Advise on buying a car without seeing it in person.

[DAVESVT2000]

The correct name of the color is strawberry red metallic clear coat.

Nice looking car but with a repaint and motor work I would definitely want to see it in person, vs an original unmodified car.

 

[apex svt]

I hired a professional private transporter. He inspected the car reported back then delivered from Nashville to Chicago $500. The car that got dropped before mine was a gallardo. Honestly couldn’t be happier.

 

[Bdubbs]

That listing says (Sold) at the top

That's from the guy he bought it from...

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[98 svt]

I'm seeing this guy trying to just do a quick flip. I'd keep searching.

 

[Bdubbs]

I'm seeing this guy trying to just do a quick flip. I'd keep searching.

Agreed.

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[ford fanatic]

That's from the guy he bought it from...

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That strawberry coupe had been for sale for a while, there may be good reason for that...

 

[98 svt]

No love for the 4 eyes, Dubbs? I'd love a 79-82 or 85-86 coupe. Maybe T-top even. My first car was an '81 with T-tops (200ci straight 6, with a 4 speed) and I loved that car.

 

[ford fanatic]

No love for the 4 eyes, Dubbs? I'd love a 79-82 or 85-86 coupe. Maybe T-top even. My first car was an '81 with T-tops (200ci straight 6, with a 4 speed) and I loved that car.

You and me both, my first mustang I drove to high school back in 1988, it only had 30K miles in this picture. I'd love to have it back...

 

[BlckBox04]

those headlight and fog light covers, yuck

 

[ford fanatic]

those headlight and fog light covers, yuck

It was 1988, and I was 16....I wouldn't have any of that stuff on there now lol.

 

[BlckBox04]

It was 1988, and I was 16....I wouldn't have them on there now lol.

thank the lord lol

 

[GodStang]

I had a nice gentleman on this site go look at a car for me. He took tons of pictures and videos and gave me a full description. He was 100% spot on. If it is a car you just have to have and don't have the $1K to drop to go look at it then see if you can find a trust worthy person in the area to go look at it and give you a review and then go from there.

I have bought 3 cars sight unseen and all three were exactly as described because we communicated. Videos and Facetime do wonders. Asking for follow up pics of certain areas all help.

 

[Bdubbs]

I like the interior better on the 87-93 model. Car just arrived at his place. He gave me his number.

And the 4 eye he's selling.

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[98 svt]

I wanna see more of the 4 eye. You can always swap interior

 

[Bdubbs]

That strawberry coupe had been for sale for a while, there may be good reason for that...

This one is electric red. Guy I'm talking to is 3rd owner. First owner had it for 21 years.

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[Bdubbs]

I wanna see more of the 4 eye. You can always swap interior

It's sold already, who knows it's going on the trailer. So someone else bought it from a distance away.

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[oldstv]

I would have missed out on some nice cars over the years if I was afraid to buy sight unseen.
Learn what questions to ask, listen to what is being said, get lots of pictures, ask to speak to previous owners, get an inspector to go look at the car if you are still not comfortable, get a video, watch for a magnet test to look for repairs, etc, etc.
Some times a car with a story is just that. It doesn't mean that there are issues with it, you can usually figure out the truth by listening.
I recently bought a car and shortly after it got here a car that I have been chasing for sometime became available. So, sometimes that kind of stuff does happen but you should be able to figure all that out with some good communication.

 

[oldstv]

How much were they asking for it?

 

[jmsa540]

Sorry...but this is the second thread ive seen with the word "advise".

It's "advice", not "advise".

Advice is asking for someones opinion or knowledge on a situation.

Advise is asking someone to pretty much tell you what should be done in a situatio .

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[98 svt]

Advise is asking someone to pretty much tell you what should be done in a situatio .

Sorry....but it's "situation", not "situatio"