Stinking people are rediculous. I was excited to go pick up this 74 2.0 914 today. Guy bought it in 78 & stored it inside all these years. He had driven it maybe 6k since rebuilding the motor. But he said it hadn't been started in 10 years or so on the phone. I asked about hell hole & trunks for rust. He told me the battery tray was rusted but below was nice & solid. Also both trunks were in great shape. Rear trunk is solid with no rust. There is some rust by the windshield. So I drive the 2 & 1/2 hours one way to pick it up for $800 & maybe chew him down a bit. I ask about flat towing it & he says the tires are good. Need to be aired up but I will take care of that before you come.
I get there & it is in his garage & there is barely room to get around it there is so much $hit stacked around it. Passenger side is sitting lower as the tires are completely flat & looked to have been that way without moving for quite a while. No chance in hell those will hold air. I also see a fair amount of green moss on the car everywhere. Kinda like car that has sat ouside uncovered for years below pine trees. I get closer & what do I see but pine needles in every nook & cranny possible. I typically bring 2 spares with me anytime I pick up a car. Just to be safe but I was running a little behind today & would have had to pull them off a car. So since I was told all the tires would be fine I didn't bother. Oh yeah the battery tray & solid hell hole turns out to be. Wait for it you won't be shocked at all. Lying muther phucker. No way he could see it was solid with all the damn pine needles in there. I pull the jack hole plg & the jack post comes with it. Yeah no rust here
. I am just sitting there fuming at the guy. I'm to dang nice to start yelling at him. I tell him look you told me this had been stored inside the last 20 years. Oh no you misunderstood. I said it was stored that last 20 years. IT's only been in my garage the last 2 months since I moved to this house
. I say well there is no way I am paying $800 for this. I can't even take it home with me. I'd have to find a tire place to replce these tires just to haul it home. He says I'd take $500 for it. I say I would have paid that if I could actually haul it home now. Considering I can't there is no way. He says well you could come back & pick it up once you get some more wheels. Yeah you did know I was driving 2 & 1/2 hours one way. Meaning I have allready wasted 5 hours of my time coming this time. If you think I am going to do that again & pay $500 you are nuts. I said I'll come back to haul it off & you can give me the title to do it. I won't pay a cent for your car if I come back to get it. I'm not even sure I will do it then.
I could get some good parts out of it. I do belive the drivetrain is solid but would need resealed. It has it's complete FI intact which I could use for sure. IT has nice Eure rear lenses. Bumpers are solid as are the valances. I really could use a fair amount of stuff of the car. I'm just so pissed off right now
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