<VV> Tale of woe -- still looking for a good car

[Eric S. Eberhard]

So I won a nice little 62 Coupe on ebay.  All original, low miles, 
one owner, excellent shape except for the ugly seat 
covers.  Advertised as a daily driver.  The price was OK, not cheap, 
not expensive.

I won it on Friday, and I don't like to pay anything until I see the 
car.  So Sunday I started out with a friend on the 500 mile drive, 
trailer in tow and cash in hand, to pick up the car.

Wow!  Quite a car.  I cannot believe anyone could that cleverly take 
pictures of a car and avoid the obvious flaws.  I don't have the time 
to give a complete list but:
RUSTY everywhere.  Very poor and old repaint over rust. Respray over 
everything (rubber, carpets, cardboard, whatever).  90% of all rubber 
missing (the rest was painted).  See through floors (the better to 
enjoy the view of the pavement while driving?).  He had a nice 
picture of a fair looking hubcap.  The rest were completely trashed 
and smashed.  Rear engine mount broken, shrouds missing, no engine 
compartment seals, crunchy suspension.  Dents everywhere the camera 
was not too close to in the listing.  Heater system removed (ducts in 
engine compartment, the body, and even the defroster ducts, etc.  No 
glove box.  At all.  Any empty hole.  It ran!!!!  Knocked.  Touch the 
brakes and one of the wheels (right front) had brakes.  Easy to turn 
to the right!!!!  Every piece of chrome was pitted beyond 
repair.  Not seat covers, it was a two buck re-upholstery ... they 
did not use new buns but apparently used old packing foam to cram 
under the covers, leaving bare metal bulging up the cloth.

It was so bad that if he had offered to give it to me, I would have 
refused.  SO I got to drive back 500 miles with an empty 
trailer.  Joy joy.  I have never seen a car to badly misrepresented 
as this one.  Pure JUNK. It practically screamed "RUN, DON'T WALK!"

The only thing that could have been worse would have been if I 
actually paid money for that fright pig!!!!!!  I have purchased all 
of my existing Corvairs on ebay, all pleasant experiences, so I was 
not prepared for this at all.  To really round out the day, he was 
mad at ME!!!!  After I drove 1,000 miles round trip for no reason.  I 
could see him not noticing a few things (his excuse was he was not 
Corvair expert) but the missing glove box with old ducting and wiring 
hanging down, the bad brakes, and the see through floors are really 
hard to miss, even for non-experts!

Still looking ...

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My younger brother Martin has started a very serious car company.  A 
hot rod (very fast) electric roadster is the first offering.  The 
chassis is built by Lotus to their specs.  Check it 
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