Originally Posted by 04g35mt

the major thing is that it has in fact been wrecked, my best friend owns a body shop, so I am very experienced in what to look for from him, the first thing is look at the radiator core support, it is brand new compared to other parts in the engine bay, 2 bolts that hold it in place on driver side are not stock and differ from the 2 bolts on the passenger side, look at the apron ( the part that runs up the side of car on the inside of the fender) it has been crumpled, and it was pulled back as straight as they could and welded, very novice welder did the job, the drivers fender doesn't line up with apron flush, it has waves in it,(not the fender, but the apron) this car has been wrecked, it drove fine, seems smooth, clutch is good, I ran it up to 85 mph and let go of wheel, it drove straight, maybe a very slight hint of pull to left , very little, tires are trash, they are shot, rims are curb rashed, the drivers power seat track makes grinding noise on way back, and at the end the seat twists sideways like its binding, windshield is cracked, drivers seat is torn bad, seemed to grind each time I when into 5th gear, car had zero gas in it, I had to put 10 bucks in it , just to test drive it, after I put gas in it, it would start and then immediately die, I had to push gas to keep it running, I heard this is common though and maybe clean the tb will fix or relearn the idle procedure, the car has Alabama title, in a dealer name, and it has repo papers with it, the front of the title shows a lien, but maybe that has been lifted, he told me he bought it from an auction after the bank repoed it, but I dunno????