That is where I am at too. Buying this thing at 10k would probably not be a terrible decision, but I can’t wrap my head around 10k for, as you stated "a 17 year old base model transportation appliance" on the north side of 150K I will add.

Fun for the masses, the first generation Nissan Sentra SE-R. Up until that time 16 valve found cylinder engines made power at the high end. The Sentra made torque down low and pulled well all the way up to its 7500 (!!) rpm redline.

And you could get a 4 door manual one too.  Not saying the 4 door was better than the coupe, but I think it was just fantastic that you could get a lightweight, just big enough for four manual sports sedan back then at a pretty reasonable price.  I almost bought one to replace my first generation Sentra SE-R.

If it checks out in person, starts, runs, steers, stops, with no undue smells and noises and the majority of the electricals work, yeah, why not?

As others have stated, a boomer Corvette is stock, probably driven more like a cruiser than a sports car, low miles, and one of only fifty two made that year in firemist red with automatic transmission and sunroof delete or whatever. Maybe boo era were into modifying cars when they were teenagers, go to any Corvette…

I always thought these were kind of cool, both in concept and execution.  However, this one is not cool enough to overcome my over ten years over one hundred thousand miles should be under $10 grand rule.  No Dice

I have a 2002 Lexus IS 300, I love its rock solid reliability after 22 years, and bought it because I wanted a reasonably agile rear wheel drive sedan that wasn’t too big. But one odd little thing I love about the car is the heater. I don’t like being cold and the winters here can be brutal. The heater is the best I…

Yes, when you talk about C3s I think you almost have to break them up into two generations.  The chrome bumper cars that still made horsepower and the plastic ended emissions strangled ones.  Just to mess with us I think they phased out the chrome bumper and there is a transition year where one end is chrome and the…

I am curious from a legal standpoint about the wording here. Is it an “order”, a legally enforceable notification, or more of a very serious warning. I own a relatively new Subaru, I don’t think Subaru could order me to stop driving it, but they could certainly tell my in very strong words driving it wouldn't be a…

I didn’t really think of my dad as a car guy, but he had a few interesting vehicles. We mostly had fairly anonymous American cars as family vehicles, but somewhere in the early to mid sixties we became a two car family. Our first second car was a Renault Dauphine (I am guessing Dad bought it because it was cheap.) I…

Thanks for not disappointing

There was an RE-5 project not far from me on Facebook for $1000.  I was ready willing and able to buy but the seller never answered any of my messages.  

A good Honda CBX will cost you well over ten grand, a really nice Honda 400 Super Sport around 5 grand or so, maybe a little more for a Kawasaki H2. Welcome to the world of classic bikes. I would gladly pay this much for a unique motorcycle that doesn’t look like bug arching it’s back (i.e. most any modern sportbike).…

Maybe if it were pristine and had 100,000 fewer miles. I know vehicles can go well over 100,000 or 200,000 these days, but still doesn’t mean people want to pay the "rare and collectible" price for cars with that much wear and tear.

Pluses:

Pretty sure you could get leather, but other than that the GSL-SE had all the bells and whistles they offered back then built into the SE package.

I had the burgundy in my old RX7, agree the gray was a bit somber.  Still the cloth is undoubtedly looking better than leather would at this point.

I am 6'0" and fit fine in mine, has been a while, but I don’t remember any head or legroom issues. I had an ‘85 GS, always coveted the GSL-SE with the “big” wankel.

Sometimes I will look at a car I didn’t care about or ignored back in the day, then they become gnarly used cars and were even less appealing. Then after many years you see a nice one and have a greater appreciation for what they did with the styling.

I am always happy to see a Mazda Rotary pickup reference, you are probably right, but a love it too much to give you an upvote.  A janitor at my grade school drove one and even little glemon recognized it was different and cool.