whadaya offer the guy?

[Bacchus]

ok first off I know that no one will be able to give a definate answer to my question... just looking for planning purpose figures..


Seller has a 96 vmax appears to be in complete and fair but not running condition. missing a side scoop and a couple cosmetic issues. this bike has a nitrous kit installed....

whadaya offer the guy????


my thoughts are that I have to assume its blowed the fck up and offer parts bike money...


just wondering what you guys think is a reasonable starting offer for this fixer upper vmax?

 

[gamorg02]

can you test drive it?

 

[KJShover]

I'd find out why it no longer runs.

 

[06VMAXIMUS]

Depending on mileage and if the engine at least turns over, I'd start at about $750....the worst he can say is "no".

 

[Fire-medic]

I have never done a compression test on a VMax but wouldn't that be a place to begin? See if it has any compression? Also, just turning over, does it do it freely, or is it like a battery on 10 volts? That would suggest excessive friction/drag inside the motor if the battery is 12.7 v across the terminals.

If the guy won't let you touch it, then 'buyer beware.' Parts bike $ only. Let someone else bite the rotten apple. You're probably better off for passing it up. I'm gonna defer to Sean or Kyle on this one, 'what's a parts bike worth?' Even $750 may be too-much.

I gotta think that the NOS kit has taken a toll on the bike and it's roasted. Take out your $ & show him the color of your $, something now is better than nothing later.

I was once looking for a handicap aluminum ramp for my in-laws. I went to a trailer park where they had an installation that would work for me, it would have required some welding, I have enough places to get it done, I wanted to buy it. The French-Canadian female, skinny-as-a-rail, agreed to sell it, we got a price. I came with my trailer, and she suddenly decided she wanted more. I showed her the stack of $50's and told her, "we agreed on a price, why are you doing this?"

She said, "you agreed to my price too-quick! I must be selling it too-cheap!" She suggested that I go to an ATM and get some more cash. I told her, "OK," and left-permanently. Screw her! If I bought it, she was probably gonna buy some meth to share with her boyfriend who was rockin' a paisley do-rag & furiously polishing-away on his Korean single-cyl. chopper. No meth party that night!

 

[spursmech]

:ummm: Bacchus, offer $200 and hope/pray he doesn't take it. Keep running buddy you don't want it. It will take $$$ and years to make it run correctly or part it out. Good Luck, Spurs

 

[Bacchus]

Thanks for your input....

Bike has dead battery and seller says starter is out . So will not be possible to do a compression test...

 

[KJShover]

Thanks for your input....

Bike has dead battery and seller says starter is out . So will not be possible to do a compression test...

Somthing dosen't smell right. I'm not into gambling that much, so I wouldn't go over $200. You can get that back by parting it out. Otherwise, I'd Walk away from it.

 

[CaptainKyle]

Thanks for your input....

Bike has dead battery and seller says starter is out . So will not be possible to do a compression test...

Start low ! You could always take your battery in put in it & see if everything else works & also see if its the starter or starter clutch. If he wont let you do that stay really low. Its still worth a bit in parts.

 

[sdt354]

Sounding more and more like a parts bike. Title available?
Steve

 

[SpecOps13]

Parts Bike.....+1.. Start Low. $500.00 as a high..

 

[Fire-medic]

While all those things may be true by the seller, you have no way to determine if the motor is seized, so like all the other posters, cheap $ only! You can leave contact info w/him if he turns you down, you may get a call in a couple days when he decides on taking the cash for a junker.

 

[06VMAXIMUS]

Parts off of it should bring some decent $$. Nitrous system alone shouldn't be too hard to make a profit on....

 

[CaptainKyle]

Parts off of it should bring some decent $$. Nitrous system alone shouldn't be too hard to make a profit on....

Yep you can make decent money on parts. If I had not spent so much cash lately I would be interested in the Nitrous system.