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Author Topic: Help Me Buy an Eagle!  (Read 2309 times)

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Offline ZLance

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Help Me Buy an Eagle!
« on: April 03, 2014, 10:35:44 AM »
Hi, everyone!
I have always been fascinated with the Eagle, and now I just might have to chance to buy one. A 1980 station wagon model was posted in my local Craigslist, very cheap. I nothing basically nothing about these cars and I would like some advice on the condition and what it's worth, etc.

http://albuquerque.craigslist.org/cto/4337323651.html

 thanks in advance for your time and advice!!

ZLance

Offline IowaEagle

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Re: Help Me Buy an Eagle!
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2014, 11:16:49 AM »
1980 is a good year to get for a variety of reasons.  Check very carefully for terminal rust on the underbody.
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Re: Help Me Buy an Eagle!
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2014, 12:51:09 PM »
It looks like it is in pretty decent shape.  As IowaEagle said, look for rust, but if its been in New Mexico most of its life its probably been spared from rust!
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Re: Help Me Buy an Eagle!
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2014, 09:37:16 PM »
welcome to the den. I have to say it doesn't look to be in to bad of shape but with out pictures of the underside it is hard to be sure. I do find it funny that we were mentioned in the add.
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Re: Help Me Buy an Eagle!
« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2014, 09:40:07 PM »
welcome to the den. I have to say it doesn't look to be in to bad of shape but with out pictures of the underside it is hard to be sure. I do find it funny that we were mentioned in the add.

I just now saw that.  Apparently our new name is getting around.
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