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| Geo garaged for 7 years. Should I buy it? | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jan 6 2014, 12:36 AM (1,725 Views) | |
| georandy | Jan 6 2014, 08:10 PM Post #16 |
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| GeoStalker | Jan 6 2014, 09:14 PM Post #17 |
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"Chicks dig me and guys think I'm cool."
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How close is this one to you? 98 Chevy Metro |
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| Way | Jan 7 2014, 01:50 AM Post #18 |
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I would add one more item: Bearings in the transmission. Ask me how I know... If it's been sitting that long, oil has settled at the lowest parts of the engine, transmission. Any surfaces above the oil level will have long ago lost their protective film (the oil will have drained off them) and are subject to condensation, ie rust. When you go take a look at it, try to get some pics of the frame horns. Look at all openings in the car, exhaust, air filter, intake and inside the cowl by the wipers, looking for leaves, things rodents might have dragged with them. Pics will help folks here give you an idea if it's worth buying. I'm from the rust belt. A car like that would definitely turn heads, especially when gas spikes again. (It always does). KBB means little in a seller's market which is what the Geo market is at this point. But don't tell the seller that though it sounds as if they may already know. One point you can talk them down on is explaining that the engine/trans is probably going to have to be rebuilt simply because of the time has sat. I don't know as a compression test would be a good idea at this point, certainly not a dry one. Perhaps spray some storage oil in there (or fogging oil as some call it) and crank it slowly by hand if they're cool with that, just to get a little lubricant in there. Maybe even the transmission too since if you do buy it you're going to be changing out the fluids anyway. A car that's been sitting like that is always going to have problems. If it's a moist area, there are going to be more. It is definitely a project car though and most likely not something you're going to be able to use as a daily driver, right off the bat. You can try but it's only a matter of time before the wakened gremlins start working their magic. I was in the same position you're in several years back. My 96 Geo sat in a barn for ten years and had 987 miles on the odometer. It was originally bought as a rebuildable salvage, and actually was two cars, the nose and rear, both bought together. The guy worked at Solectria, was going to make it a solar car, left the company, put the car in the barn and got sick of looking at it. The motor was ok, but like I said, my trans spun a bearing and destroyed it. I also had to flush out the heater core as the coolant basically gelled from sitting. Welcome to the forum too. |
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| Rondawg | Jan 7 2014, 11:30 AM Post #19 |
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You might have found yourself a real jem! Sure lots of things could need attention, but IMO some fresh gas and a good battery COULD be all it needs to fire up and be purring. First off on general principle I would not pay asking price. Pull the plugs and squirt in a bit of oil in the cylinders before cranking if it has not been started in a long time. Bring a syphone hose and a couple gas cans to get some fresh gas inthe tank. Hopefully it has not been sitting with the e-brake on cuz If so that might be stuck. Check it out.....take some photos and keep us posted! |
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| punkozuna | Jan 7 2014, 10:00 PM Post #20 |
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Is the car registration up to date or has it been properly non-op'd with the DMV? California is (or at least used to be) really tough on expired registration cars. If the cars registration expired 7 years ago, you may owe all seven years back registration plus a 50% penalty. I hope it's changed since I left but you used to find screaming deals on cars that had sat for a few years because nobody wants to pay the back registration on the car. At least find out before buying it. You can use it as a negotiating point. |
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