Need help choosing an 86

[Mux213]

Hey Fly,

As for mileage, think of it this way, if you buy a 24 year old car with 50.000 miles on the odo, you might think you'll be buying a steal...
But if that car has been standing still for the past 5 or 10 years, or has hardly been driven, you'll probably find the car looks great, but will give you serious problems in the long run.

I know a chap that bought a DeLorean with 1.000 miles on the odo. The car had been driven from the dealership and basically was stored since.
When he bought it he bought it to drive it atleast weekly, the first thing he had to do is pull the engine, replace all gaskets and such, basically an intire rebuild, and then he could finally drive the car. Thats an extreme example but it gives you an idea what I'm talking about.

Anyways, for a 24 year old car, mileage sais nothing. A 200.000 mile car could easily be in better condition then a 100.000 mile car if proper maintenance was always done on it and the engine at some point may have had some work done on it.

So, if you're unsure about this car, there is only one way to go, visit the owner, take the car for a spin, if the driveline feels good, and the engine feels good, and there are no visible signs of leakage, bad exhaust or anything like that, you've probably got a winner.

And if the engine does break down, 4AGs are easy to replace.. I'd be way more worried about the bodywork and any rust you'll need to treat...