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Originally Posted by DFRESH
Sure-- I purchased this car about 1.5 years ago off Ebay--came from Georgia. Seller described it as about a 6.5 out of a 10 for black paint. He was right I would say. I've stretched it to maybe a 7.5 with a cut and buff and some panel alignment. Gaps aren't very good on the car overall. I was really hoping for driver quality with this purchase, as paint/ body and interior are the things I am not able to do on my own. The rest of the car needed attention as it was completely stock for the most part--someone had replaced both quarters and the trunk pan.
Things like wiring, squeeks and rattles, the annoying stuff I fixed in the first year. I then added the seats, 4th gen console, steering wheel, addressed the suspension front and rear (rear will get converted this next year) and then moved onto tires and wheels. It was really important to me to get a car with driver quality paint and body as I knew I would really want to drive it quite a bit and not be afraid of the occasional chip in the paint that seems impossible to avoid with a black car. It also came with the vintage AC, which, believe it or not, was a selling point for me. I believe I paid 22 k for the car and feel pretty good overall about it. If I could learn one thing more, it would be paint and body, as it is hard for me to justify spending 20k on a paint job--although, I know I would if circumstances were right. I attached some pics of it from the ebay add.
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Thanks for the insights into your buy and build process Doug.
The a/c can be a real big selling point, especially since your family comes along for the ride.
Purchase price seems very fair IMO and its nice to read about an ebay story that worked out too.