Roger,
Sounds like a good plan. See if you can get the price down. You never know
what a seller is thinking.
When i bought my 78 MGB a few years ago i don't remember if the previous owner
even KNEW the last time it had been running (in the mid 1990s maybe?). A
visual inspection turned up little that i didn't expect. With her permission i
brought fresh gas, a new battery and changed the oil in her driveway. After a
bit of cranking it started up right away (Zenith carb w/auto choke). However
the clutch slave internals had liquefied...so it was back to Moss and another
week before a test drive. NOTE: The clutch feel has remained very light (much
less than i expected), but it certainly didn't take much to get it back on the
road. Oh, i paid $1200 for it and drove it home a week later.
Anyway, just wanted to add to the consensus: Pretty sure I wouldn't pay $3000
for a non-running car either.
Good luck!
donny v
78 MGB
-----Original Message-----
From: Roger Wilt <rdwilt@pol.net>
To: MG Net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thu, 11 May 2006 12:02:06 -0400
Subject: re: tips evaluating '69 MGB
Dan,
That has been the group consensus and appreciate everyone bringing me back to
reality - quickly. These are often impulse purchases. I was excited about the
prospect of a new project but was looking for less work as the kids are playing
ball, gymnastics, piano, karate.... and the wife refuses to park her minivan on
the street for the next year while I try to get this one running!
I called him this morning and told him I will be passing on this one but if he
decides to signicantly lower the price call me.
The price of gas is making driving my Tahoe back and forth to work seem
ridiculous.
Roger
----- Original Message ----- From: Dan DiBiase
To: Roger Wilt ; mgs@autox.team.net
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 9:28 AM
Subject: Re: tips evaluating '69 MGB
Boy, sure doesn't sound like a $3,000 car to me......
Dan D
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