I am looking at purchasing a 1996 Buick Century Special/Custom/LTD with just over 104,000 miles. Body is in good shape as well as the interior. Only known problem to me is head gasket is blown. Seller wants $600 obo after putting new tires on just before the gasket blew. What should I consider before purchasing and what do you think a fair price would be?
2007-05-15 02:55:20 · 4 answers · asked by psych0s3m4tic 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
the problem is, the car is not driveable, and I have no means of moving it unless I have it towed or rent a tow dolly. So to move it to a repair shop would require extra money when I am tryin to keep costs as low as possible.
2007-05-15 03:19:15 · update #1
If I had the money to buy a "new" car, I would. So unless someone is going to donate 10g to my bank account for me to purchase a car, thats really not an option.
2007-05-15 04:21:19 · update #2
There is more to it than fixing the head gasket. If the car was driven with the HG problem, there will be contamination of fluids, a potentially overheated engine, and a list of other cascade events. This could cost alot of money and keep the car in the shop instea dof your driveway.
Look for a well maintained early to mid 90's Toyota Paseo/Corolla, Nissan Sentra, or for big cars, a Lincoln (bad mpg but cheap). I see these for under $2000 all the time. Good maint and records to prove it mean more to me than mileage.
2007-05-15 05:08:55 · answer #1 · answered by jimboni 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not, to be honest. Where are you getting the films? From a copyrighted source. (For instance, did you know that every single thing about the Super Bowl is copyrighted? You can't use any portion of it -- commentary, video, audio, etc. -- for anything without getting permission from the NFL.) If this copyrighted source is some organization like the NFL, they definitely aren't going to permit you to use any portion of it. If you were out there and videotaped it yourself, that's another story.
2016-05-18 06:48:14 · answer #2 · answered by leonor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It needs to go in to a competent repair shop for their opinion before buying. You can expect to pay but it is money well spent if it saves you from buying junk. Also ask the repair shop if the inspection fee will be waived if you bring the car to them for the repair.
2007-05-15 03:04:59 · answer #3 · answered by K R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
would lessen the hassle and buy a new car with a warranty, sorry, the mileage would be enough for me not to buy it, and they are trying to make the newer cars gas efficient, don't buy another person's headache
2007-05-15 04:13:53 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋