pointillistic_practitioner
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- Jul 12, 2011
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Hey all you autogeeks out there. I'd like to start by mentioning that I recently totaled my beloved 1997 honda accord...she was so good to me... and only had 98000 miles too! Of course I kept her in impeccable condition, aside from the fact that she had window alignment problems and no a/c that I just decided to live with rather than spend the money to fix. She now needs about $1500 put into bodywork and another $1500 or more because apparently she's leaking oil from the piston seals..either that or the head gasket is blown. I don't know how either of these issues happenned without me noticing (you think I would've noticed stalling, loss of power or anything like that but nope....) so the engine problems are weird to me b/c when I was in my accident the airbags didnt deploy and I can't imagine that engine damage being done then. (We were all okay btw..and the other guys acura integra got out scotch free no damage)
In ANY CASE, I'm now on a very limited budget, under 2k (unless any of you guys want to contribute some cash to my "new to me car fund :laughing: ) so I found a 1997 nissan maxima se w/ 140k miles whose interior is impeccable and mechanical components are very well taken care of (he has all service records, he's a family friend etc)... unfortunately, there is a bit of rust inside the sunroof and 3 rust spots which are small on the left side of the car. I think overall, for $1600 I'd be getting a great deal though. Someone I know has done body work in the past and suggested he'd help me repaint the car...but me being so anal about my car, him not having done it in awhile, and me never having attempted to paint a car I'm thinking about how good the results will be? Any suggestions on how to remove the rust and paint the car (I want to get the car checked out first to make sure rust isnt eating thru the frame b/c it has been parked in a humid area even tho it was garaged for awhile).
In ANY CASE, I'm now on a very limited budget, under 2k (unless any of you guys want to contribute some cash to my "new to me car fund :laughing: ) so I found a 1997 nissan maxima se w/ 140k miles whose interior is impeccable and mechanical components are very well taken care of (he has all service records, he's a family friend etc)... unfortunately, there is a bit of rust inside the sunroof and 3 rust spots which are small on the left side of the car. I think overall, for $1600 I'd be getting a great deal though. Someone I know has done body work in the past and suggested he'd help me repaint the car...but me being so anal about my car, him not having done it in awhile, and me never having attempted to paint a car I'm thinking about how good the results will be? Any suggestions on how to remove the rust and paint the car (I want to get the car checked out first to make sure rust isnt eating thru the frame b/c it has been parked in a humid area even tho it was garaged for awhile).
