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Help!!!!
I think I have come down with that dreaded disease, Volvo Acquisition Syndrome VAS!!
If having a 64 wagon was not enough, I was turned onto a 66 coupe this weekend. A short description:
Faded, original, mint green paint. Couple of minor dings but no, zero, zilch nada rust.
93000 miles total, first 71000 were rolled up between 66 and 72, all factory serviced and signed off in the original book. Then over the next 30 years the rest of the mileage was accumulated (a little more than a thousand miles a year. Apparently the car was garage kept most of the time. In fact, all the original owners documentation is intact!!
The car has been kept outside the last couple of years by several less than careful owners. It appears that most of the the deterioration has taken place in that time period. Very little fading has taken place on the upholstery and the drivers seat has two torn panels on the back rest, Easy fixes.
All the bright work is positively shiny, present, and accounted for!
Factory green carpeting is in perfect condition! the the dash pad is uncracked and unfaded.
Rebuilt brakes with new disks up front, the original disks are in the trunk and are nowhere near the wear limits! The B18 has new bearings and rings and a broken fuel pump bolt. The last is the reason the current owner wants to sell it. That, and the fact that he has no idea what a car he has!!!!!
I suppose the car is worth slightly more than the asking price of $700! The first step to findind salvation is said to be knowing one has a problem. Is it really such a problem to have 2 Amazons?Anyone willing to help restrain me or should I just give in to my base urges. Are these really base urges? (Actually a good excuse or two would enable me to rationalize the hell out of it and just buy the damn thing!!!)
Help me out folks? Please!
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