Re: [T3] Hard to find parts

["Steven Ayres" <comwest@att.net>]

<x-charset iso-8859-1>Joe McG=> What are some factors that would
=> cause you to reject a possible purchase?

I guess these would be the same for almost any old car that isn't
particularly rare (and vanishingly few VW models are). I have two guaranteed
deal-killers.

1. Substantial body damage is worse than rust, but I wouldn't buy rust
either -- there are just too many good cars available. For a good body I'll
forgive a lot.

2. Look hard at the pan and suspension for old collision kinks -- a bent pan
is not a good investment (I know, I've got one).

Forget the mechanical stuff, you'll want to plan on redoing it all anyway.
If you want a real restoration, don't buy a car that's missing a lot of
small parts.

And don't automatically reject buying out of state -- it's not as hard as it
might seem, particularly with other listees to help. Good luck!

Steven Ayres, Prescott AZ
'66 Big Ghia

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