Somewhat true. Although I've often purchased cars for half the asking price simply due to "being in the right place at the right time w/a big wad of cash" SO that CS coupe that the asking price is 14K could be had for 7-10K depending upon the motivation of the seller. These are usally the best cars to buy.....

I once purchased a 68' Lotus 7 for $7K --even when the owner was asking 14K --simply because the guy was leaving for England and didn't want the car there when he returned!

A lot of those "Rust Free West Coast Cars" tend to be less rust free than one might imagine. Mine WAS rust free until I cut into good metal looking for rust and found some.

True! But even those 14K+ cars probably have the same rust hidden......

The difference between an East Coast and West Coast car is quite often that the East Coast car is structurally compromised (as in $BIG to fix, often more than the car is worth) vs. the West Coast car where in 40-100hrs of shop time you can have a very strong, safe chassis prepped for paint that will last another 10-15 years.

I would personally never buy a east coast car. Since growing up in the midwest you really know how bad cars can get...... Now living in the west and seeing all those unrestored old 50-70's classics still being driven with virtually no rust on them. This is the place to be!

WH