New member - Thoughts about this Maverick?

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  1. don graham

    don graham MCG State Rep

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    that doesn't seem to be too bad of a price to me. l know cars are more expensive there. i actually thought it would be more.:)
     
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  2. Mavaholic

    Mavaholic Growing older but not up!

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    Looks like a bargain from this side of the screen. (y)
     
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  3. Dan Starnes

    Dan Starnes Original owner

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    Looks like a pretty nice car for sure, welcome to the board.
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  4. Maverick Man

    Maverick Man The Original Maverick Man

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    wow thats a nice one.. leather seats huh.. he must have recovered those! looks like a nice one... but pictures hide alot and seeing it in person is worth millions!.. but other then that not bad!

    let me hit your small bumper car with my 75 tank bumpers and lets see what the overall effect you the small bumper car looks like :D
     
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  5. persuader

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    Yeah i guess the bigger bumpers have a better crash resistance, but also makes it look more solid. Agree to the 4-door big bumper/2-door small bumper discussion.

    The leather seats are, as you guys mention, probably vinyl. According to the info I have the car is totally original. That is pretty cool (if it's true).
    /Persuader
     
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  6. dmhines

    dmhines Dixie Maverick Boy

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    This isn't gonna turn into a "My Bumper is bigger than your Bumper" thread ... is it? :evilsmile
     
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  7. ME262_1970Maver

    ME262_1970Maver Heavy Metal Maverick

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    How far away from you is the car? Have you arranged to see it yet?

    I'm normally not a fan of the 4-door, but cosmetically speaking that is a really nice car. I would've expected rust in Sweden, as I'm sure you get even more snow then us in NY!:bananaman
     
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  8. persuader

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    The car is about 250 miles away, one way, not that far but I wouldn't appreciate any unpleasant surprices...

    So some things for me to keep in mind and to summarize your constructive comments:
    • Suspension
    • bottom of car
    • Rear wheel wells
    • "Leather" seats
    • Potential rust
    • Engine in general
    Maybe interesting, here is the sales info for the car:
    • 61 000 miles
    • Green metallic
    • Straight 6, 3 liters
    • Automatic gearbox
    • Power steering
    • Leather seats
    • LM-rims
    • Original parts, nice condition
    • Originally sold in Sweden
    • 14 owners (not mentioned...)
    Again thanks a lot for all comments, I will hopefully get a chance to see it this week.:D
    /Persuader
     
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  9. Earl Branham

    Earl Branham Certified Old Fart

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    14 owners?????????????? I think I would check that out!
     
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  10. ME262_1970Maver

    ME262_1970Maver Heavy Metal Maverick

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    Actually, I think he might have meant only 1 of 14 cars in Sweden. Something like that was mentioned earlier. I'm sure with under 60,000 miles, there couldn't be that many owners, unless the odometer rolled over a few times.
     
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  11. persuader

    persuader New Member

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    I'm afraid the car has had 14 owners... That is what makes me a bit confused :confused:. I spoke with one of the recent owners, he said the engine was tired and when he took the car for his first ride it overheated, so the radiator seemd a bit off. Shoulden't be a big problem to fix though...?

    /Persuader
     
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