I found an '07 Expy that looks very good. No frame rust, all electronics works, new brakes, good transmission, new battery, no visible leaks, good tires, etc.
HOWEVER.. the owner says that it has a bad timing chain. He says it started shaking and acted like is was going to stall out, he shut it down and took it to a mechanic that said it needed a timing chain fix. Est $800.00. But other than that, he says everything works great (transmission, 4WD, suspension, etc).
My question to you is.. should I buy it with this issue? I can't start and run the engine or drive it, so I have no way of verifying if any number of expensive fixes are needed, including an engine replacement.
Thoughts? Anything I can look for to tell if it's going to need other major work done?
Thanks!
HOWEVER.. the owner says that it has a bad timing chain. He says it started shaking and acted like is was going to stall out, he shut it down and took it to a mechanic that said it needed a timing chain fix. Est $800.00. But other than that, he says everything works great (transmission, 4WD, suspension, etc).
My question to you is.. should I buy it with this issue? I can't start and run the engine or drive it, so I have no way of verifying if any number of expensive fixes are needed, including an engine replacement.
Thoughts? Anything I can look for to tell if it's going to need other major work done?
Thanks!