The rest of the car was in such great shape, and it had 144000 k on it. If the motor was ok, I would have jumped on it ( the car, not the motor). ( ok, I wouldn't have jumped on the car, but I would have really considered buying it.)

Hehehehe....there will be others

Out here in NS, Lower Sackville is know as the used car capitol of the world.
On the main street, every other business is a used car dealership... honestly... it'* kinda scary.

They often use places like Maco to repaint the cars for like $150-$200, that way they look awesome on the lot, but after 2 months the rust starts to show again.

Of course the shady ones will do lots of other things.... :P

Always be sure to look under the car and in the trunk under the lining when buying a used car.

Too bad about your find Merlin..... just keep looking. And $9,000 is a bit much for a 94... I paid $10,800 Cdn for my 97SSEi in September.

Have you tried AutoTrader.ca ? or 1992 trofeo... hehe (he found my car)

$9000 is a lot for a 94! I bought mine in 2001 with 96K miles, for $7000, and that was still too much. Too bad the engine was shot in the one you looked at. Sad to see semething like that.

$9000 CDN is about right for an asking price if the car is in reasonable shape. The lot was asking $12000 for my 96 and I ended up paying $8000 all in (which I think is a fair price). So I figure for a $9000 listing, I should probably pay around $7000 - $7500 (again, a fair price). This is a moot point, however, because I have no intention of buying a car if it needs engine repairs.

9 grand for 94 ssei with no motor, oh man such a rip off. I got my 92 ssei with a beautifuly runnig engine for 1700 Cnd and a rebuilt tranny. That my third car over all and all of them i bought of privates and would recommend for anyone to start with private ads and keep dealers as a backup.