Welcome to the BUYERS' GUIDE!
Buying, owning, and maintaining a classic car should be a pleasant experience. Unfortunately, quite a few dream cars turn into rolling nightmares rather quickly. To help prevent this from happening to you, we are assembling this work in progress: Californiaclassix' Buyers' Guide. A compilation, directly from the school of hard rod knocks. We are two dyed-in-the-wool car nuts with almost 50 years of combined experience, living our dreams and playing with our second favorite toys: cars.
This Buyers' Guide contains almost everything we have learned about classic cars in 12 easily digestible chapters.
The truth . . . nothing but the truth!
Please keep in mind that everything underlined is a link.
ENJOY!
Updated on Tuesday, May 13, 2008.
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The 12 Secrets to Happiness
According to Gyro Gearloose |
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| Chapter 1 | Don't buy a rusty car. The Barracuda story. |
| Chapter 2 | Buying a car on the Internet. What to look for when buying a car on the Internet. |
| Chapter 3 | One man's junk is another man's treasure. What floats your boat? |
| Chapter 4 | There are always surprises. The extra 25% in your old-car budget. |
| Chapter 5 | What makes a car a future collectible? Collectibility. |
| Chapter 6 | The best cars in the World. Revealing the best cars ever made. |
| Chapter 7 | Diesels. Why buy a hybrid, when you can have a Diesel? |
| Chapter 8 | Which Diesel to buy? An insider's view into various Diesel vehicles. |
| Chapter 9 | It'd better be a little worn. About Patina. |
| Chapter 10 | Sellers' red flag expressions. A glossary of terms. |
| Chapter 11 | Use it or lose it . The garage is for parking, not storing your car. The SL story. |
| Chapter 12 | Don't give up your hopes on finding your dream car The Goggomobil story. |