[Healeys] Chasing Classic Cars

[Ray Juncal]

I agree with Wilco2.  Those are all things I would want to check if buying an
unknown Healey plus a few more.  He could have said something positive about
finding a good one being a great experience in the wrap up.
Ray





On
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 12:19 PM, Wilko2 <e-wilkins at cox.net> wrote:
 
Is
that a requirement for reviewing a Healey?

The focus of the articlebeing
careful when buying a classicmeans that the
"negatives" ARE the focus.

What
good would the article be for someone wanting to buy a classic car and
have to
listen to Carrini hand-hold an insecure Healey owner?

The article is not
about "Healeys" it's about being careful of problems that
classic cars can
have like exhaust leaks, poor collision repair, rust issues,
tuning
idiosyncrasies, oil in the coolant or coolant in the oil, etc.

Compared to
many other classics, Healeys are hard to drive, they are low to
the ground,
they do sputter and cough, they do stink of oil, etc. The complex
chassis is a
known rust collector, and the exhaust system is prone to damage
and the
resultant leaks. These are not surprises to people who know Healeys.



On Feb
26, 2014, at 12:07 PM, Randy Hicks wrote:

> So(as presented) the negatives
heavily outweigh the positives of owning a
Healey????
>
> Randy
>
> On Feb 26,
2014, at 4:00 PM, Wilko2 <e-wilkins at cox.net> wrote:
>
>> That was an honest
evaluation of a Healeyand the talk was meant to be
generic
>> as well for
application of buying any classic car.
>>
>> Healey was a mid-level sports car
of that period, and Carrini usually
deals
>> with much nicer cars.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Feb 26, 2014, at 11:03 AM, John Sims wrote:
>>
>>> Got this today
from Hagerty:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/ojgxu9a
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> John Sims, BN6
>>>
>>> Aberdeen, NJ
>>>
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>>>
www.healey6.com
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