sent pm with vin

 

is savanah confirmed. TY

 

You're welcome.

 

No paper tag on the underside of the front hood???

 

haven't seen the car yet getting ppi first friday then going to see it saturday and hopefully pick it up

 

also what came with the car?
what I know
-2 keys
-manual
-service book
-tool kit and what is in it?

 

make sure the radio codes are included as well.

 

ok yes will do hate those anti theft stuff. only gives the owner problems lol

 

Use to live in next town over from Amherst. Is it a Rennlister selling? Also, who is doing the PPI around there for you?

 

If you need a ride or someone to come along you got my number, I might be shipping the wife off for the weekend so might be free

 

Precision imports is doing the ppi. Hey bloc Ty but wife is driving up with me. Maybe i will drive to see you Sunday

 

well not looking good

-tranny hard to get into third gear
-alt bearing shot needs new alt
-pulsation in brakes probably from sitting for 4 months but no way to know for sure unless driven more miles
-clutch grabbing high but is original clutch with 42k miles

thoughts? major concern is the tranny

 

Second gear pop out is a more common problem. This sounds like perhaps a misaligned shifter or cables. Is it an OEM shifter?

Alt...no big deal.

Possible pad transfer to rotors from washing and storage? I doubt the rotors are warped, but that can be easily measured with a wheel off (dial indicator)

clutch: replace slave and accumulator, simple fix. Also a good time to flush the entire brake/clutch fluid system out as well.

Perhaps maintenance flags, but not a red flag IMHO. Easily negotiable on pricing.

 

spoke to Stan at gbox tranny in CO and he said actually very common for synchros to get worn if car was driven hard. Misshifted. Can be fixed for a round 2400 bucks then 6 hours to take out of car.

think I will pass

 

I think that passing is a good idea. They are trying to sell the car for top dollar, and these are not simple problems. Yes, they can all be easily fixed, but why pay so much for a car when you have to put thousands into it to make it right. The tranny is $2400, the clutch accumulator and slave is another $2,500, brakes - it sounds to me like they need replacing, I don't know what kind of pad transfer there would be if the car was sitting idle, there is no contact between pads and rotors. Alternator, sure, it's an easy fix, but that's another multiple hundreds down the toilet.

My suggestion - Walk fast in the opposite direction. Never get emotionally involved in a car that you are sending for a PPI. You need to make a rational decision based on what the car needs. Your PPI was money well spent. Say thanks to the mechanic, and start looking for another one.

larry