That still sounds high to me. Pass on the car.
$1500-2000
On Aug 10, 2006, at 3:03 PM, RampantNM@aol.com wrote:
> A good friend's son just came by with a 1980 MGB to ask my
> opinion. There
> was evidence on this former Florida car of rus on the top and
> bottom of the
> front fenders and on the doors. Also the leading edge of the
> bonnet. Didn't
> see anything on the floors, but only made a cursory inspection.
> All the rust
> had been poorly bondo'd and painted over.
>
> Cracked dash top, broken windshield, Weber down draft, no OD,
> seemed to idle
> pretty well.
>
> The battery would not restart it when it stalled, so battery or
> alternator
> problem.
>
> Tappets a little noisy.
>
> The top was fair, a roll bar had been fitted, the seats had been
> cheaply
> recovered.
>
> The seller was asking $4500.00, and I suggested I would pay no more
> than
> $2500.00 and figured it would take easily another $2000 to bring it
> to decent
> rust free shape.
>
> I'm copying my friend on this, so let us know the list's opinion,
> and if
> anyone else has a decent deal on a decent driver, his son is
> interested.
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