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So i was slumming around craigslist looking at old beaters and a 1977 maverick pops up for 400 dollars of course i know nothing of vehicles and i saw this http://maine.craigslist.org/cto/5314077407.html Now should i actually buy this or avoid this ? Any advice would be great *This is ment to be a hobby car as i already have a reliable truck for regular driving
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Nov 24, 2015 17:58
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Definitely buy it.
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Nov 24, 2015 18:08
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I'd bet money you can fit your head through the rust hole in the floorpan. Looking at the area around the headlight and the bottom of the driver's door, i would think one good speedbump and that car will fold in half.
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Nov 24, 2015 18:20
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What other car are you going to get for $400 whose interior is a 7 out of 10? And a 70s interior at that. Probably got a big bench seat. You can just park that in the backyard while you pretend you're working on it, and go out to the car to have a smoke and listen to the radio when the kids are making a racket. If your old lady's down with it she might even let you ball her in the back seat like old times. Just know ahead of time you can't just rock any goddamn bullshit ratty white wife-beater with it. You're gonna have to get some of that puke-green flannel to go with your good times go-kart.
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Nov 24, 2015 18:33
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I'm going to be the one going with him to look at it so wish him luck 
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Nov 24, 2015 18:39
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Sandbagger SA posted:I'm going to be the one going with him to look at it so wish him luck Bonus points for a picture of you two flintstoning it home.
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Nov 24, 2015 18:46
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Powershift posted:Bonus points for a picture of you two flintstoning it home. He'll have the honor. I'll be driving behind him.
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Nov 24, 2015 18:52
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Powershift posted:Bonus points for a picture of you two flintstoning it home. Ill take some photos when i get there , apparently the guy selling has bin in the hospital for like 3 weeks with a collapsed lung or poo poo so im hoping to see a man in a iron lug being wheeled about
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Nov 24, 2015 19:18
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If it has holes in the floor just steal a street sign or two and slip them under the floor mats.
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Nov 24, 2015 19:24
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Update: Good: The floor was solid (from underneath no less) and I was surprised. The interior was actually not bad I could barely see under it to see the frame rails and the suspension mounts but I nothing looked horribly rotted. Bad There was at least one flat tire Owner hadn't told us beforehand that it hadn't been started in at least two years. WTF The hood was mysteriously not bolted on though the mounting brackets and the bolts were present. The owner offered to let us borrow his car dolly to bring it back. I suggested that OP take a pass based on it not being immediately drivable and him being new to terrible car projects.
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Nov 25, 2015 13:21
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