Keep an eye on eBay. The last 3 convertibles from 87-89 didn't make reserve
or attract higher bids than about $18,000 tops. Kind of a bummer, me with an
87 convertible with more money into it than I could get out of it. Oh wait,
that's the bane of all Stude owners, right?

;-))

Brooksie

On Apr 24, 9:10?pm, tarag...@juno.com wrote:

I purchased an '87 Avanti new.  It had more build problems than all of
the other new cars that I have owned - combined.  That '89 should have
its bugs worked out by now.  Keep in mind that only 158 Avantis were
built for the 1989 model year.  It is also the last year of the
Studebaker Avanti style coupe.  While you won't see yourself coming
the other way, many parts and service won't be that easy to come by.
If the car's condition is in line with 50K miles, I would guesstimate
values at $16K for a coupe and $19K for a convertible.

I had a  '88 for only as long as it took to get rid of it - nothing but
trouble.......especially wiriing, accessories (windows, climate control,
seat controls, door locks), dash bits falling off, etc. etc.

others will correct me if I have this wrong, but believe that the '87 &
88s were build on Monte Carlo chasis........the 89s were built on Impala
frames and the "ground effects skirts" touted in the literature were
really there to cover=up the wide Impala frame rails which stuck out
beyond the old Avanti body width at the rockers.

my '88 did have good body work, though:  panels were flawless and fit
was great........and considering how minimal the perimeter frame was
compared to the origianl Lark-based frame, it was more tight and
rattle-free than I expected. But I, too, thought it would make
easy-to-maintain transportation but it was a nightmare to keep together!

Rolf T.