I found a lady who is selling a 1976 MGB in my State, for 3500 bucks.

I want to know, from someone who knows about these cars, is this worth it? Let me describe the condition of this car, that was described to me.

The car has had an engine swap, with the current engine sitting at 20,000 miles. No leaks in the roof at all, and she said it may need brake pads for the front, because they feel like they could be better, but the car stops like it is supposed to.

Other than that, there is a few scratches in the paint here and there, and it leaks a few drops of oil each month, not enough to be concerned about.

If she is telling the truth, (I am taking a mechanic with me to look at the car before I make a decision) Do you think that this car is worth it?

I want to hear from people who know about classic cars, not the people who think just because a car is old, it is not dependable. My 1963 Chevy Pickup runs to this day on the original engine, perfectly fine, never needing anything.

If you guys know about these cars from personal experience, that would be even better!! I know they are little, ive seen a few of them in person.

Thank you so much for your time!

Hey everyone, just wanted to share my story and hope I can get something positive back.
I’m an emotional wreck right now every since Thanksgiving Day. I’m 35 and had been dating this girl all last summer and she had a little boy that I grew to love as my own. Anyway she didn’t have a job or a car was living off the government and I wanted to help pull her out of all that. Not to brag but I have a little bit of money and I bought her and her kid anything they wanted. I told her she needed to get a job even if it was at a grocery store it would be something to get her out of her apartment some. She said she can’t she don’t have a car. I’ve been into restoring and selling classic cars for 18 years I’m always buying selling and trading on used cars and motorcycles. Anyway I wanted to really do something nice for her and surprise her. I had just finished restoring an old chevy pickup and had it up for sell. Ended up having someone wanting to trade me a 2005 toyota camry for it. It was a little 4 cylinder automatic car very clean and in great shape and I thought this would be perfect for Courtney. So I traded with the man, changed the oil and checked it over then took it to her apartment. I handed her the keys and the title to the car and said here you go baby doll it’s paid for and even gave her the money to have it registered and insured. All was good for a couple week until she started calling me all the time needing gas money. I said that car gets 30 MPGs where you been going? She said just out with friends. Anyway come Thanksgiving Day she did not want me around not even to be calling her phone again I was paying for. I find out from her neighbor she had been out running around with some guy. When I ask about this she came clean and told me yeah I’ve found someone else. I feel apart and ask why baby? She explained to me how he was SOOO much better looking. I said after everything I’ve done for you and your kid your going to do me like this? She said it is what it is you can’t compete with him. I ask where dose he work? She said well hes not right now I’ve been out helping him look for a job. I said oh ok so he don’t have a job?? LONG PAUSE…. I said let me guess he don’t have his own car either that’s why you been needing all this gas money so you could run him around in the car I gave to you? She said you best leave me alone or Nick will beat your *** and trust me he can no problem.
So I’m totaly heartbroken and lost in life right now. I’ve not been out working I’ve lost the drive to get out there and do my car deals I do. Find fix sell trade. ect ect. I’ve been trying to get a engine in a Trans Am for 2 weeks now can’t stay focused on what I’m doing for my mind always thinking of her and what I did wrong and get to emotional to work on stuff. I’ve sat alone in my house for weeks just wanting to give up. I sold a motorcycle I’ve had forever just because I can’t look at it with out thinking of her because she loved to ride that bike with me. I have no one I can talk to I sit in my garage all day looking at stuff that has to be done yet can’t find the strength or the drive to get up and do it.
I need help just don’t know where to turn….

I want a 1987 camaro for 2200 and I need a loan fast I’ve only worked at my new job for a week and I need something fast and opinion on what to do I’m desperate for help and this offer won’t stick long

currently looking for cheap car insurance for escort xr3i. Because of my age this is almost impossible but I was wondering if it is posible to be a named driver for classic car insurance on a parents policy. most classic insurers say drivers must be over 25. is there anywhere I could do this ?

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My 71 Chevelle would not start yesterday morning and when I brought it in to the shop I was told that the problem was my carburetor. They are saying that the some part in the choke is broken and it will not open, so my engine is not getting enough air etc…
They are saying that to fix it they need to completely take apart and rebuild my carb…they quoted me $450 for the whole job. So my questions really are:
#1 Do you really need to pull the whole thing apart to get to the choke? I thought that was the thing you adjusted on the outside?

#2 Is $450 a fair price for a Holley carb rebuild with maybe a few replacement choke parts (not sure exactly what they think is broken)?

I’m sure you can tell I’m exactly a mechanical genius, so please don’t tell me it’s cheaper to get a kit and do it myself. I would if I thought that I could lol.

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I love my 58 Edsel Citation! I love the crappy history behind it!
I kind of like 69 Chevelles too.

Well i have had my car for about a year now its still under warranty however its going to end soon and it recently broke down and needs major repairs the warranty is covering it and its a 2004 Cadillac Deville with less than 70k miles on it and needs a new head gasket a rear window assembly and has a loose case causing a transmission leak and leaking axle. Its starting to feel like i got stuck with a lemon…. so the question is…once its fixed do i off it by selling to a dealer or private buyer im really looking into buying a classic car for my daily driving i only commute 40 miles to work and i ride a motorcycle everywhere else so it would only be used for that purpose what is involved in buying a classic car as a daily driver…and what recommendations do you have on the vehicle my limit is 10k at max and i am very mechanically inclined as well…i love american muscle cars 60’s-70’s so should i buy a classic or get a used car for under 10k? please list the types of cars as well…
so with a classic car my plan would be to gut the classic and slowly replace the parts with newer technology brakes,engine,transmission, etc… so parts are more easily available.
If i were to get a newer vehicle im currently looking into a nice used lincoln town car or ls seeing as they are pretty reliable and fairly affordable….any recommendations as to what i should do?

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I can either get a 1979 Chey Corvette for 12,900 with rebuild chevy 350 and just looks bad ***

http://www.autotraderclassics.com/classic-car/1979-Chevrolet-Corvette-552218.xhtml?conversationId=229767

OR a guy is offering me a 1992 chevy k1500, in perfect shape, the interior is all redone, and he swapped out he older 350 with 454, and its stroked to 496 with all forged internals, edelbrock heads, edelbrock cam that sounds like my dads 1971 chevelle 396 (thumpity thump thump clack clack sound you know) and edelbrock intake. and borla exhaust. the tranny was rebuilt, something along the line of a 700r or something, I forgot the name of the transmission, and is a 4×4. paint is all new. he wants 15,000 for it

this is not the truck, but it looks like this, only dif. is that it has z71 on the back, and is a single cab not extended or anything -

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OR my last choice is a 2003 Ford Mach 1 Mustang with new cam and heads, exhaust, for 13,000

I can afford all of them, just tryin to decide which to get. I am leaning with the first two, just because I my parents had a 08′ v6 mustang, and I have already had the mustang experience, and would like something different.

Hi,

I recently broke the oil dipstick of my 194 CU.in inline 6 when breaking in my 1965 Chevrolet Chevelle

I’ve got a spare from another car.

Could anyone give me the measurements from top to maximum and top to minimum so i can replicate this oil dipstick?

Thanks in advance

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I do have a digitech grunge pedal but it doesn’t fit my needs. I have a behringer vd1, ibanez flanger/chorus, and a boss super over drive.

I really want to be able to go from Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Godsmack, Rancid, Screaming Trees, White Stripes, Chevelle, Queens of the stone age, Soundgarden, Bad Religion, the heavy Rise Against, killradio

I dont want a complicated multi-pedal sound distortion pedal.
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