Originally Posted by PhillyRag
Originally Posted by Mr PotatoHead
My brother was deep into those cars and thats the norm. Even in the 80s the rot was unreal. Not an excuse for the nice paint/stealth bondo but the BUYER has the responsibility to know what hes buying. Most of us know the pitfalls of the cars we love and know what to ask and where to look.

Its 2023, no excuse not to look into what one is buying and with the costs of even the most basic heaps these days a few hundred to pay for a long distance third party inspection is money well spent.


So true!!! we're dealing with adults mainly here. Not like a 17 year old & first car. With that kinda dough spent, you'd think they'd have an equal amount in their heads.
If you paid me $1million for the Brooklyn Bridge, you deserve what you got!


What gets me with these people buying the high dollar flipper cars is they are older and were around in the 70s when these cars were rotted hulks after 5 years. They saw the era of "Bondo Buggies." They should know better!!! They obviously have money- or at least good enough credit to finance a high dollar classic. Bring someone with you to the auction to look under the car! I believe the auction will allow someone to lay down and look under a car. The Mercury Cougar in question would have been an EASY to spot bad deal.


Keep old mopars alive.