Hi stu,
I cant answer the $$Q's but if the engine ran when it went into hibernation
then it should still. A few years back I bought a morris minor that had
spent 15 years or so in the garage. Took about 15 mins to get it to run and
that was with the 15 year old fuel it had in it!
Just chack and top up the oil and crank it with the ignition off first to
get the oil to the top as she'll be pretty dry above the sump. Good luck. I
hope she's the one for you.
Andy
>From: Stuart Jones <stu@carolina.rr.com>
>Reply-To: Stuart Jones <stu@carolina.rr.com>
>To: Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Subject: A Hello, and some ???s
>Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1999 22:46:59 -0400
>
>Greetings all-
>
>My name is Stu, and I'm a LBCaholic. I've been a fan of
>LBCs, especially Bugeye Sprites, for as long as I can
>remember. As yet, I don't have an LBC of my own, but that
>will not be the case for very long. I've been considering
>finding a Bugeye to join (or, hopefully, replace) my Miata
>for a couple of months now. My father called me today and
>said that a good friend of his has a Bugeye, and that after
>seeing the care with which I treat my Miata, his friend
>would rather see the Bugeye living in the care of a real
>enthusiast for the type rather than sitting in storage.
>So, it looks like I'm finally going to have my own LBC.
>
>I have a couple of questions for the list wisdom, but I
>need to preface them with what little I know about the
>car right now:
>
>* it is definitely a Bugeye, either a '59 or '60. The guy
>doesn't really remember which.
>
>* it is partially basket-cased. AFAIK, the bonnet is
>present, but off of the car. The top fabric will probably
>need replacement, but the car is said to be in otherwise
>good condition with little rust. I know, I know, you've
>all probably heard /that/ story a thousand times. As the
>owner is a close friend of the family, though, and fairly
>mechanically inclined, I don't view this with too much
>skepticism.
>
>* when it was put into storage (don't remember how long
>my dad said it'd been in), the engine still ran fine. No
>guarantees whether or not it is still a viable mill.
>
>The owner isn't interested in making money on the car; he
>just wants it to go to a good home at a fair price. If
>that price is the cost of trailering it home, that's fine
>with him. Hopefully, I'll be able to see the car next week
>so that I can make a decision on whether or not this is the
>one for me.
>
>So then, my questions:
>
>1) Assuming that the car is in good condition, as described,
>and the engine runs, what /is/ a fair price for this?
>
>2) If the car is fairly cancer-free, but doesn't run, what
>then?
>
>I'd appreciate any thoughts you all might have.. Whether or
>not this is the one, I can't /wait/ to have a Spridget of my
>own!
>
>-Stu
>
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