xSerkiit
I'm looking into buying a car that runs fairly well, but needs simply some bodywork and TLC to sort of restore. How would I go about finding a car in this certain condition ? All the car classifieds have already restored cars, so that's really no help . Any recommendations ? 10 points FBA
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Hi xSerkiit!
It depends on what kind of car your looking to work on. Late 60's or early 70's muscle cars like Camaros or Mustangs will be few and far between in that sort of condition but not impossible to find, they're just going to be expensive and require a lot of leg work to track down....be prepared to travel on short notice!
Keep looking in every classified you can get your eyes on, even ones from outlying cities nearby. You have to be quick to find the car you want because there's a ton of other people looking too, and if your not in a position to drop what ever your doing (like work) and drive 100mi to go look at a potential project....your not going to score.
The people who get these kind of cars are the ones who stand and wait by the news stand for the latest classifieds to be delivered and immediatley start calling people, when they're not doing that they're scouring Craigslist or going to Estate sales.
Also go find your nearest auto auction. You can find ALL kinds of cars for sale there.
Another thing to do is to call up the people who have these restored cars for sale and ask them if they know of any project vehicles like what your looking for....or cruise by your local auto repair
shops and ask them if they have any cars "out back" that someone may have ditched because they couldn't afford to fix them. Sometimes you can score a car for just whatever the repair bill was.
While your doing all this, you should also be driving around out in the countryside and looking in and around outbuildings and barns for derelict cars, although these often need more than just some TLC you can usually get them for a song.
Constantly keep asking everyone you meet that deals with cars if they know of anything like what you want, leave your name and number with them and ask them to call you if they come across one.
Tell them it's worth $50 as a finders fee.
In general, the newer the car the more likely you'll find one in a virgin(unrestored)and good condition, what we in the business call a "creampuff". ;)
If your just looking for a cool car to tinker with try looking for these:
Late 70's to 80's Datsun\Nissan 280Z's. There's still a lot of them out there, they're cool looking and they're cheap! Parts are still available too and they're not hard to work on if you have a good manual.
Late 70's to early 80's Corvettes. No they're not the most popular vettes or the most powerful but it's still a corvette and you can score one for a couple grand.
Stay away from these though:
European imports like Triumphs, MG's(anything built in England for that matter), Fiat's, Renault's, Peugot's etc. These cars are crap and often a bitch to get the correct parts for which are always expensive. You'll find yourself constantly struggling to keep them operating.
My GF just sold her ex's loaded 95' Pontiac Firebird with T-tops, high output fuel injected 350 and 5 speed for $800. It had a blown head gasket and had been sitting for several years but only had 50k original miles on it!
Good Luck ;)
Hi xSerkiit!
It depends on what kind of car your looking to work on. Late 60's or early 70's muscle cars like Camaros or Mustangs will be few and far between in that sort of condition but not impossible to find, they're just going to be expensive and require a lot of leg work to track down....be prepared to travel on short notice!
Keep looking in every classified you can get your eyes on, even ones from outlying cities nearby. You have to be quick to find the car you want because there's a ton of other people looking too, and if your not in a position to drop what ever your doing (like work) and drive 100mi to go look at a potential project....your not going to score.
The people who get these kind of cars are the ones who stand and wait by the news stand for the latest classifieds to be delivered and immediatley start calling people, when they're not doing that they're scouring Craigslist or going to Estate sales.
Also go find your nearest auto auction. You can find ALL kinds of cars for sale there.
Another thing to do is to call up the people who have these restored cars for sale and ask them if they know of any project vehicles like what your looking for....or cruise by your local auto repair
shops and ask them if they have any cars "out back" that someone may have ditched because they couldn't afford to fix them. Sometimes you can score a car for just whatever the repair bill was.
While your doing all this, you should also be driving around out in the countryside and looking in and around outbuildings and barns for derelict cars, although these often need more than just some TLC you can usually get them for a song.
Constantly keep asking everyone you meet that deals with cars if they know of anything like what you want, leave your name and number with them and ask them to call you if they come across one.
Tell them it's worth $50 as a finders fee.
In general, the newer the car the more likely you'll find one in a virgin(unrestored)and good condition, what we in the business call a "creampuff". ;)
If your just looking for a cool car to tinker with try looking for these:
Late 70's to 80's Datsun\Nissan 280Z's. There's still a lot of them out there, they're cool looking and they're cheap! Parts are still available too and they're not hard to work on if you have a good manual.
Late 70's to early 80's Corvettes. No they're not the most popular vettes or the most powerful but it's still a corvette and you can score one for a couple grand.
Stay away from these though:
European imports like Triumphs, MG's(anything built in England for that matter), Fiat's, Renault's, Peugot's etc. These cars are crap and often a bitch to get the correct parts for which are always expensive. You'll find yourself constantly struggling to keep them operating.
My GF just sold her ex's loaded 95' Pontiac Firebird with T-tops, high output fuel injected 350 and 5 speed for $800. It had a blown head gasket and had been sitting for several years but only had 50k original miles on it!
Good Luck ;)
Does anyone know how safe is it to go on a cruise?
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After all the viruses people got from the cruise in the past how safe is it now?
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Trust me, nobody that takes cruises wants any more bad "virus publicity." Hundreds of thousands of people crowd cruise ships every year, and virus outbreaks that appear in the news are highly isolated incidents.
It's unfortunate that bad incidents splashed by the media really overexaggerate the "unsafe factor" of so many environments. The problem is, for every one bad incident, there are literally millions of other travel plans that have gone off without a single hitch. The news just doesn't report on those ones.
Think about it...you're a lot more likely to die in a car accident than you are in a plane crash, simply because so many more people drive than fly. Yet when a plane crashes, the news is so over-hyped that it's easy to automatically assume that flying is unsafe by nature. On the other hand, how many car accident reports do you hear on the radio every single day? How many choose to personally broaden their chances for such an accident by talking on the cell phone, drinking, or inciting road rage? Yet, you rarely hear about it, except maybe one or two lines in the newspaper the next day. So people keep doing it.
You need to realize that no environment is 100% safe. Yes, you might contract a virus while on a cruise ship. Yes, you might crash if you choose to board a plane. And yes, every single day you commute to work, you might get into a car accident. And yes, a comet might strike the earth and kill everyone on the planet in 100 years.
Take your cruise and enjoy it for what it is, without worrying so much about safety. There is only so much people can do. It's questions like these which should help you realize why "urban legends" are so effective at scaring people.
Trust me, nobody that takes cruises wants any more bad "virus publicity." Hundreds of thousands of people crowd cruise ships every year, and virus outbreaks that appear in the news are highly isolated incidents.
It's unfortunate that bad incidents splashed by the media really overexaggerate the "unsafe factor" of so many environments. The problem is, for every one bad incident, there are literally millions of other travel plans that have gone off without a single hitch. The news just doesn't report on those ones.
Think about it...you're a lot more likely to die in a car accident than you are in a plane crash, simply because so many more people drive than fly. Yet when a plane crashes, the news is so over-hyped that it's easy to automatically assume that flying is unsafe by nature. On the other hand, how many car accident reports do you hear on the radio every single day? How many choose to personally broaden their chances for such an accident by talking on the cell phone, drinking, or inciting road rage? Yet, you rarely hear about it, except maybe one or two lines in the newspaper the next day. So people keep doing it.
You need to realize that no environment is 100% safe. Yes, you might contract a virus while on a cruise ship. Yes, you might crash if you choose to board a plane. And yes, every single day you commute to work, you might get into a car accident. And yes, a comet might strike the earth and kill everyone on the planet in 100 years.
Take your cruise and enjoy it for what it is, without worrying so much about safety. There is only so much people can do. It's questions like these which should help you realize why "urban legends" are so effective at scaring people.
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