DuoWing Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Alright, I figured you guys have seen it all. I bid on a late 260Z on ebay really close to me. I put a bid on it before I saw it. Surprisingly it was a winning bid. Anyway I went and looked at the car, haven't picked it up yet. In the next day or so I'm going to go tow it back. Anyway looking at it the car seems like it's in great shape. The current owner got it from North Carolina. The spare tire well was super clean, the inner and lower edges of the quarter panels were all in great shape, bottoms of doors were all really good, the frame rails at least in the engine bay looked good. The battery tray was ridiculously clean. Just a tad of surface rust. That area around the back hatch that is usually never in great shape was really clean, and the whole area around the taillights was good. I didn't pull up the floor mats to check the pans. The driver's rocker had a little bit of rust, but it wasn't bad. Anyway I looked under the car and I couldn't tell if the driver's rail was in bad shape or if it just looked bad because of the old undercoating flaking away. I grabbed two pics real quick that could have come out better. Oh also the car is the original bronze color which makes it harder to tell. What do you guys think? It's hard to say, but seeing as the rest of the car was in such great shape it seems like this really shouldn't be too bad of condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue72 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Can't see too much, but from the two pictures the rail looks a little beat up and it's got some rust holes, but nothing too serious. If that's the worst of it you probably got lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forchunet Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I wouldn't be worrying about that too much... It's definitely fixable if it is rusted through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddmanout84 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Peel that rubber insulation crap off your floorboards... Rust likes to hide there, and you'd best catch it quick and kill it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuoWing Posted January 22, 2009 Author Share Posted January 22, 2009 What doesn't help is my camera. It was dark so I had the flash along with a different color setting, so it adds more shadow so it's harder to tell. I'll be going to go pickup the car Friday so I'll be able to get a better look at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forchunet Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Bring a screwdriver and tap on the frame rails. If anything that used to be metal falls of or pries open tell the PO and use that as a bartering point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daeron Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 how much??? Whats the interior like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuoWing Posted January 25, 2009 Author Share Posted January 25, 2009 Interior was in pretty good shape. Anyway it doesn't matter now, the owner and I came to an agreement and I ended up not buying the car. I lost money on having to pay the listing fees, but it was better off in the end. I know it's probably not a terribly hard thing to fix, but I don't have a welder or know how to weld. I'm sure I could get the mechanic I know to do it, but it's more money into something that I'd like to not have to worry about right away. Auction ended at $2500. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ej20_ftw Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Interior was in pretty good shape. Anyway it doesn't matter now, the owner and I came to an agreement and I ended up not buying the car. I lost money on having to pay the listing fees, but it was better off in the end. I know it's probably not a terribly hard thing to fix, but I don't have a welder or know how to weld. I'm sure I could get the mechanic I know to do it, but it's more money into something that I'd like to not have to worry about right away. Auction ended at $2500. The frame rail doesn't look that bad. What's wrong with the car (beside the frame rail)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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