1980 BUICK SKYLARK LIMITED

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UP FOR SALE IS MY 1980 BUICK SKYLARK LIMITED 2 DOOR COUPE....I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2008 OFF OF "EBAY"...IT HAD 29,000 ORIGINAL MILES WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT,IT NOW HAS 106,000 MILES,IT HAD BEEN SITTING IN A GARAGE IN GEORGIA AND WAS ORIGINALLY FROM OHIO.....I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM THE GRANDSON OF THE ORIGINAL OWNER,AT LEAST THIS IS THE STORY I WAS TOLD 10 YRS AGO.....I FLEW INTO ATLANTA AND WAS MET BY THE GRANDSON AND DROVE THE CAR FROM ATLANTA BACK DOWN TO FLORIDA.......THE BODY DOES HAVE RUST AND IT DOES NEED A PAINT JOB,I DROVE THIS CAR MOSTLY BACK AND FORTH TO WORK 72 MILES ROUND TRIP A DAY.....NOW IT'S TIME TO LET HER GO AND FIND A NEW HOME....I HAVE HAD DONE A LOT OF WORK TO HER OVER THE LAST YEAR WITH THE THOUGHT OF KEEPING HER...THE WIFE SAYS ENOUGH IS ENOUGH....SHE WANT'S A NEW CAR....OK....2 YRS AGO I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT,WHILE IT WAS THERE ALSO HAD THE FRONT SEALS REPLACED,THEY WERE LEAKING TRANS FLUID EVERY TIME YOU MADE A LEFT TURN....LAST SUMMER I HAD THE RADIATOR,ALTERNATOR,FUEL PUMP,A/C COMPRESSOR & ACCUMULATOR REPLACED.....NEW BELTS,PLUGS & WIRES,AFTER MARKET GAUGES UNDER THE DASH INSTALLED.....THE INTERIOR IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION,NO RIPS OR BURN HOLES ON THE SEATS,THE CARPET DOES SHOW SOME WEAR IN SPOTS,I KEPT TOWELS COVERING THE SEATS SO THE FLORIDA SUN WOULD NOT SUN DAMAGE THE CLOTH,....HERE IS WHAT THE CAR NEEDS...THE CARB NEEDS TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED.....THE CRUISE DOESN'T WORK BECAUSE OF THE CARB ISSUE I THINK...WHEN YOU TURN THE A/C ON YOU CAN FEEL A REAL DIFFERENCE IN THE WAY THE CAR RUNS,IT "CHUGS" & "PLUSES".....MY MECHANIC SAYS ALL CARB RELATED...THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW ONLY GOES DOWN ABOUT 6".....THE TRACK INSIDE THE DOOR HAS A ISSUE, NEEDS REPAIR,THE WINDOW MOTOR IS GOOD,SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE TRACK INSIDE THE DOOR......NEEDS NEW TRUNK LID LIFTS...POWER TRUNK WILL UNLOCK THE TRUNK,BUT THE LIFTS ARE SHOT SO THE TRUNK LID DOES'NT "POP" UP ANYMORE.....THE 6 WAY POWER SEAT MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED,THE PLASTIC CASING FELL APART AND NOW THE SEAT IS STUCK IN ONE SPOT,THESE ARE ABOUT $350.00 ON EBAY WITH A RETURNED CORE.....COULD USE A PAIR OF REAR SHOCKS.....MOST OF THE EMISSIONS PARTS WERE REMOVED AND NOW THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON.....THE TIRES STILL HAVE ABOUT 40% OR SO TREAD LEFT,CAR STEERS STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD,EVEN AT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY,DOESN'T JERK OR PULL TO EITHER SIDE.....THE CAR HAS SURFACE RUST IN MANY PLACES,THE FLORIDA SUN JUST KILLED THE PAINT JOB OVER THE LAST 8 YRS,IT ALSO DOES HAVE SPOTS THAT ARE RUSTED THROUGH,UNDER THE PASSENGER DOOR IS ONE OF THE WORST PLACES.....I HAVE TAKEN PICS OF THE WORST RUST,BUT THERE ARE MORE SPOTS,THIS IS A 38YR OLD CAR,IT NEEDS WORK,IT MAKES NOISE,I AM SURE SOMEONE COULD AND WILL FIND THINGS WRONG THAT I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT.....I OFFER NO WARRANTY AT ALL AND I AM NOT TRYING TO MISREPRESENT THE CAR IN ANYWAY.....I WOULD RECOMMEND INSPECTING IT AND DRIVING IT 1ST IF AT ALL POSSIBLE,FEEL FREE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE BIDDING AND MAKE SURE YOU REALLY WANT IT BEFORE BIDDING,AS I WILL HOLD YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR BID.....A $500.00 DEPOSIT IS DUE WITHIN 24 HRS. OF THE END OF AUCTION....FULL PAYMENT DUE NO LATER THAN 72 HOURS AFTER THE END OF THE AUCTION....I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO MAKE THE CAR AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTIONS AND A TEST DRIVE....THANKS FOR LOOKING