yeah the AU2 Forte was $9500 with 130k - that also included pacemakers, half decent exhaust, xr8 17's, tickford suspension and the 185KW HO engine - all things i would've otherwise had to spend more money on so i was very happy with the deal. before i bought it (while i was still looking at EL XR8's - before i saw the light

) i saw an ad at a dealer here in perth for a 99 v8 ghia for $8000 with similar k's to the fairmont you're talking about. without the body kit and tickford extra's i wouldn't pay any more than $10K for it, but with all that maybe up to $11 or $12K depending how good it is. If the price id over that, I'd just say if you're planning on doing any mods, you'd probably be better off looking at other options (esp XR8's) that have already been modded - heaps of them around in that price bracket...
Geoff
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ex owner of a very addictive mildly modified '69 Mini Cooper S - best ET 16.6@80mph
now replaced with
AU2 V8 Forte
- Pacies + exhaust + XR8 17's + Tickford suspension