While not buying an El Camino on e-bay, I did buy a 1994 Caprice S/W
located in the Birmingham, Alabama area.
I paid the down through PayPal and sent the balance via bank transfer. I
flew the Birmingham and the seller met my wife and I at the airport. We completed the transaction and drove
the S/W back the California with no problems at all. The average fuel mileage
was 26.8 until I started using fuel blended for California. Now my average is 14.4 with best at
18.9.
I had looked on e-bay for over 6 months before selecting this one. Most of the listing on e-bay were
deceiving and the pictures were blurred and fuzzy or did not show the vehicle in
good frames. You need to look
beyond what the seller is describing and trying to not to tell.
Leo
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 1:17
AM
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] El
Camino
Thanks for bringing this up Marlon. I searched and searched
for a 67 and found one on ebay. I flew to Oklahoma City. I had
already sent a $2k down pay and lined up a shipper. I had the rest
of the pay in hand when I got there. The car was ok but I wrote a list
of 23 things wrong for what was advertised as a complete restore. It was
a disaster. I declined the buy and asked for my down pay back. I
ended up going back again to take them to small claims for the down pay.
I lost. Yes, beware of ebay and used car salesman. I
found my beautiful 67 30 mi. down the road for a tremendous price.
What you see on ebay and what you get are sometimes 40 miles apart.
Ron M.
67 Malibu.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005
10:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] El
Camino
Be cautious on ebay and with paypal. The paypal guarantee is a complete
fraud. I bought a 51 Chevy pickup that was described as "motor runs fine"
and listed over a dozen new parts, even saying new transmission oil. When it
came time to have shipped he (named Brad Dewitt from Colorado- in case he
ever tries to take you for a ride) said he hadn't messed with it for years
and it would have to be winched on trailer. We filed complaint under paypal
guarantee policy and they basically said tough sh.t that we should read
their guarantee very closely, apparently admitting it's total
worthlessness. Chuck Speake
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I
was looking on Ebay and other car sale locations and did not see very
many
or no 1970 El Camino's. Are these rare, or are people just holding
onto
them more than other years? All of you El Camino guys have kind of
got my
interest up. I think my final dream is a three pack. This would
include my
current 70 Malibu, a 70 Chevelle convertible, and now a 70
El Camino to
finish off the set. Does anyone have an idea of the
average cost of a 70 El
Camino in probably an 8-9 condition range out
of 10? I may change my mind
and go for the El Camino for the next car
instead of the convertible.
Chuck Speake
70 Chevelle
Malibu
Glen Ellyn, IL
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