Interesting, thanks for the info. I will say that in the case of a 200, you would probably have good luck selling on this forum if there is a next time. This is a very niche, captive audience, and really the main place I go to look for an LC for sale.
Yes I’m in Huntersville. I also noticed in the service history that they had it detailed at the dealer at least annually. Definitely a good sign! Congrats on the purchase.
If anyone is going this direction anytime soon I would like to get a Razor dirt bike for my son brought this way. Happy to pay for your time and fuel if it saves me four hours driving. Also glad to meet you somewhere if Charlotte is not your destination.
Plenty of advice in this thread already so I'll save my breath. Here is an article I wrote on welding sheetmetal that you might find helpful though.
http://www.speedhunters.com/2014/03/the-101-how-to-weld/
I just went through the same thing and ended up putting my 4 channel amp under the drivers seat because it was a shorter run for the wiring. I plan to add a powered sub in the cargo area side panel. One advantage to putting the amp under the drivers seat is access for tuning the crossover and...