Originally Posted by NC TRACKRAT

Say it would cost you $50k to buy a comparable 30k mi. C2S in pristine shape. Say it would cost you $10k to bring this one up to that level. Your offer should be $10k + $5k=$15k off $50k or $35k. The $5k is your "pad" for going through the aggrevation and risk. You can modify these numbers any way you want but always factor in the "pad". Otherwise, why bother? Just go buy the pristine example.

Originally Posted by DesertBighorn

Too much risk for me. I saw enough wrong that I didn't want to deal with it. And honest enough that I couldn't claim it to be pristine $50k car with a good history afterwards.....