|:: 1988 VW Cabriolet Convertible ::|

a few days ago, i had a wild thought of buying a car to work on as a project car. i've had this thought for a good long time now, but could never really get down to doing it. it was always some excuse or reason for why it wasn't the right time to buy a car. (for those who might not know what a project car is, it is a car that is rebuilt as a side project.)

well no more excuses! as of today, i have bought a brand smacking new, old 1988 VW Cabriolet Convertible for $900. wifey and i have been searching online this whole week to find a car to buy to work on. we looked at the usual set of cars like honda del sol, honda civic, and other import cars. but we never thought of finding an old VW.

when we saw the online post for the first time, wifey told me that she really liked it. and when i looked at it, i thought that it was not that great. also the seller had posted a lot of pictures along with a detail description of all the defects, which i thought was very honest. he pointed out a lot of the faults that the car had and reasoned why he was posting the price for $1000. the car still runs, according to the post, and i thought that it was amazing that the thing still ran.

but the more i looked at the photos, i grew to like to more and more. and eventually i really liked the car because of the potential that it could have. the body and frame was really in tact and it was perfect because i could strip the car down and totally rebuild it from ground up. it was going to be an amazing project car.

i called the seller up to ask for a time to look at the car. wifey and i drove down to maple valley, which was an hour away from home, to take a look at it. when we got there we saw it and really like it. but the problem was someone was also looking at the car and was offering the seller $850. i didn't give him an offer at that time but told him that i was really interested. then i wanted to bring in a friend jon, i the project so that he could help me check if the car was worth the money.

so the folks who offered $850 was going to buy the car and they said that they would pick it up yesterday night. i messaged the seller telling him that i really like the car and if the buyers ended up flaking out on the deal, then i would take it for $900 flat. yesterday night, surely enough i got a message from the seller saying that the buyers came and tried to low ball him for $700. so he messaged me and asked if i was interested; of course i was!

today morning wifey, jon, and i went to inspect the car again. although it wasn't prefect, we were all really happy with teh car and i bought it! we signed all the paperwork and wasted no time in getting the car home. it is finally ours!!! my project car is here and now is where the fun begins.