What should I pay for this capri

[TONYCASH]

A friend has this Capri.It was in a flood.Pics stink,but,it has under 90k on it.Should I even mess with it or not ? Water was up over floorboards.If I should get it ...what should I pay ?

[batstiva]

Assuming you want it for an engine swap, yes? If so, it all comes down to how high the water was in the engine bay. Flood water silt is nearly impossible to completely remove from engine internals once it gets in.
I've seen guys run all kinds of cleaner, blah, blah, blah, through the engine after being submerged in flood water. No matter how hard you try, unless you want to tear down and rebuild the engine, the silt will tear it up internally. Only a matter of time. Just my 2 cents tho.

[TONYCASH]

Yes,I would want it for that.I was told water went in over floorboards,just not sure how high.

[chrisofna]

well the Computer is in the glovebox area right? Look to see a water line and if it reached that.

[91blufestiva]

My brother daily drives a 2007 Ford Fusion V6 that was in a flood, the water exceeded above the seats. My dad went and picked it up from a junkyard that told him that they drained the water out of there as soon as they got it, but once we came to unload the car, it would not go into neutral, because there was water in the motor/tranny that was frozen (it was like 10* outside) We parked the car on the trailer inside our heated shop, with the drain bolts off, and let it drain. I believe they changed the oil in the motor about 10 times before actually driving it. The computer even worked well. And now he has driven that car hard for like 25,000 miles...

So I think the capri motor may be just as good, but then again it is an older motor...

[David88]

$200 tops. If he can go turn the key and it starts, $300.

[ruppenduro]

honestly, offer him $100 for it. there is virtually no market for capri's, even ones that haven`t been in a flood. it will be almost impossible for him to sell it, unless it is super cheap. I just bought a 91 xr2 capri (b6t) for $250, and it still ran well with undercarriage rust.

[Hot_Wheels]

i paid 500 for a running non turbo capri, just as a winter beater. they are teriably slow even if you think about it, its basically like a fwd miata. the non turbo trans is garbage its a hydraulic f series i believe there weak and i would just use a stock festiva tranny then converting to hydraulic just to stick the weak f series in. basically alls your going to want is the motor, computer, wirring harness, maybe seats if you like, rims and suspension pieces (front knuckles for bigger breaks and keeps stock 3x114.3 bolt pattern.)