Local 34k mile 1987 GN

I've seen this Grand National at a few cruises, and yesterday at the weekly Cars and Coffee event it had a for sale sign in it. I can say the car appears to be about as mint as it can get, obviously very babied its whole life. I didn't talk to the owner but from what I've heard the price is in the upper 20's, 28k being the number most tossed out there from people I know. Happy to go check it out and take pics if anyone is seriously interested.

 

That isn't a bad offer.. Just looked the sale history on BaT, and it looks like the price isn't way off what they bring..

Nice car, and I think a good clean close to original GN, will only rise in price..

 

It's a gorgeous garage queen.
Unfortunately, it's at the point where every mile extra driven on it will knock it's value; - it's at the perfect point for an original car, and more miles just means more wear, a few more fear farts in the seat, and things beginning to break.
The future buyer should walk into this one with a positive attitude; - he's buying a year old car in terms of wear and mileage, a 34 year old car in terms of reliability, and a depreciating asset, meaning he should buy it, drive it, enjoy it and not care about getting a return on investment.

 

Marc- that's what I have been thinking... with 34K on the clock, can't enjoy it..

 

This guy drives it a lot in the spring and summer, seen it quite a bit. I'd do the same, put miles on it. A normal guy realistically only puts 2-3k miles on a toy car here a year. Whoopty-doo if it's got 45k on it in 5 years and you enjoyed it, it's still low miles then. Anything over 10k for miles is fair game by me.

 

I got my 87 totaled with 37K on it in august 2014, put it back on the road in April 2015. It now has 47K on it, and I’ve used it as a daily a few times, driving 240 mile round trips.

There are a lot of documented low mile (15K or less) turbo cars out there. In my opinion, this is the perfect position to get a low mile well taken care of car that can still be enjoyed and hold its value in 5-10 years with 10-15K additional miles on it.

 

Buy it and drive it. It’s not like it’s a GSX or GNX.

 

Looks like a solid roof GN, always a bonus.

 

It is

 

Absolutely. It's not a 19 mile car. I've got two toy cars, and probably combined they get 4k on them a year. And thats with me and the Mrs. each driving one to a show sometimes, and me being at a show about every weekend. Price seems pretty fair too.

 

Too bad it's in Montana. Shipping is a killer.

 

That’s a very fair price for 34,000 mile GN If a dealer had it they would asking 45k. Shipping is probably $1000 to $ 1500. Wait to you see how much it Will be in three months.

 

Was $2500 to ship my Cadillac from Florida to here, just as an idea of what it'll cost. Also, I can probably "find" a guy to drive it down there for gas/food/hotel money and a plane ride back

 

That’s crazy I haven’t got a price to have a car shipped in a year. If things don’t change this car hobbies gonna be coming to an end just like everything else.

 

It's always been about a $1/mile for me and the family shipping cars enclosed, even 10 years ago. Seems to be about the going rate unless a guy gets someone off U-ship or the like.

 

Not sure if car shipping costs are trending like moving costs, but shipping anything right now in to FL is expensive. I moved my daughter here from Michigan a few weeks back, 6x12 U-Haul trailer one way from Ann Arbor to Orlando $1400. Orlando returning to Orlando for 6 days, $183. Ended up towing it up empty and back full.

 

Just got off the phone with the owner, Jason, for a member who asked me to call. Turns out I know him, just didn't realize this was another of his cars. He's had a few, and I'm familiar with most of them, including a 9 second T-type that was a magazine car. Super nice guy, knows his stuff, and his cars are always clean and well cared for. Anyway, the car is on eBay, and he told me if it doesn't sell there he'd need 30k out of it. Car was stored on a rack for 16 years before he got it, all engine mods are period correct and done in the '90s. Duttweiler, Kenne Bell, etc. He's only selling because he has a Hellcat Durango on order that'll be here next month. If the GN doesn't sell on eBay, I'll go take some pics and get them to the member who contacted me about the car first. Then if he doesn't take the car, I'll post them here for everyone. Here's the eBay link:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1987-Buick-Regal/184709483554?hash=item2b018b0c22:g:C8EAAOSwXQJgTQmZ

 

$30k seems like a pretty darn good deal. Would be fun to fly out drive it back.

Avg. of 1k mi./yr. since new is about perfect.

The 56 mile GN on BAT just sold for $63k.

 

Pics Jason sent me. Car is over the reserve and ends Saturday I believe, so will be going to a new owner. Have a video but can't get to post.