Advice on Possible Purchase

charlie55 · Post by **charlie55** » Thu Jun 25, 2015 12:03 pm

There's an '05 Stella near me that's listed at $1100. Only has about 2K miles on it. The only thing about it that's suspicious is this (excerpt from listing):

"I already did the piston work that this model was known for so its so reliable now."

Piston/ring job after only 2K miles? And the Stella's "known" for this? I dunno, sounds more to me like someone's seized it up and probably due letting the oil run dry.

Any opinions from you Stella folks would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Charlie

avescoots1134 · Post by **avescoots1134** » Thu Jun 25, 2015 12:52 pm

According to the couple vague Craigslist ads, it seems to be repainted. And probably spray painted.

Combine that with some most likely beginner mechanical work and you can find a lot better for $1100.

charlie55 · Post by **charlie55** » Thu Jun 25, 2015 2:35 pm

avescoots1134 wrote:According to the couple vague Craigslist ads, it seems to be repainted. And probably spray painted.

Combine that with some most likely beginner mechanical work and you can find a lot better for $1100.

Yeah, that's what my inner voice is telling me. If this is the same guy, he's been trying to sell this one (at ever-decreasing prices) since late last year. Probably not even worth my time to go look at it. Thanks!