i bought a car for my wife off of ebay.... 1988 BMW 325. got it for $2000 several years ago. kept it for 2 years and traded it. got $4000 in credit on the trade. it was a real good car. all it needed was tires and a A/C fixed, which we did. i miss that car....
i also came all around getting screwed on a ATV. bought a old Polaris for $900 that "needed a chain". it needed one alright. in the
transmission. i ened up getting $300 back off the deal. i knew nothing about Polaris at the time... and apparently neither did the guy i bought it from. we figured the $300 as the replacement of the transmission by ebay pricing.
turned out the chain is a $45 "normal wear" part. i did have to JB Weld the case because the chain had grooved the case to point that it wouldnt hold gear oil.... >
in any case...
that old Kaiser looks sweet. you'd definitely need to trailer that heavy beast, though.