1978 Oldsmobile Toronado

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  1. jaunty75

    jaunty75 Middling Member

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    The first thing that pops into my mind about this ad is, why is the asking price so low? Only $2000. There are only five photos, and they're not the greatest, but, overall, the car looks pretty good, and we've seen asking prices for these cars in this condition more in the $5000 to $7000 range. The mileage is apparently only 68,000.

    He doesn't say if the car runs, just that it's "clean" and that the engine has apparently lost one of its cubic inches along the way (the Olds engine is a 403). But it sure looks like it probably runs.

    https://sheboygan.craigslist.org/cto/d/elkhart-lake-1978-olds-toronado/7535757963.html

    It still has the original pinstriping on the hood that extends to the front header just above the grille. That is often not replaced when the car is repainted.

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    Hard to be sure in this photo, but it looks like the right side fender extension is a little iffy. Not that that's a show-stopper as that's common in these cars. This is the only photo of the rear of the car that he provides.

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  2. 60Mercman

    60Mercman Well-Known Member

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    Yeah and it says make offer. So 2 might be the starting point. Maybe he’s following that red one and just wants this gone.
     

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