Ray R
Enthusiast
Looking at a \'02 yellow Rt/10, and I have a question
I'm looking at a 2002 yellow RT/10 with low miles to go with my red '00 GTS. The RT/10 has a couple of flaws, and I'm wondering what they will cost to repair. The first is courtesy of the dealer. They drilled holes in the front fascia to mount the license plate. They did so per the instructions, but I'd never cover that beautiful nose with a plate. The second looks to have come from a minor parking lot bump in the rear passenger corner. The top of the rear bumper has what looks to be two scratches or cracks, both about 5" long, one next to the other. My guess is that the parking lot bump caused the bumper to "give" and bend the plastic causing the paint to crack. Perhaps one of you has a more likely scenario?
Anyway, other than those, I couldn't find any real flaws, other than the car was really dirty. The owner said his water pump was replaced under warranty....no doubt due to the flawed impeller some of you have already written about.
So I have two questions. 1) What will it cost to repair the front and rear bumpers? and 2) What damamge could have possibly occurred when the water pump failed? The owner is a "car guy", so I highly doubt that he would drive it if it was overheating. And does the rear bumper have some sort of foam that may need to be replaced as well? Again, what would the cost be?
The car seems to run just fine. It was pretty dirty when I looked at it. The owner is an older gentleman with many vehicles, and doesn't seem to have time to pamper this one like I would. So I also know I'm looking at a major detail job.
I'm looking at a 2002 yellow RT/10 with low miles to go with my red '00 GTS. The RT/10 has a couple of flaws, and I'm wondering what they will cost to repair. The first is courtesy of the dealer. They drilled holes in the front fascia to mount the license plate. They did so per the instructions, but I'd never cover that beautiful nose with a plate. The second looks to have come from a minor parking lot bump in the rear passenger corner. The top of the rear bumper has what looks to be two scratches or cracks, both about 5" long, one next to the other. My guess is that the parking lot bump caused the bumper to "give" and bend the plastic causing the paint to crack. Perhaps one of you has a more likely scenario?
Anyway, other than those, I couldn't find any real flaws, other than the car was really dirty. The owner said his water pump was replaced under warranty....no doubt due to the flawed impeller some of you have already written about.
So I have two questions. 1) What will it cost to repair the front and rear bumpers? and 2) What damamge could have possibly occurred when the water pump failed? The owner is a "car guy", so I highly doubt that he would drive it if it was overheating. And does the rear bumper have some sort of foam that may need to be replaced as well? Again, what would the cost be?
The car seems to run just fine. It was pretty dirty when I looked at it. The owner is an older gentleman with many vehicles, and doesn't seem to have time to pamper this one like I would. So I also know I'm looking at a major detail job.
