Buying Nonrunning 1964 ford?
I have been wanting to buy a 1965 Ford Thunderbird, but I'm on a budget of $2000 for it. I found one that looks ok on the out and inside, but the owner says that a man that was renting from them and got mad and cut the spark plug wires. I think this seems pretty fishy to me… Hbu?
For a 50 year old car don't expect much.
plan an investing $10,000 to $ 30,000 to get it running good
Ask for a lower price
I'm no mechanic but spark plug wires would seem to be a fairly simple thing to replace. Are you expecting this car to be running? Take it to a mechanic before buying it.
When you buy a non-running car, always expect the worst. Especially one that is that old. The plug wires might be cut, but that doesn't mean the car could easily have other mechanical issues like transmission or compression issues. Expect to put quite a bit of money into this car. The best advice would be to bring along someone who knows cars and have them bring a set of plug wires with them. It won't take long to install, and then see if you can get the car running. Just getting it started and running around the block will answer many questions.
Take your $2000, put it in a savings account. Once you have $5000-$10000 more saved up, you will have enough to make a $2000 car roadworthy. Expect to replace the brakes, tires, air, fuel, oil filters, distributor, plus a full tune up and service, if the engine isn't toast…
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