75 test drive

["jsadowski" <jsadowski@xxxxxxx>]

It sounded pretty good till you got to the rust part. Anyone thats had rust repaired knows its often worse then it appears once you get things appart. I'm wondering why someone put air shocks on a low mieage car. Is he the original owner?

   I would think $2000 would be the top offer given the rust problem.

John

----- Original Message -----

From: clay-deb

To: IML

Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 5:51 AM

Subject: IML: 75 test drive

A happy memorial day to everyone
  I would like an opinion as to the worth of a 75 Crown Coupe I am thinking
of buying.

 The good is that it has 48,000 miles. The owner claims it is actual, and
the overall condition of the car seems to support the claim.  Very nice
leather interior with minor cracking on the drivers side seat. All gages,
radio , lights , seats and windows function. The car drives down the road
well with surprising pep.  The four wheel disc brakes stopped the car with
little effort.

The bad about the car is that the air conditioning is not working. The owner
said the compressor is shot and needs to be replaced. The engine also had a
somewhat loud  "ticking" noise that I thought sounded like a lifter. There
was an exhaust leak some where under the hood.  The owner also told me that
the rear air shocks needed replacing as they didn't hold air anymore . would
these shocks be available anymore?

The ugly about the car would have to be the body. Though not a rust bucket
by Minnesota standards , there was bubbling starting around the wheel wells
, and underneath the doors.  The paint ,though scratched in spots looked to
be original.

The seller of this car is asking $3000 or best offer.  I told him I would
sleep on it and get back to him .
 Given my brief description ,  would anyone care to venture what would be a
reasonable offer?.

                                                 Clay Smith
                                                 67 Crown Coupe



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