Need help with a car decision - old "cream puff" or lemon ??

[Hall]

I looked at blue book, but without knowing more particulars about the specific car I decided there wasn't really a point in trying to value it.

Yeah, there were plenty of details I didn't know so I went with "best case". The Gran Sport appears to be top of the line plus I picked the largest engine option. I didn't add any other options like they list (sunroof, cd player, wire wheels, etc, etc .... I have no clue what it has vs what's standard).

Point is, if it's less than a Gran Sport, has a smaller engine, and so on, it's worth even *less*.

 

[Foxbat]

Bob has the good idea. My Dad and Step-Mom use to drive back and forth to FL every winter, but now they fly and some guy puts their Town Car (I believe it's a law in FL that everybody over 65 has to drive a Town Car or a Cadillac) on a flat-bed truck and drives it to their condo for a few hundred bucks.

Once you get it home, you have the option of who does the work and the car can be inspected by someone you trust.

 

[bhelms]

Wow! Michigan to FL for a few hundred bucks! Give me that guy's name! I the best price I found was closer to $1,000 and that wasn't even the whole distance, meaning that I still needed to have it in condition to drive legally. I have also heard of services that will drive your car for you for a modest price, but then again it needs to be road worthy...