Newbie on the hunt

[EricF]

Originally Posted by ekam

The owner is brave for putting that thick rubber mat that's not made to fit the car on the driver's side...

See now ekam, I would have never noticed that. That was part of my motivation for throwing this post up here; it never hurts to have a few trained eyes/minds in my corner. I was flabbergasted when he rolled the car out of the garage on a flat tire. To be fair, he was definitely embarrassed about it, but I just don't like the idea of taking a gamble on a car who's owner isn't even maintaining the obvious/visual components.

To everyone else (Topless, 2003S, pothole) thanks for the quick and straightforward responses. This is basically where my head was, so it's nice to get the confirmation and support from others with more knowledge than myself. You're definitely right about the availability here in SoCal. I'm not on any sort of time crunch and will keep perusing craigslist for the next few weeks (anyone know if there are any forum members who might have insider info on any cars for sale in the LA area that might not be found in the online classifieds?).

The hunt continues! Cheers guys.