So, after reading through this thread again, nowhere does the OP mention which model it is.
#1 (and maybe most important) is this car an H6 (LL Bean or VDC)? If so, NO TIMING BELT - they're chains. Also, rare likelihood of head gasket issues. And, if so, that just bumped up the value of this car to a great degree for those who are saying $10k is way too much money. I'm not saying it's work $10k, but it's still worth a premium... if it's an H6 of either variety.
To put this in a slight perspective, I paid $3,300 (fairly good deal, in my book) for my '01 VDC H6 with 226,000 miles on it. It was a 2-owner, and the 2nd owner put 219k of those miles on it.
#1 (and maybe most important) is this car an H6 (LL Bean or VDC)? If so, NO TIMING BELT - they're chains. Also, rare likelihood of head gasket issues. And, if so, that just bumped up the value of this car to a great degree for those who are saying $10k is way too much money. I'm not saying it's work $10k, but it's still worth a premium... if it's an H6 of either variety.
To put this in a slight perspective, I paid $3,300 (fairly good deal, in my book) for my '01 VDC H6 with 226,000 miles on it. It was a 2-owner, and the 2nd owner put 219k of those miles on it.
