i am new here and have a few q's?

on my 85qv the mirrors are rectangular both on each door at the base in the front there is a insert that comes off at that point a hex screw can be tighten so the mirror won't move when you close the door,as for the other car have you decided to look else where for another car,run away from this one,unless you need this one for parts

 

80-81 had one retangular

most of the 82's did too

 

Welcome to FChat. You've received expert advice here. Don't buy this car, unless its nearly free and you plan to sell the parts.

The engine bay alone is a scary mess.

 

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VERY early 80's had one oval

 

Looks like the original poster didn't like our advice---no response. He did say he was going to buy. Maybe the deal is already done.

Dave

 

Let's hope he's a skilled restorer like Newman. And has a lot of tools and time.

 

I sure hope he didn't. But if he did, I hope he has lots of time, money and skills/resources. Ouch...

 

maybe he'll be like jon on the 246 dino site, but I dought he's got that much money or time,but who knows maybe we'll start see parts sold on this site..............lol........door.$5.........head light.....$4..............torn seat......$7.....I can see it now......if you read the first line in his thread,he says "I'm about to get a new toy"..........what about a new headache that woun't go away?.......good luck ceedee

 

I would sit down and caculate all of the obvious costs [major service, leather replacement, rust issues, etc] and see what it adds up to. I would stay away from this car if it bumps 20K total leaving 5-10K for unforseen. This car looks like a nightmare if you don't have deep pockets or mechanical skills and lots of time.

 

At 5K, I'm sure it could be parted out for a profit but I would wager it would cost at least 30K just to get to decent driver status.

Dave

 

As I said 20K plus 5-10 K for unforseens = 30K

 

treat that car like the clap........... prevention is better than the cure .............

 

I don't see any parts that I need, do you desire308,I think if we list the things we need then ceedee will know how to contact us when hes ready to part the car out

 

just love the expression 'parting a car out' we poms call it 'breaking'! kinda harsh really

 

whats your take on the car jeff,would you buy or walk away

 

That's good Gives you great leverage on the purchase.

 

You can spend time or you can spend money. Give then a really cheap "since it's obviously broken" price, and then take your time to tear it apart and work on it. You'll end up knowing more about the car than 95% of other owners.

Not every Ferrari can be a Platinum concourse winner, but there's a lot of fun in a driver.

 

Absolutely! My late father said it best when he told me, "You're not a car collector. You're a car enthusiast. Go drive your car..." This car will obviously need a bunch of work, but if you're willing to invest the time, money and get it uber-cheap, it could be an adventure. Otherwise, just get yourself a well sorted car with higher miles for mid $20K and start enjoying right away. Personally, I would encourage you to go with the latter as Ferrari parts could really hurt the pocket book and, unless you're really devoted to the pursuit of putting this car together, it's easy to lose momentum on such a large project.

 

RUN RUN RUN!! Having gone through the drama of restoring an older Ferrari I'd not recommend it!

 

I have never seen so much rust in an engine compartment. How do we know that this car wasn't underwater for real, with all the floods/hurricanes in 2004 and 2005?

 

I bought a car in Corpus Christi, TX once that had a thin layer of rust on some compartment parts but nothing like this car. You may be able to remove the top layer of rust, but the corosion remains. I've never seen so rusty an engine compartment either and that would make me very fearful of what I can't see.

Dave

 

If you really want this car ceedee, go get the car we'll see you in another thread asking us on how to fix or replace things and where you can get parts