Well, it's mine now

Buying the little yellow bug was pretty uneventful, a quick trip to the bank to get a cashier's check and then meeting the owners at the AAA office. Here in Pennsylvania, you transfer titles at private notary offices and AAA is usually the most convenient place that offers notary services. The only glitch was that I didn't know the owner's full name and the bank wouldn't write out the check unless I had that so I had to run to the AAA and meet him and then run back to the bank with his name. Fortunately they the offices are only five minutes apart.

My son drove my Scion home and I drove the bug the four or five miles back to my townhouse. The engine is pretty rough, lots of noise and lots of vibration. It also stalls at every stop sign/light. I'm thinking that at the very least the timing and valves need to be adjusted. I think that a new muffler is in order too. It's pretty easy to drive although the sports steering wheel really gets in the way of the speedometer.

Once I got it home, I spent the afternoon cleaning out the garage to make room for it while it sat out in the rain. One big issue that I noticed right away is that the windows leak and the floor mats were very wet from the car sitting out all day. The rubber seals around the windshield are totally dried and cracked and seem to leak down behind the dash. I ripped the floor mats and padding out to let the floor dry. As far as I can tell, the floors are in good shape and don't have any serious rust but I'll have to wait until they dry out to tell for sure.

Here is a picture of it sitting in the rain waiting for me to clean out the garage.