old_skool
Well-Known Member
I've been watching craigslist for Mopars in general, either for cars to flip or keep, or even post here somewhere for others to benefit from. One in particular happened to be another 72 charger, looks a little rough, so it's to be expected, I watched his price drop from$4000, to $3500 to $2800, it has been listed for several months, I'll give him a call and get more details(none in the ad) seemed pleasant enough and desperate to rid of it, needs the space for his landscape equipment and doesn't have time for it. He describes the body as being solid with a few exceptions, some typical rust in the quarters, some small amount in the lower fender area.....hmmmm, looked worse in the picture, asked about the firewall, as it seemed to be rusted also from the picture, he assured me it wasn't, so I assume picture deception, states interior is perfect....except a small tear in the headliner, and one small dash rip(this description becomes a pattern) new battery and box on the firewall....? After a few questions, determined the box was the electronic module, then he proceeds to say it's not electronic ignition but has points...I can clearly see the module in another pic, doesn't know much about the car or cars in general, this is all from the phone call...so, I figure it might be worth a look, and he dropped his price to $2400 over the phone...desperation....or something else? I get to his house, tiny place, even worse, is the garage, it can't be much bigger than the car itself if it's in there, the pics showed it outside, in front of the garage is a large BBQ grill and a landscaping trailer and it started to rain lightly...not good, we head to the garage, opens the door, there it is, under a partial tarp with stuff piled on it....here's where it goes to hell fast, immediately states "I'm not pulling it out unless your a serious buyer, flips back the tarp in a few places, opens the passenger door,(only one you can get to, and manages the hood open, even though the car is smashed tight against junk and the back of the garage, you cannot see the front at all. He proclaims "too many tire kickers" I'm a little tiffed, but politely state, I'm sorry you had so many "tire kickers" trying to sound empathetic, but I drove over 45 miles to look at it and assured him I was interested, and even owned one the same year, in the garage the first thing I see, is the rear quarter is toast, will need cut out completely, no fixing it, can't see the roof but can tell a little from trying to lift the tarp, it's rusty as well as below the rear window, hmmm, may have had a vinyl roof at one time, paint will need taken down to bare metal, has had several paint jobs, all peeling on top of each other, the passenger door barely opens/closes as the hinges are rusted, I look inside with my flashlight, the dash is cracked in multiple locations from one end to the other, the headliner is shredded, the front bench seat is torn, already seriously disappointed, I should have left, I pushed on, I let him know his interior description was a little less than accurate, right front fender had a 20# chunk of bondo hanging from it, showing a 1 foot square gaping hole, under the hood, rusted bad to include the firewall, now I'm getting a little upset, and asked why he said it wasn't....his reply..."if the car was in better shape I'd be asking 5-6 grand for it, I said that has nothing to do with it's current state nor how he described it, his voice highly elevated and agitated "what do you think it's worth then....?" I said, I didn't come here to argue with you, I'm not interested any further, and won't be making any offer, as I started to leave, he was yelling about what I don't know, said he didn't have to sell it, I know what these are worth, yada yada yada, I kept walking, got in my Jeep and left.
So, if you persue this car, expect a parts car, a liar, and the owner to have no knowledge of the car, said it was his first Charger, but tried describing flaws as typical for this car, my opinion, he bought it on body shape, was enamored at first, then reality set in, and he probably paid too much himself, and everyone up to now has told him so, hence his aggravation.
pictures look way better than in person
link to ad--->http://akroncanton.craigslist.org/cto/4474201632.html
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edit, it might be an SE, as it had the little signals on top of the fenders, also said it was an AC car, but no compressor. Didn't look to what else was missing, and the car doesn't run, and no history on the trans.
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second edit; don't know if this guy would get violent, but in his front window, was a sign, we don't call 911 around here, and a picture of a gun pointing towards any who reads the sign.
So, if you persue this car, expect a parts car, a liar, and the owner to have no knowledge of the car, said it was his first Charger, but tried describing flaws as typical for this car, my opinion, he bought it on body shape, was enamored at first, then reality set in, and he probably paid too much himself, and everyone up to now has told him so, hence his aggravation.
pictures look way better than in person
link to ad--->http://akroncanton.craigslist.org/cto/4474201632.html
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edit, it might be an SE, as it had the little signals on top of the fenders, also said it was an AC car, but no compressor. Didn't look to what else was missing, and the car doesn't run, and no history on the trans.
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second edit; don't know if this guy would get violent, but in his front window, was a sign, we don't call 911 around here, and a picture of a gun pointing towards any who reads the sign.
