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Re: How to verify a 1986 GN is truly a GN??
« Reply #30 on: February 24 2013, 12:09:45 AM »
Quote from: daveismissing on February 23 2013, 06:08:46 PM
A black bumpered car would be a WE4 ( I think?)
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Re: How to verify a 1986 GN is truly a GN??
« Reply #31 on: March 11 2013, 10:04:36 AM »
Returned to seller this Saturday.
Back to looking at for an actual GN or "T" NOT IN BLACK 
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Re: How to verify a 1986 GN is truly a GN??
« Reply #32 on: March 11 2013, 10:18:31 AM »
Good move!
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Re: How to verify a 1986 GN is truly a GN??
« Reply #33 on: March 11 2013, 07:39:37 PM »
Quote from: Steve Wood on March 11 2013, 10:18:31 AM
Good move!
the "totaled" in 98 was the final push.
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Re: How to verify a 1986 GN is truly a GN??
« Reply #34 on: March 11 2013, 08:19:01 PM »
yeah....there was more poke than pig in that deal...I am the poster boy for buying old cars to fix up that end up costing twice what one in good condition would have cost....boy might be stretching the point a bit
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Re: How to verify a 1986 GN is truly a GN??
« Reply #35 on: March 12 2013, 03:10:20 PM »
Quote from: TURBOPOWERED68 on March 11 2013, 10:04:36 AM
Returned to seller this Saturday. Back to looking at for an actual GN or "T" NOT IN BLACK

Definitely the best thing you can do!  Was this a dealer?  I'm surprised he took it back, but that is good news for you.
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Re: How to verify a 1986 GN is truly a GN??
« Reply #36 on: March 12 2013, 07:45:32 PM »
Quote from: Forzfed on March 12 2013, 03:10:20 PM
Quote from: TURBOPOWERED68 on March 11 2013, 10:04:36 AM
Returned to seller this Saturday. Back to looking at for an actual GN or "T" NOT IN BLACK

Definitely the best thing you can do!  Was this a dealer?  I'm surprised he took it back, but that is good news for you.

Not an official dealer but definitely a TR Buick parts guy.
He did the right thing with ZERO complaints or BS.
The car was sold to me as something that it wasn't.
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Re: How to verify a 1986 GN is truly a GN??
« Reply #37 on: March 12 2013, 11:10:22 PM »
Good luck finding your "right" car.  It can be a lot of searching but when you find the right one you will know.
 
Enjoy the hunt!! 
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Re: How to verify a 1986 GN is truly a GN??
« Reply #38 on: March 13 2013, 11:10:02 AM »
Quote from: TWIN86GNS on March 12 2013, 11:10:22 PM
Good luck finding your "right" car.  It can be a lot of searching but when you find the right one you will know.
 
Enjoy the hunt!! 
Going to look at one tonight, pretty on the out side with lots of uglyness hidden in the inside     
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Re: How to verify a 1986 GN is truly a GN??
« Reply #39 on: March 13 2013, 02:12:18 PM »
remember what parts cost to fix...it's easy for a 6K car to cost 18K in total and be worth 9-10k
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Re: How to verify a 1986 GN is truly a GN??
« Reply #40 on: March 13 2013, 05:39:01 PM »
Quote from: Steve Wood on March 13 2013, 02:12:18 PM
remember what parts cost to fix...it's easy for a 6K car to cost 18K in total and be worth 9-10k

you are 100% correct.
but dummies will be dummies

 
 
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Re: How to verify a 1986 GN is truly a GN??
« Reply #41 on: March 15 2013, 06:30:31 PM »
Quote from: TURBOPOWERED68 on March 13 2013, 05:39:01 PM
Quote from: Steve Wood on March 13 2013, 02:12:18 PM
remember what parts cost to fix...it's easy for a 6K car to cost 18K in total and be worth 9-10k

you are 100% correct.
but dummies will be dummies 

* SuperSix is one of those dummies..

You are right on the money with those numbers, Steve.
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Re: How to verify a 1986 GN is truly a GN??
« Reply #42 on: March 15 2013, 08:13:42 PM »
Yep...put me in the dummy class too...
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Re: How to verify a 1986 GN is truly a GN??
« Reply #43 on: March 16 2013, 02:19:39 AM »
OK A LITTLE MORE TO THIS ONE.

The guy that i just bought my new car (T-Top car) from told me that the seller of the WH1 the car in this thread contacted him and told him that he had a perfect roller a "WH1". :rofl: 
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Re: How to verify a 1986 GN is truly a GN??
« Reply #44 on: March 16 2013, 12:08:16 PM »
So much for the "brotherhood" of turbobuick owners...
Sheesh. How do these guys sleep at night?
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