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Old 06-04-2008, 04:30 PM
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Depends what you want the car for; beater or nice car?

To really make it driveable (not just a beater or something) you'll need to sink at least the following stuff into the car:

-Windshield
-Time and cost to fix the climate control.. anywhere from $5 (fuse) to $2000 (everything including the compressor). I would guess high.
-Rear wiper motor - not too hard if you can find a junkyard or eBay part
-Tire wear is likely just an alignment if the suspension looks good and the car hasn't been hit.
-Oil pressure is the big thing.. you are gonna end up putting a motor in this car, sooner or later.
-Oil leak could be the rear main seal which is much $ and not really an easy DIY job.

So if you want to drive it "as is" it's a deal. Start fixing things, and you could easily end up $6k in the car!

If it were my car, I'd replace the windshield, fix the climate control without A/C working (get the blower and heater working), align the car, and tinker with the rear wiper motor. All relatively easy stuff to do. Then just keep driving till you kill it (likely from no oil pressure....)

My bigger worry is this: If the previous owner hasn't been driving it without a proper windshield, rear wiper, working climate control, and wierd tire wear, what else is going to go bang? He obviously hasn't spent much money on the car in the last few years!!
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Last edited by bhatt; 06-04-2008 at 04:31 PM. Reason: fixed punctuation
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