rebuilt

[zhead240]

i'm going to look at a zed tomorrow.the guy says it has 2 miles on rebuilt engine.this guy buys and sells cars and has his own mechanic work on them.( therefore documentation suspect)is there anyway i can look in the engine bay to tell if he has done the work he claims?i know he bought the zed two months ago for $2300 (on ebay) and wants $6500.the p o claims rebuilt when he bought it and it sat in storage for 5+ years.also what to look out for in a car that's sat for 5 years? thankyou very much-zhead240

[zhead240]

just got back from looking at thishttp://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2489755431&rd=1

which is now thishttp://www.trader.ca/Search/Details.asp?mknm=702&Region=&subcategory=&CAT=1

for no rust i found some right away under the battery and on the frame rail, although it seem to be only surface rust.all original but it had a vented hood (what year did these appear?) bare metal restore job 5 years ago and stored since had over spray on weather stripping. runs and drives exc., wouldn't run because needed carbs tuned,i drove 3 hours and he was in a hurry to go somewhere. car was in pretty good shape though but paint was 6 or 7 out of 10. minor bubbleing, driver door wouldn't shut.the kicker was the door tag or door jam i d tag.went to check vin #on dash with # on door jam and the tag had been removed and screwed back on, not even using the same rivet holes. the door #'s were illegable and obscured.( could only identify a 3) i asked about this and got no answer,just that he had all the papers for the zed from way back to origanal owner.any reason for removing this tag at all??? this puts up a red flag for me.asked if price was negotiable and he got kinda mad.this zed is more of a daily driver and i think i'll wait for something better maybe. also ,he has b o over $6500, why would anyone offer more than the asking price anyways?

[zhead240]

don't know why link didn't link. i'll try to fix it

[zhead240]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2489755431&rd=1

http://www.trader.ca/Search/Details.asp?mknm=702&Region=&subcategory=&CAT=1

[sblake01]

The auction ended today and the winner got it for $2331. At that price I would have taken it.