1993 Ford Tempo GL

Mithrandir · Post by **Mithrandir** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 2:08 pm

there is one for sale 2500 (im thinkin too much) very good condition, no rust, no engine noise, 50000 miles, but they replaced the battery so im thinkin maybe needs a new alt too. What problems do these cars have? Like what parts tend to fail on em and would they be good to put a system in, I dont think the back seats fold down, which was somthin i wanted. Its a coupe by the way. If i could get it for 1550 instead of 2500 it would be cool, because the blue book trade in value is 550 bucks. i think 1000+ the blue book value is decent dont you guys?

daykareboards · Post by **daykareboards** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 2:12 pm

i had a 93 tempo... i got it from my parents when i turned 16... the only problems we had with it was the a few electrical problems like the automatic seat belt quiting and a few lights on the dash lighting up for no reason... other than that it was a great car... it was alright for a system, its just small and would need to be dynamated(sp?). the car lasted to 200,000miles and then quit. lasted 11 years. good buy for 1550 or 2000

sinister audio · Post by **sinister audio** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 2:20 pm

i would never buy a tempo for that much you can buy them here all the time for 500 bucks. id try to find something else

Mithrandir · Post by **Mithrandir** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 5:08 pm

u can get em with 50000 miles, no engine noise, no body rust or damage, the only thing is a small tear on the seat about 1 inch that can be stitched.

if I can get it for 2000, after all the registration and stuff thats a steal to me. Unless you can sell me somethin better lol. Its hard to come by decent cars let alone decent ones for 2000 bucks. I kinda thought it would need to be dynamatted. Im gonna look around, i really wish i could get a monte carlo ls, those are awesome for systems.

Ryan from Ohio · Post by **Ryan from Ohio** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 5:36 pm

WHat does the car BLue Book for...

Dealer or private party?

Looke here:

http://www.kbb.com
http://www.nadaguides.com

If its private party go buy the Kelley Blue Book...

BTW a neat trick to do is goto dealers towards the end of the month. At the end of the month they have to pay taxes on inventory, so they are more likely to deal.

Find the used car your interested in, take it for a dirve. THen go home and do a blue book search for trade in value. Then offer trade in value or just slightly higher.

One thing I noticed when trying to trade in the Monte Carlo was that they wouldnt give me trade in value for it. They kept telling me trade in alue is meaningless as they can get it at auction for less. Yeah back then they told me they could do $1250 trade in on it...BLue Booked at almost $4,500 and trade in at like $3000....

So you may get lucky. Find a newer saleman also... :)

I got my car that was tagged $4000 for $1700 cash. I simply told them I will give you $1700 right now for it. I knew trade in was $1500

Mithrandir · Post by **Mithrandir** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 5:55 pm

yeah i checked, its worth 1030, blue book, its a private owner but he has a bunch of cars for sale on his lot(beer distributer parking lot).

audiobass10 · Post by **audiobass10** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 6:57 pm

My dad owned a 91' Tempo. He recently gave it to my older brother, but would have been willing to sell it for $500. The price seems too high for the one your looking at. Keep in mind the Tempo we had, had only 40k miles on it. I'd do some searching around. I've got a feeling you can find a privately owned one for much cheaper than what you're looking at. The seats do not fold down btw. Overall it's a decent car. They seem to run for a long time. I've seen lots of them with tons of miles.

jonnyb · Post by **jonnyb** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 7:37 pm

the only problem with it is.... its a tempo..

jokes aside, take care of it, and it will last for another 100k. but definatly try to find it for cheaper. if you are going to put a system in it, deaden everything.

Mithrandir · Post by **Mithrandir** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 5:56 am

iight, im willing to pay 1100 (since the blue book is 1030) Its not often you can find a car in good shape around here, but im gonna keep looking cause I doubt the guy will sell it for that price

Ryan from Ohio · Post by **Ryan from Ohio** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 7:37 am

Print off the blue book value