>Where do you FIND cars like this? Only in the States eh?
>Aubrey 75B
As long as they don't have access to anyone with a PC and eBay! I
think it also has a lot to do with location, the further away from
the metropolitan areas, the better deals are found on most any
European import, often because of no dealer locally or
misunderstanding of the vehicle. A lot of mechanics won't touch a
"foreign" car or if they do, charge double because "it was a very
complex job".
I bought a BMW 2002 off a local dealer for $300 because it wouldn't
idle. Drove it to my shop, my mechanic, who I refer to as a shade
tree mechanic had grown up on the farm and was on loan from my dad (
he repaired our farm equipment during season). He had never seen a
BMW before, but it didn't stop him from fiddlin with it. He had it
idling in a couple of days. I had a bright red paint job, seat
covers and mag look wheelcovers put on it, spent 1500 including the
car and sold it to a local kid for 2500! And he got good service out
of the car too, drove it all during college. That dealer I bought it
off of was ready to scrap it.
You find the best deals just crusing through neighborhoods, to see
whats sitting up and not running. It never hurts to stop and ask.
I bought my 76 roasdster out from under a carport in 1985 for $500.
The kid that owned it wanted a new set of skis and said the car
wouldn't run anyway. I towed it to my shop with the idea to use it
for a parts car for a 77 B I had picked up previously for about $1000
off another individual.
However, my shade tree mechanic had it running that very afternoon!
So I kept them both for awhile, hoping they might produce offspring :)
John
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