[ihc] To buy, or not to buy, that is the question

[John Hofstetter <hofs@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

John,

Sounds like a good deal to me. I think, as you have already indicated, 
that the issue is whether or not you want to do all the work to "save" 
the body.

In spite of Tom Mandera's leanings, that is a really good engine, 
capable of many many miles, and as long as you don't want to hot dog 
with it, it'll do a really good job for you. (Tom and I had this same 
conversation many years ago, but he was never happy with the four 
cylinder)

John Hofstetter

On Saturday, January 31, 2004, at 11:37 PM, John M. Adams wrote:


> I could use some advice on a potential purchase. There's a 67 800 for 
> sale
> in my neighborhood, and I'm more than tempted... I've plenty of work 
> on the
> Travelall yet, and not a lot of spare time, but... Let me just ask if 
> you
> think it's a reasonable price: He wants $800. Odo reads 35K, so likely 
> 135K.
> It's mechanically sound, but the body is rough. It has the 196, 3 speed
> manual, Dana 44 rear, 30 front, unknown ratios, dual tanks. Runs great,
> drives well, everything works. He has the "pickup" style (halfcab?) 
> top on
> it, but it's from a Scout 80, and doesn't fit properly. He also has 
> the full
> size 800 top, in the yard under snow. There's rust (floors and fender
> wells), and bondo, and primer, but no major dents or crumples in the 
> body.
> It would be quite a project for me to get it looking decent... As you 
> can
> probably tell, I'm not experienced with Scouts. I love the lines of the
> earlier models, and have always wanted one, but this one? Does it 
> sound like
> it's worth $800? Don't know what they are worth... I'm not looking for 
> a
> Scout II, and the 80s and 800s don't come up all that often, so like I 
> said,
> I'm tempted... Any and all thoughts appreciated, guys. Thanks, -John A.
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