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Seeking a roadmaster estate wagon, need hints, tips and what to look for and where to find a good one for a fair price..
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<blockquote data-quote="billmorrow" data-source="post: 368168" data-attributes="member: 63064"><p>hello again..</p><p>and thanks for the ideas..</p><p>i DO drive real detroit steel.. my '59 caddy convertible and my '70 eldorado.. the hoods are so heavy i could not lift either the first time i tried.. had to build up to it..</p><p>either of these cars would plow through most any current car..</p><p>got tired of mercedes.. my SL600 had the top hydraulic cylinders leak.. huge job i did myself.. had to, the cost for a dealer would have been $10k..</p><p>my current SL55 had the top latch cylinder leak.. fluid all over the car.. did that one myself too.. left me with a bad taste for these cars..</p><p>i have an '01 S600 V12, wonderful car when it all works.. near as i can tell there is a leak between 10 & 12.. either head gasket, stretched head bolts (common on these V12's i am told), cracked head or block.. most likely the gasket or bolts.. car is worth, running, $3500.. repairs on the engine would go $3k or more..</p><p>THEN a rear strut started leaking.. those are $600 parts, several hours labor.. so that car is probably going to the crusher..</p><p>not even worth parting it out since there are so many of that series with similar issues..</p><p></p><p>can't do all the inspection you mention long distance..</p><p>the wife likes the buicks, she had one in the '60's she drove from texas to the SF bay area.. it was an easy sell..</p><p>the rust comes on cars from the rust belt.. i.e. any northern state that uses salt on their roads in the winter..</p><p>i don't think these sellers will lift the carpets.. it looks to be screwed in place by the door trim plates..</p><p>but i have a lot of pix on my iphone that shows SOME surface rust.. but for $5k to $6k for a 110k mile car thats what you get..</p><p>if she really loves this car there ARE others around.. can't check the trunk.. there is no trunk in the wagon but i guess you might have meant under the rear facing seat carpeting..?!</p><p>there is a car in washington state i think.. see link..</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/828371613/overview/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>miles are higher than some closer to me and the shipping would be about $1500..</p><p></p><p>so the search continues.. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="billmorrow, post: 368168, member: 63064"] hello again.. and thanks for the ideas.. i DO drive real detroit steel.. my '59 caddy convertible and my '70 eldorado.. the hoods are so heavy i could not lift either the first time i tried.. had to build up to it.. either of these cars would plow through most any current car.. got tired of mercedes.. my SL600 had the top hydraulic cylinders leak.. huge job i did myself.. had to, the cost for a dealer would have been $10k.. my current SL55 had the top latch cylinder leak.. fluid all over the car.. did that one myself too.. left me with a bad taste for these cars.. i have an '01 S600 V12, wonderful car when it all works.. near as i can tell there is a leak between 10 & 12.. either head gasket, stretched head bolts (common on these V12's i am told), cracked head or block.. most likely the gasket or bolts.. car is worth, running, $3500.. repairs on the engine would go $3k or more.. THEN a rear strut started leaking.. those are $600 parts, several hours labor.. so that car is probably going to the crusher.. not even worth parting it out since there are so many of that series with similar issues.. can't do all the inspection you mention long distance.. the wife likes the buicks, she had one in the '60's she drove from texas to the SF bay area.. it was an easy sell.. the rust comes on cars from the rust belt.. i.e. any northern state that uses salt on their roads in the winter.. i don't think these sellers will lift the carpets.. it looks to be screwed in place by the door trim plates.. but i have a lot of pix on my iphone that shows SOME surface rust.. but for $5k to $6k for a 110k mile car thats what you get.. if she really loves this car there ARE others around.. can't check the trunk.. there is no trunk in the wagon but i guess you might have meant under the rear facing seat carpeting..?! there is a car in washington state i think.. see link.. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/828371613/overview/[/URL] miles are higher than some closer to me and the shipping would be about $1500.. so the search continues.. :) [/QUOTE]
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