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Old 07-05-2002, 09:03 PM
BassGuyDave BassGuyDave is offline
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OK, I went back up to the lot and looked it over again. I tried to get the VIN number as well, but couldn't see it. The records I have in my possession show a vehicle chassis number, but I'm not sure if that's the same thing. If not, I will get it tomorrow.

The interior is flawless. It really looks new. The wood trim is free of cracks, and is shiny. The seats, carpet, and headliner all look brand new. Even the Tex material around the window frames looks new. The only thing I saw that was less than 100% was the dash. I intially thought it had faded slightly on top, but it appears that the discoloration was caused by the failure to remove all of some Armor-All type of treatment, because it looks swirl-like, as if done with a rag. The dash had absolutely no cracks.

The gauge needles are orange, not faded or yellowish.

As for the paint, upon closer inspection it appears to have been repainted. There is a small amount of orange peel, plus where the A-pillar disappears down behind the doors, you can detect a color change. The current color is yellow-beige, whereas the "other" color was lighter, like an off-white. I'm sure it was recently buffed out as there are telltale fibers from the pad in the moldings. Also I found some buffing compound that wasn't totally removed. There were 3-4 small stone chips that were touched up.

I noticed some chrome peeling under the rear bumper, plus the area around the left front jack-point was less than solid (rust under the paint).

I forgot to mention that the door locks work fine, and there is no sunroof.

Also, when I said it idled OK, that was my way of saying it idled fine.

DAVE
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