Is it just me?

I bought several cars without looking under the hood.  What am I, as a non-mechanic, going to see there that I can evaluate?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VrFV5r8cs0

@noromance,

my mistake and apologies. I read over the word “vintage”. I have a record mat for sale and one guy wanted the measurements of the mat. I measured very carefully. He then said he needed absolutely precise measurements in mm. I went to CVS and bought a ruler with millimeter markings. I measured again and sent him the info. The guy ghosted me and wouldn’t respond. Talk about rude! I used to like selling on here but not anymore. Too many unreasonable demands from people who had no intentions of purchasing.


There was another guy interested in my speakers.  He pestered me for 4 Days with questions and I answered all of them. He then asked if I would lower the price more so he could afford shipping. We agreed on a price and I told him to put in the formal order on Audiogon and I would approve it.  He ghosted me.  He could have said he changed his mind but was again, too rude to do so.  This was a regular in the forums too. 

I bought several cars without looking under the hood.  What am I, as a non-mechanic, going to see there that I can evaluate?

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LOOK, was the person a pig? Did they clean his/her car inside and out?

Pull the dip stick, look at the TOP of the stick.. Is is grimy? They didn't change the oil.. Simple stuff.. Visual inspections are the BEST way to see if anything was EVER touched.. 

The same goes for OLD equipment. Sometime if the work was good you can SEE good work, you can SEE bad sloppy or out of place work too.

Looks bad it is bad... Like ugly people, some people do some things, other people do other thing, but there are a FEW people that do EVERYTHING.. You can substitute girl, boy, cow, dog, or a hole in a fence post too..

If it looks good that's a pretty good sign..
Lipstick on a pig though, will piss me off. Unless you're into...
PIGS and ...... lipstick... I'm trying to quit... :-)

Regards

Yeah, yeah. Mine's still better.

I can say that a lot of speakers that i have are best listened to with the grills in place and a lot of the speakers do not have removable grills because they are part of the voicing and an integral part of the sound.