snow or road salt!!!! Always garaged and she is still kept under a cover car too in my garage until it's time (and nice enough) to take her out.
And while I have owned it, I always have kept her road worthy with routine maintenance and recently replaced all four tires,new battery, brakes, exhaust, timing belt, rear wheel bearings and even had the fluid and transmission filter changed and I have only put 3,500 miles on it since the majority of all that work was done. **HONESTY NOTE: Rear window motors were disconnect by previous owner and I never bothered to re-connect them but he promised me that they do work, but sometimes were intermittent so he just disconnected them both and I have just left them up -which cuts back on some of the wind anyway...She is dependable and fun to drive but unfortunately the summer's and nice weather are really limited here in upstate New York, so I have decided to let her go...Sadly :-(   Car is currently safety / emission inspected for New York through May 2015 and will easily pass repeatedly for some years to come with all the new tires, brakes exhaust, etc. work that has been done. She has a clean title and the miles are all ORIGINAL with no accidents / damage! Therefore she has received an above average rating as you can see...The original white vinyl cowl cover, the four original wheel covers and even the original owner manuals are all included..Spare tire and cover are all good and in trunk..To be very clear and upfront...She is NOT mint! But she is in very good (and far better condition) than a lot of vehicles out there that are advertised / listed as being "mint" and that are far from it.....AND they often advertised for even more in price and they have more in miles!!! Hmm...You decide...Anyway,thanks for looking and good luck with the bidding...Hope YOU will be her next owner!!  ;-)

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Sat, Jul 25 2015

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Wed, Feb 18 2015

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