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When you are dealing with old high mileage cars, forget about service records.
One way to tell the condition of these cars is evaluate who is selling them. As cars age, they go through a life cycle of owners, so if a fat guy with red suspenders is the salesman, you can rightly figure the junk yard is going to be the next owner (after you!).
With old iron, you have to have the experience and intuition to judge if they are worth buying. They may look good, but remember that these lots employ a lot of very good detail guys to pretty them up.
If you have the mechanical ability to fix them, then go for it. One last note, the prices may seem cheap, but they are always overpriced. These lots have bought them at auctions for very small money. Don't be afraid to beat them down on the price by thousands!
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