Buying a car without keys

And be sure to factor that ‘hassle factor’ into the price you’re willing to pay. If it were such a simple job, the seller should be able to do that on his own time/dime.
Amen, brother. I wish I had a dollar for every time I heard somebody say, or heard somebody tell me that somebody said, “just put a battery (or starter…) in it, and it’ll start up fine.” If it would do that, the person selling the car would pop a battery (or starter) into it. Unless I can hear an engine run, I assume it has to be rebuilt.