Agree some things are easy, but how many times have I heard "small spot of rust cheap to sort out" which we all know it's usually not. It's time and hassle plus the unknown. A sensible seller does the easy and cheap stuff.
It also reflects on how OCD an owner is. Better to buy a car from a true enthusiast who sees ownership as a period of car for their car.
Totally agree, and I try to buy my cars from
enthusiasts for the reasons you’ve given.
Sadly, for every proper enthusiast, there’s probably 4 owners who try to run the car on a shoestring with very little money/time/care given to maintenance.
You just need to look at the owners register on here to sift out who cares about their car and who doesn’t.