The 1963 220S that I had, I purchased (in 1989) from a little old lady. The car sat in her garage for most of the 20-something years. Exterior wise the car was in great shape though the garage took its toll on the interior. Other than haveing the car entirely reapoltered, before I started running it my father and I took it into the shop and had all the gaskets and hoses changed in the engine. In the long run it was a good purchase but we had to put in a lot of cash upfront to make certain that we would not have problems.

Iggy

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Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

2006 - Suzuki Gran Vitara (2.0 L fully equipped) Like this car so far except for trying to put on the seatbelt.
1988 - 190e - 2.3L - 172K miles (It now belongs to the exwife)
1999 - Chevy Blazer LS Fully Equiped - killed it June 2006
2001 - Honda Civic EX - 68K miles (sold June 2004)
1963 - 220S - Dual Carb 6 cyl. (sold)
1994 - Yamaha WaveRaider (fun to ride)