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I sure hope the rust was addressed too. I was very pushy with my questioning about any potential rust and the seller remains adamant that there is none. In our conversations I discovered that the common brake issues were occurring with the car and so the seller is repairing that as part of the sale. Buying over the Internet is always a risk and I've been burned before but this 63 looks like a nice one from what I can tell. I'll let you guys know how it all turns out.

cant wait till you have it in your hands and can enjoy it

My 600 just arrived today from Florida (avatar picture is from the eBay ad). I got a good deal on it. Offered him significantly less than he had it listed for and he took the offer. The car is immaculate. It has apparently had a full restoration and everything is clean and new looking. You can still smell the vinyl in the upholstery. Even has a new wiring harness and new rubber door seals. I love it!

The car was delivered via car hauler truck from Tampa to texas and the truck dropped off several other eBay purchases on the way. The driver said that every time he stopped for a delivery, people would ask about the Trabant and take pictures of it. He said he was even pulled over at a weigh station by police because they wanted to see what the car was in his trailer. The neighbors came out of their houses to look at it while it was coming off the truck. I have purchased several cars before this way (eBay and truck delivery), but nothing has ever attracted so much attention. So much fun!

Forgot to mention the brake cylinders were replaced a few weeks ago by the seller and he did a great job. Also there's no rust!

Where in TX are you?

I kept watching that car on e bay. It's a beauty!! Good luck with it.

Congratulations! If I hadn't been mid way through my restoration project, I would have tried to snatch it up. I may have to hit you up in a couple weeks, when I start to try to put my Trabi jigsaw puzzle back together. I may need some pictures and help to figure out what connects to where.

Justin- I'm in Abilene.
All- Thanks all for the kind words. I've always been a fan of small simple cars, and I grew up around Volkswagens. So owning a trabant is the icing on the cake.
I just want to be super careful not to screw the car up. It's just so pristine. I have a user's manual, but it's in Hungarian. What's the best place on this forum to post general maintenance and usage questions (like what 2cycle additive to use, how to best mix in large volumes, what ratio, what all the knobs and switches are etc.)?
Jasonchad-I would be delighted to send whatever pics you may need when the time comes. I'll just need some technical coaching about how to send via iPhone over the forum.

The lubrication stuff has been covered in previous threads, you'll find them. Or post questions in the tech help section. Also there are various manuals in German and English available in the Tech Manuals section.

yep to save you a dig alot of us run lucus semi synthtic in a 50 to 1 ratio the manuals are great for what clicks what on the car congrats i love to see it in person if i ever get out your way

Thanks guys

I can't find any Lucas brand way out here but there are other brands of semi synthetic 2 cycle oil.
I have always mixed my 2 cycle fuel in a 40:1 ratio for my outboard boat engine, chainsaw and weed eater. Smokes some but seems to prevent engine wear. Is that really too rich for a Trabant?

Oh and tricken id love to show it to you if you came this way. It's really nice.

Hey Stapler, I'm in San Antonio.

If you have O'Reilly's in your neck of the woods, they can order the Lucas Semi-Synthetic and it's usually there within a couple days.

Every couple months, I order a gallon at a time from my local O'Reilly's,

Thats great news Thanks I'll look into that. Oreilys originally told me they didn't have any Lucas 2cycle oil but they may have simply meant they were out.

i order mine from amazon. at my door in 3 to 4 days. i then use a 16 oz doser bottle to carry some in the car. then top off my bottle at home from the gallon jug

heck yea i love to see it in person

here is the Lucas oil on O'Reilly's website
http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail/LUC0/10115/N2385.oap?ck=Search_N2385_-1_1437&pt=N2385&ppt=C1941

Bountyflyer also recommended a Castrol 2 stroke oil. I know it is more expensive than the Lucas oil. I haven't actually been able to locate it at any of my local stores.

http://www.castrol.com/en_us/united-states/motorcycle-oil/2-stroke-engine-oil/power-rs-tts.html