1986 Chevrolet Nova Nummi Based On Toyota Corolla, Low Miles, 2 Owners, Look! :) on 2040-cars
Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States
Body Type:Sedan
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:4 cylinder
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Number of Cylinders: 4
Make: Chevrolet
Model: Nova
Trim: Base model 4 dr sedan 1986 NUMMI
Drive Type: FWD
Mileage: 84,604
Disability Equipped: No
Exterior Color: Burgundy
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Interior Color: Gray
Extremely rare and awesome little car! Although it bears little resemblance to the Nova muscle cars of the previous decades, the 1980s Nova was pretty righteous in its own regard. Built at NUMMI, the joint venture between GM and Toyota, this car has more than a little Toyota Corolla in its DNA. In fact, some people even mod them to be a Corolla (not sure how you explain that to the DMV!).
This particular Nova is special. From 1986-2012, it was owned by one man, a lawyer named Terry who didn't drive it much. He maintained it well, and kept all the records. Finally, he was ready to sell it, and in a small miracle, he put on Craigslist right as we desperately needed a car but couldn't use our credit because we were in the middle of buying a house. We bought the car, and loved it. We fixed the rust spots and the little quirks that Terry hadn't know how to fix. We even named it Terry in honor of the first owner. It got us everywhere we needed to go, and got better gas mileage than a Prius. We dreamed of aftermarket embellishments (a targa roof? why not?), and expected many years to come--after all, it only had 80K miles, and no onboard computers to go bad.
Then, one terrible night in late December, Terry died on the highway and had to be towed home (the car, not the lawyer). We've tried everything we can afford to fix him, but it appears only a distributor can bring him back to life. We cannot afford to put more money into him, so we've made the painful choice to sell this cool, rare car. Is there someone out there who loves NUMMI Novas and/or Corollas? Do you need parts, or can you put a little money in to getting this car going again? We think Terry deserves better than the scrapyard. Feel free to ask us any questions.
PS. Terry the car comes with the dossier of receipts and maintenance records from Terry the lawyer.
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