Re: 1988 CRX Si

ray <spammers@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in 
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> On Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:50:11 -0400, Dave Skipper
><das216@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
>>All
>>
>>Sadly my unmodified car won't pass inspection until it gets $2500 worth 
>>of body work done to its rocker panels; nevertheless,the car runs great!
>>
>>I feel it's worth more than the $50 the guy at the body shop is offering

>>me to unload it.
>>
>>What would you do?
> 
> If you did $2500 worth of work to the car would the car be worth more
> than $2550?  If yes do the work, but I don't think so.  With a dealer
> retail of less than $1000 it does not pay to do the work.
> 

the true value is what it would cost to obtain another "great running" car

in similar condition,but that would pass inspection.

Why can't you pop-rivet on some new rocker panels yourself? 
cut away as much of the rusty metal as possible,sand and paint what's 
left,then rivet the new panels to the remaining sheet metal. Then paint 
them to match. Get underneath and spray on some undercoating.


-- 
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
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