As a point A to point B to work and occasional cruise around car, I'm thinking about buying a "friend of a friend's" 1987 Sunbird. My friend says the car runs really well, (quiet, not smoking, no pings, some new parts) has only 60,000 miles on it, cold AC, and all the gadgets work. I haven't seen it yet, but going to look at it tomm, and drive it, etc. My friend and the guy selling the car, work at a Nissan dealership, and "my" friend says the car seems mechanically "sound:" (he has looked all through it, cranked it, etc) and the body is in very good shape.. As I said, it's a "2nd car" and the guy's only asking $1,200 for it. Anyone think this is an okay deal? I realize it's an '87, and a 1,000 car, and things will go wrong, but is there anything "mechanically disastrous" about an '87 Sunbird I'm unaware of? Any expensive notorious short comings an '87 Sunbird may be famous for?
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18 years ago