OldFatBald wrote:
Seriously, what is that car worth in Good shape? $5k?

I have to admit, I would never have thought that an old late 60s Chevy C-10 would bring such monies as they currently do, but a 2004 Volvo???

i hear ya on this. however, there are people that spend a lot more than the car is worth.ive been following the restoration of a '69 mustang grande.
concours resto value is about $45k and im pretty sure a bit more than that is being put into it.
heres a pic of it at one point. sentimental value can be priceless to some.
i dont think its gonna be a daily driver when done,though.

[quote="shoebox"]
2004 Volvo XC90, 426-26, good to very good but I'm no expert.

Repairs and Paint will exceed cars current resale value, Your car's current condition is not good due to rust, clean cars with average condition and average miles for the age average $5-6k currently, I would expect if after repairs are completed additional spots will pop up over a short time period due to design of body and panels.
Its your car and your money though.

Doright wrote:

shoebox wrote: I would expect if after repairs are completed additional spots will pop up over a short time period due to design of body and panels.
Its your car and your money though.

Good point here. Personally, unless the car has sentimental value, I'd sell it as is and buy something in better condition. I like buying and selling cars though but maybe you will end up with something newer/better. Another train of thought is to do the repairs the right way but learn to do it yourself. Great reason to learn a new skill and buy more tools, LOL. Sounds like it is a daily driver so you are not going for a show finish. Easier than said than done but maybe this is something that you have not considered.
Again, it's your car/$$ but all I can think of is that you will be throwing good money after bad if you have to pay a shop for what it really needs. Just an opinion from a amature hobbyist at best.

I have the same line of thinking as this, functionally it will keep water out. That is all I care about since a proper repair doesnt make sense given the value of the car, just like ericthecarguy says here. https://youtu.be/r330NcWfWj0. If your only choice here is to duct tape or bondo which would you choose? At some point the rust im assuming will become bigger to point water will be dripping so i have to do something living next to ocean and bad humidity

shoebox wrote:I have the same line of thinking as this, functionally it will keep water out. That is all I care about since a proper repair doesnt make sense given the value of the car, just like ericthecarguy says here. https://youtu.be/r330NcWfWj0. If your only choice here is to duct tape or bondo which would you choose? At some point the rust im assuming will become bigger to point water will be dripping so i have to do something living next to ocean and bad humidity

ahhh now it comes out. if you live near the ocean and salt air this is going to be a continuous problem. i kind of thought that was the problem when i first looked at your pictures ( i also live near the ocean) I've seen a lot of that. its like cancer your car is slowly dyeing. my fix would be to clean the spots as well as you can ( scrape wire brush or power wire brush) drench it with phosphoric acid, clean agian. then coat it with some epoxy then use a filler of some kind and spot paint. then wait for it to pop out some where else, like pimples on a teenagers face.
Jay D.