Jshailor1871
New Member
- Joined
- Aug 31, 2014
- Messages
- 24
Hello all,
This is my first post, so please direct me in the right direction if I am posting this in the wrong area.
I have been looking at these forums for quite some time now, and have read through all the sticky posts and most of the general forum discussions for about a week now.
The reason I decided to make an account on this site is because I am finally ready to make the plunge into the Grand National crowd, and have began to shop around for one subsequently. I have owned a 1988 Monte Carlo SS for about 5 years now, but it just isn't doing anything for me anymore, a gentleman offered to purchase the car from me at a good price, so I bit, this is why I am shopping for a GN now. I have found a 1985 Grand National about 30 minutes from my house, and will be checking it out later this week. I know that they are a HA car, I know what needs to be done to them in order to get them up to snuff, and I am prepared to fully engage myself into this car if I am to purchase it.
The Car in question is a 1985 Buick Grand National Hardtop. It is completely stock from front to back with 38,xxx miles on the car. It is on its 3rd owner, and the only thing done to it by this owner was new seat covers and an aftermarket head unit.
Being that it is a HA car, I am trying to get a general checklist in my mind for what I should be looking for with this car. Are there any signs I should be looking for, such as problems with these cars that someone could possibly overlook? The pictures he has sent me look great so far, but pictures only do so much. I will be looking at the car sometime next week, as the owner is on vacation until the 7th.
Thanks in advance,
John
This is my first post, so please direct me in the right direction if I am posting this in the wrong area.
I have been looking at these forums for quite some time now, and have read through all the sticky posts and most of the general forum discussions for about a week now.
The reason I decided to make an account on this site is because I am finally ready to make the plunge into the Grand National crowd, and have began to shop around for one subsequently. I have owned a 1988 Monte Carlo SS for about 5 years now, but it just isn't doing anything for me anymore, a gentleman offered to purchase the car from me at a good price, so I bit, this is why I am shopping for a GN now. I have found a 1985 Grand National about 30 minutes from my house, and will be checking it out later this week. I know that they are a HA car, I know what needs to be done to them in order to get them up to snuff, and I am prepared to fully engage myself into this car if I am to purchase it.
The Car in question is a 1985 Buick Grand National Hardtop. It is completely stock from front to back with 38,xxx miles on the car. It is on its 3rd owner, and the only thing done to it by this owner was new seat covers and an aftermarket head unit.
Being that it is a HA car, I am trying to get a general checklist in my mind for what I should be looking for with this car. Are there any signs I should be looking for, such as problems with these cars that someone could possibly overlook? The pictures he has sent me look great so far, but pictures only do so much. I will be looking at the car sometime next week, as the owner is on vacation until the 7th.
Thanks in advance,
John