The way I see it is like this, I dont want to buy a car from someone that cant answer at least 2/3rds of these questions. Especially since its a special interest vehicle. The guy I bought my car from knew squat about it (owned it for 8+ years and put a lot of work into it too) and neither did I at the time. I wish I would have been on this board before I bought it instead of after and I could have knocked him down even lower than I did. I got a great deal on my car and in my opinion it is a really good car (metal, mechanical, etc...).
When I bought the car I couldnt ID a 326 or a 400, I got lucky that he was honest. However, he did tell me it was a TH400 but I later (via this board) found out it was a TH350. My examples could go on further but I dont want to put Kel asleep again
This list is intended to be a checklist for the prospective buyer to use when looking at a car. Some of the stuff can just be observed and wrote down but other stuff is just good to ask to gauge the owners knowledge of the vehicle. The more he knows, the better I feel. A guy that cant answer these questions or gets upset about it, to me isnt worth giving my money to.
I understand where your coming from Merv, a lot of these questions are silly, but its intended to simply cover everything. I filled out all this information on my car and it was a great learning experience for me. Made me and my baby that much closer.
If anyone uses it you can omit what you dont want or add whats missing, but IMHO its a great list and I made it for those that were like me when I was buying my car. It was hard to get past the excitement of buying the car and to focus on the car itself.
God forbid, if I am ever selling my car and someone calls about it, all I have to do is forward them this document and it should answer all their questions. Now if they have more after this, then Im gonna smack them