Yeah, I'm not thrilled with getting about 125. worth of inspection for 305 but I guess that's a high end dealer's job-overbill. I'm considering having taken to a local Jag specialist I spoke w/$50-10 to give a good eyeballing. Also, I discovered it's only $78 on Amtrak, spend a night and do my diligence the next day, buy & drive home. That only makes sense I think.

It's a Super V8, lowest $ in the country and clean enough that the service mgr said they'd have it on their lot for sale. The tech did jot down-'heavy rust' underneath albeit surface rust and not as bad as a midwest car as noted above.

 

Ok, 2nd inspection by an independent for $50 with WAY better info than from the Jag *********** for $340.

Opinions needed: This was a 1 owner old folks car by the sea-lots of rust in the undercarriage, suspected saltwater flood tides form keeping it outside(charleston floods routinely), a very good repaint also(form being outside), he said about 90% as nice as oem, leaking front struts, frozen park brake calipers($100 to fix?), needs all belts form sitting for a year and the leaper needs replacing.

What do think the costs would be and would you bother with a seaside rusty car? He said there was no corrosion on the body but it looked like a northern car(not quite as bad) underneath. What else could go bad, elec connectors, C boots, joints, steering racks, etc.

The tech said to still consider it since I'm going to keep it by the FL ocean spray as well. All else checked out as nice original patina he called it. No unusual wear spots inside, trunk dry, never wet inside.

Run Forrest, run? It IS $4-10k under all others on the market already. The Tech though it was priced well for the condition...