Conversations are usually good indicators, and occasionally so are detailed & articulate emails.
But - there's a Mopar guy in Sparks NV who's a slick & accomplished liar.
Hours of back & forth with good answers, but almost none of it true when you see and inspect the car.
He's pretty handy with camera and video too, skillfully avoiding problem areas.
One guy out of dozens isn't bad odds, but I hate being lied to.
I bought an '88 Diplomat AHB from a guy in New York. Ad spoke of what great condition it was and had "Drive anywhere". Speaking with him I got the same information and it was what I wanted (white, factory S code 4 barrel police). I took a chance and when I got it it VERY obviously had been sitting a longggg time. The cowl was buried in leaves, the fan belts were broken and hanging, there was mud in rear quarters. Fortunately those Police motors used to be built to the hilt back then so I eventually got it running good with complete tune up, belts, filters, fluid changes, etc. But that seller was a real Richard Cranium.
