I paid $100 for a '86 Monte Carlo today.<br /><br />I bought it as a field beater, gonna drive her till she drops demolition derby style and junk her.<br /><br />Now today I get it to the field and start looking her over.<br />The car is just a regular Monte, not the SS. It has no power options, crank windows and locks, under 100,000 original miles, and those nice SS rims that must be worth some money. Someone spent some time on the body, right now she's in primer and bondo, but every panel is perfect, its pretty much ready for paint, with some rot on the lower rockers, which are covered with trim anyway.<br /><br />I'm starting to think that this car is too nice to wreak.<br />As I see it, the things of value are the good running 305 engine, it doesn't like to idle while cold, but I think its just a carb thing. Then the wheels have to be worth something, plus all the straight body panels gotta have some value. <br /><br />I can't decide weather I should <br />A- stick to the plan and wheel the **** out of it, and have a hell of a time doing it<br />B- Make a winter project out of it (I can paint it myself at school) and maybe have something nice in the spring<br />C- resell it the way it is, and maybe make $100, or $150<br />D- part it out<br /><br />How can I decide whats best? When looking at a car like this, how do I know if its worth the time and money?
