hrs dennis... thank u so much for your input...

I'm very familiar with the intex pools lasting only a couple of years. We have had 3 now over the past 8 yrs. You get what u pay for. My thought was the same this is a $3,000 pool new even though it is not new.

I think I will definately go ahead and take it now with someones reassurance. I just had some doubts that I was making a horrible mistake and was going to instantly fall into a money pit. My other thought is even if it last 1 or 2 seasons I probably would get my money out of it.

Still planning on getting the new one probably in a couple of years anyways... might be a smaller oval than this don't know... guess I'll find out at the end of summer when this project is completed... lol.

Any thoughts on the pump and what size I would need to get or info I need to get off the filter to get the right size pump?

Also... hubby is body man (very good one to not to brag)... if there are any minor rust spots on this... is this something that he could sand/grind and fix and recoat do u think?