in NYS the maximum fee that the dealer can charge to register a vehicle is $175 plus the actual amount charged by DMV. On the invoice there are two asterisks prior to the registration fee, what do they reference and is the amount shown the same as the DMV registration fee?
The minute price comes up I let it be known that the only number I am interested in is cash out the door not including what goes to a governmental body. The moment the salesman veers from that I am out the door. (Of course this is easy for me to say, since there are 7 or 8 Ford dealers within...
Since you are selling it and at that mileage let the next owner decide. A repaint will limit potential buyers more than a few chips and you will won’t get the additional cost of the paint job in the sale.
Suffolk here. Facebook is the place to go for info on Long Island. Things will be picking real soon. If you spot a black convertible with parchment interior it is probably me. Be sure to say hi.
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Get a lawyer. Finding a lawyer to take litigation on a fixed fee will be tough since there are multiple unknown variables that will impact the number of hours the attorney will need to resolve the matter. Big company’s liability insurance company will not provide them an attorney because there...
Here is a breakdown for 2003 convertibles. Sorry I have nothing for 2004.
https://www.svtperformance.com/threads/convertible-color-combo-numbers.393323/
No matter what you do to it you will never make it a 2023 Cobra out of it (it’s called a GT500) and it will eliminate the stock characteristics and drivability you want to keep.
I would pass. If you want to go forward do a compression check. With that kind of mileage and the high likelihood that this car has seen time at the drag strip (the reason for the solid rear) the engine may need a rebuild.
Also how do you know the CEL is only because of the exhaust?
Think twice before registering out of state. I have a client who lives in NY with a second home in Floridia, where it was insured. The car was totaled and insurance denied overage based on fraud because the car was kept and maintained in New York.
New York DMV and law enforcement is also...