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Using Unleaded Gas in Vintage Cars

At one of the vintage cars websites sites I belong to there was a member who shared an interesting experience to the forum. Below is the Readers Digest version.

The new owner (who we will call John) had seen his dream vintage car advertised on the same website referenced above. John liked what he saw, and it helped that many forum members validated how nice the car was. John set an appointment to test drive the car. When John arrived the car was even better looking than the pictures indicated. The owner decided that John was a serious buyer and wasn’t a “tire kicker”. They decided to take the car out for a test drive. The car started on the first turn of the key, idled smoothly, and ran perfectly. The owner let John drive back on the return trip. And even though John was taking it easy, he was able to get the tires to chirp easily in 2nd and 3rd gear.

John purchased the car, loaded it up on his trailer, and was now the proud owner of a beautiful 1970 Nova Super Sport. Since the car was almost perfect and didn’t need any work, John started driving to a couple of local car cruises and classic car shows to get a feel of the car.

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Used Cars ? Check Some Important Things

However, it would be good for you to take one of your experienced friends or mechanic along with you to test condition of the car. There some other important things you can look to find a good condition car.

Service History: This is one of the most important factors to check carefully. You should buy a car after reading the service history of the car. The documents of the service history will signify that car has been properly serviced.

MOT & Tax: Buying a used car without a Mot or good amount of tax can be harmful for you. It can heart your pocket and signify that car require a big repair.

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