Thousand Oaks, CA
Thinking about buying this Roadshow as a restore project, but worried it could be a money pit. By the looks of it, been on route from day one. Never finished a full game without it restarting and the list of fixes is long (DMD spazzes, upper flipper broke, major fish wear, no flashers, crack ramps, etc.)...and this is only what I can see from the topside. Red & Ted plus the Dozer arm do work, but are beat-up real bad. I don't mind the elbow grease getting it working correctly, one of the biggest reasons I'm considering it is the fun of the project.
We haven't settled on a price yet, but I've been in contact with the owner...who didn't know the bad shape this unit was in, his comment was "getting ready to bring it back in and put some new rubbers and lights in". My reply, "It's way beyond lights and rubbers". We agreed to talk in a few more days after he did some research and price checking. Since some of parts are hard to find, would I be taking on a project that wouldn't be worth it in the long run? My goal would be to restore it to a players quality game, keep it for a few years and not spend more than it's worth to get it there...What would you pay or is this a possible money pit?
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Ottawa, ON
