Hey all, I'm lookin' for a little feedback. I drove almost three hours over the weekend to go see a car, and ended up turning it down, because I didn't know if I would have the resources to fix it, because I thought the trouble spots were going to be too much (money and or skill). I'm hoping y'all can confirm that either I over reacted, or if this description depicts an awful tough project. Here's a quick run down:
The rust was in some tough spots. Most of the car was ok, but there were some things that I did'nt know if we were going to be prepared to deal with. There was rust at the top of the windshield, and I'm sure part of it was covered by the windshield trim, and as you know, that could be very difficult to replace...same w/the rear of the roof. There were holes in the trunk, that he didn't tell us about...not good, and I didn't know what it would take to replace them. The rocker panels were actually in pretty good shape, as were the whole doors, but the area behind the B pillar was shot, and would have to be replaced. The entire steel apron above the driver's wheel was toast, and would have to be replaced. The driver's rear quarter was removed, so we could see that. The pass rear quarter was tacked on soooo poorly, you wouldn't believe it and I can't describe it by typing, I just don't have that much time. I can only imagine what that was hiding. They tacked in new floor pans...over totally rotted out floors that weren't removed. The driver's shock tower was rotted inside the wheel well. Surprisingly, tho, the engine bay was in great condition, and if my buddy hadn't gotten down to look at those shock towers, I'd have missed it. The rear deck lid was solid, as was the hood. Had a handful of new body pieces here and there, that hadn't been installed. Lastly, there was some rust beginning to bubble on the pass front frame rail. Didn't seem to be a problem...yet...
Over all, I didn't know well enough to determine if we were getting a good deal or not, so we decided to chalk it up to a learning experience, and leave it at that.
Thanks for your input,
Sudzy
The rust was in some tough spots. Most of the car was ok, but there were some things that I did'nt know if we were going to be prepared to deal with. There was rust at the top of the windshield, and I'm sure part of it was covered by the windshield trim, and as you know, that could be very difficult to replace...same w/the rear of the roof. There were holes in the trunk, that he didn't tell us about...not good, and I didn't know what it would take to replace them. The rocker panels were actually in pretty good shape, as were the whole doors, but the area behind the B pillar was shot, and would have to be replaced. The entire steel apron above the driver's wheel was toast, and would have to be replaced. The driver's rear quarter was removed, so we could see that. The pass rear quarter was tacked on soooo poorly, you wouldn't believe it and I can't describe it by typing, I just don't have that much time. I can only imagine what that was hiding. They tacked in new floor pans...over totally rotted out floors that weren't removed. The driver's shock tower was rotted inside the wheel well. Surprisingly, tho, the engine bay was in great condition, and if my buddy hadn't gotten down to look at those shock towers, I'd have missed it. The rear deck lid was solid, as was the hood. Had a handful of new body pieces here and there, that hadn't been installed. Lastly, there was some rust beginning to bubble on the pass front frame rail. Didn't seem to be a problem...yet...
Over all, I didn't know well enough to determine if we were getting a good deal or not, so we decided to chalk it up to a learning experience, and leave it at that.
Thanks for your input,
Sudzy