New paint job, hiding rust?
Motor dying, drive chain slipping, at least you know why they are
selling.
186,000 miles, getting up way there.
1 quart per 1500 very bad, that's 4 quarts between oil changes -
is it leaking?
These $500 dollar specials can be good to you or they can bite
you. It's not the $1000 to get to put her on the road, but the
little bites after. It's a crap shoot. If you go for it, offer
$200, that will give you a little more mental strength.
What's Lemon Aid say about this model? Compression test?
Mike L
60A,67E,59Bug
----- Original Message -----
From Brad Fornal <toyman at digitex.net>
To: Adrian Barnes <adrian@workgroup.net>
Cc: Spridgets (E-mail) <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: January 13, 2002 7:28 PM
Subject: Was: Weekend adventure Now: Car Advice
> Adrian Barnes wrote:
>
> > What?!? Me with a 1275 Midget?!?
> >
>
> It was bound to happen, it is known in most circles as
"upgrading"!! <G>
> Speaking of cars, I just got back from looking at a car myself.
Not British, but it's cheap. It is a 86 Buick Park Avenue with
186,000 on the clock. The tranny has been rebuilt, the starter and
alternator are new, the air conditioning has been just redone this
summer. It has a nice (cheap from the looks of the orange peel on
the boot, I mean trunk since it is American) recent paint job. The
whole front suspension was redone. The guys daughter was driving
it to school but had problems with it dying on her. Dad had driven
it but it only died on him once. The motor uses a quart every 1500
miles (being a Spridget owner, I am surprised at such a slow leak)
The tranny is driven by a chain that is similar to a
> timing chain from the crank to the input shaft. The chain is
slipping under heavy acceleration, if you go easy on it, you can't
tell there is a problem. I hear that the replacement part is
around $100 but the installation is the costly part. I think I
could do it myself. It has a 3.8 V6 that runs smoothly and the car
handles well, the cruise control and all other electrical gee gaws
work. It even has a new Jensen (Brit?) Am-Fm Cassette player in
it. Leather interior, but the front seats are starting to crack.
So my question is, is it worth $500.....................
> Anyone with any personal advice on these cars and or engines
please talk to me. I want to be sure I am making a good move here.
> TIA, Brad
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