Riceroni
Probationary Member
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- Jan 1, 2019
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AMITYVILLE,
New_York
Hey everyone,
I’m a total newbie to all things project car related, but I’m thinking about finally committing to a first go. For months I’ve been seeing an eclipse parked in a driveway near my girlfriend’s house, and recently went over to ask if it was for sale.
Turns out it is, for $1000, and it’s a 97 GST. The guy I spoke to said his brother is a mechanic and bought it a few years ago to fix up. He was daily driving it until he moved to Texas a few years ago (I’m in NY.) It’s been sitting for a while but the guy said he starts it now and again (last time was like a month ago). Odometer says about 118k miles. He gave it a jump and it started up pretty easily and moved it back and forth in the driveway.
I asked about leaks, said there was a small one around the head gasket. To my rookie senses it seems to be a healthy engine that would just need routine maintenance for a car of this age.
The exterior is pretty beat, no dents I saw but the paint is stripping, a spot of rust around the rear window, needs brakes, rotors, tires.
My plan with this car is to do as much as I can myself. Outside of replacing wear items/seals on the engine, I’d like to make it look presentable and down the road perhaps start tinkering with the engine. Would $1k for this be reasonable?
I’m a total newbie to all things project car related, but I’m thinking about finally committing to a first go. For months I’ve been seeing an eclipse parked in a driveway near my girlfriend’s house, and recently went over to ask if it was for sale.
Turns out it is, for $1000, and it’s a 97 GST. The guy I spoke to said his brother is a mechanic and bought it a few years ago to fix up. He was daily driving it until he moved to Texas a few years ago (I’m in NY.) It’s been sitting for a while but the guy said he starts it now and again (last time was like a month ago). Odometer says about 118k miles. He gave it a jump and it started up pretty easily and moved it back and forth in the driveway.
I asked about leaks, said there was a small one around the head gasket. To my rookie senses it seems to be a healthy engine that would just need routine maintenance for a car of this age.
The exterior is pretty beat, no dents I saw but the paint is stripping, a spot of rust around the rear window, needs brakes, rotors, tires.
My plan with this car is to do as much as I can myself. Outside of replacing wear items/seals on the engine, I’d like to make it look presentable and down the road perhaps start tinkering with the engine. Would $1k for this be reasonable?