[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by Ernest72

Without doing a PPI, you can’t tell how bad an engine or transmission might be. A little rust is easily fixed compared to engine or tranny issues. Suspension, brakes are also easily upgraded and places most people want to mod. Interior or cosmetic things are also personal and places to not worry about cause they are easily modded.

I think of it like buying an old Porsche 911. Find a car where engine and tranny are good and reliable. The rest of the car can be fixed relatively cheap compared to engine/tranny issues.

Obviously, you don’t want a rust bucket, but some of these other areas are easy fun fixes. I mean why pay for perfect new stock brakes if you plan on getting a BBK.

It might be worth to do some planning on what you want to do before you buy a specific car.

For example, if you want to do a swap or a built engine, you might be better off buying a car with a blown engine in reasonable shape then a perfectly new engine.

Man I'd MUCH rather replace an engine or trans than deal with a rusty car.

Then again we can pull two motors out of these and install the good one back in the good car in less than 4 hours soooo..