ah dummy me...all i have to do is send the current owner to a shop i choose & have them look it over. duh. i didn't think of it since i would never locally take a car i'm looking at to a shop to have it looked over since i know what i'm looking at.

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1982 300sd from craigslist $800 greased on one tank with NO CONVERSION in the Hot Texas Sun. (currently dead & awaiting engine damage investigation and/or longblock swap)
new daily: '03 vw 5speed jetta tdi wagon. bagged&chipped