BlackDeath3
New Member
Hello everybody!
Some context here: I'm a guy on a quest to buy a Terminator, and there's a good chance that the right car is going to be very far away from me. As such, I'm looking at a car at a dealership right now that I haven't yet been able to see in-person, and there's a good chance that I wouldn't until it was delivered. I had a remote PPI (think Lemon Squad - the car hasn't been on a lift in a shop or anything) done on it, and I'm hoping to get some feedback from you fine folks on your perception of the condition of the car based on some of the photos that I received from that inspection. I understand that photos only go so far, but anything you can tell me would be helpful.
Keep in mind that I've been told that this car is stock, short of an exhaust. Most of the car appears to be quite nice, but we all know that looks can be deceiving. Particularly, I'm interested in your thoughts on what appears to be some wheel camber that I'm seeing (if the car is stock, would that be damage?), some rust/corrosion levels on the undercarriage, and... well, anything else that jumps out at you as a problem that may go more than skin deep.
I don't have much mechanical experience at this point. While I don't mind learning to wrench a bit if that's what it takes to upkeep a nice Terminator, I don't want to drop thousands upon thousands of dollars on a problem car. This is a car that I plan on driving around and enjoying, but I do want it to be around (and in my garage) for quite some time - I don't want a rust bucket with structural issues.
I've wanted this since I was a teenager, and I'm so excited at the possibility of finally joining the Terminator club... but I have to know if this car is going to be more trouble than it's worth.
An Imgur link to some choice photos of what I'm talking about above:
Here's an album of the engine bay:
Here's an album of the interior:
I've also added a poll, because those are fun.
Thanks for any help that you can provide!
EDIT: Some more information that's accumulated in below posts:
Mileage: <20,000
Price: Roughly $30,000
It's worth noting that there is a short-lived, state-mandated, implied powertrain warranty effective for a couple of weeks after taking delivery that should allow time for a local inspection at either a Ford dealership or other shop, and that I would plan to get on top of that pretty quickly after delivery.
Some context here: I'm a guy on a quest to buy a Terminator, and there's a good chance that the right car is going to be very far away from me. As such, I'm looking at a car at a dealership right now that I haven't yet been able to see in-person, and there's a good chance that I wouldn't until it was delivered. I had a remote PPI (think Lemon Squad - the car hasn't been on a lift in a shop or anything) done on it, and I'm hoping to get some feedback from you fine folks on your perception of the condition of the car based on some of the photos that I received from that inspection. I understand that photos only go so far, but anything you can tell me would be helpful.
Keep in mind that I've been told that this car is stock, short of an exhaust. Most of the car appears to be quite nice, but we all know that looks can be deceiving. Particularly, I'm interested in your thoughts on what appears to be some wheel camber that I'm seeing (if the car is stock, would that be damage?), some rust/corrosion levels on the undercarriage, and... well, anything else that jumps out at you as a problem that may go more than skin deep.
I don't have much mechanical experience at this point. While I don't mind learning to wrench a bit if that's what it takes to upkeep a nice Terminator, I don't want to drop thousands upon thousands of dollars on a problem car. This is a car that I plan on driving around and enjoying, but I do want it to be around (and in my garage) for quite some time - I don't want a rust bucket with structural issues.
I've wanted this since I was a teenager, and I'm so excited at the possibility of finally joining the Terminator club... but I have to know if this car is going to be more trouble than it's worth.
An Imgur link to some choice photos of what I'm talking about above:
Here's an album of the engine bay:
Here's an album of the interior:
I've also added a poll, because those are fun.
Thanks for any help that you can provide!
EDIT: Some more information that's accumulated in below posts:
Mileage: <20,000
Price: Roughly $30,000
It's worth noting that there is a short-lived, state-mandated, implied powertrain warranty effective for a couple of weeks after taking delivery that should allow time for a local inspection at either a Ford dealership or other shop, and that I would plan to get on top of that pretty quickly after delivery.
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