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Originally Posted by vstech
have you PULLED the battery and the tray and VERIFIED there is no rust?
have you crawled under the car, and looked at all the pinch welds for signs of bulging, or bubbling undercoating?
NOTHING in the pics so far confirms a lack of rust.
look closely at the jack points and verify they are showing the welds, not just bondo'd over.
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Yes to the above as when looking at cars we sometimes cannot see the trees for the forest. Human nature at work. Usually it is called having blinders on. All of us are not totally immune to this either as we are looking for the good as well.
Since he no longer really wants to own the car. Maybe you will just have to ask him what he considers a fair price for it. Being honest and straight forward can get his attention as well. Then you can decide.
For example he may be reasonably minded or is looking for pie in the sky. You can afford to perhaps pay slightly more than you may think it is worth as you do not have to pay travel expenses and time to locate another. Fairly decent examples are not falling off the trees exactly.
At this general milage area the seats including the drivers seat should still be in excellent condition. Best of luck but if he comes up with an unrealistic price in your mind just counter offer. In life we cannot always prevail.