[john]

I am sure it is still for sale. On carsoup, if you don't renew your ad after 30 days it is automatically deleted. You should be able to find a 95 turbo eclipse or talon for around $4500.

On that 97, the kelly blue book is $4100 in good condition. Needing an engine would drop the car down to the poor catagory where they will not even give a price. In the fair catagory, the value is $3500. Not even close to the $4500 + the $1000 needed for a new engine + labor. If you are set on this car, search car-part.com first and get some quotes on the cost of an engine. If you cannot find an engine in MN it is definitly not worth getting. As far as taking him down, show him the value of it at kbb.com. Check it out and see what catagory you think it would fit in if it had an engine. Subtract the costs and offer him that amount. I would say it is worth maybe $2500 as is.

I wouldn't get it IMO. That car has probly been beat to shit. Since the engine is gone, how do you know that the tranny is fine. He beat on the engine so the tranny had to have taken alot of abuse also.

Buy a turbo model. You will be much happier.