lietuviai: the interior is cloth. No rips, no tears. Fully stuffed.
The Don: Believe it or not, as hideous as this car is in pictures, it's actually not too bad looking in person.

OK, so I should definitely get it if just to resell for more. But my primary question is no longer "should I?", it's

Does anyone have any ideas about what the loud popping sound might be?

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'79 300SD
'82 Chevy Chevette diesel