Stop in for a cup of coffee

I would be tempted to throw a battery in it and drive it home!
The more I talk to the guy the more I am getting worried. It has not run in 2 years...He said it keeps jumping time???? He said he had to put another distributer in it???? It jumps time and he readjusts the distributer??? He is not that mechanical I do not believe. So what is he saying? I kept asking questions but could not figure out what he is saying. So I have no idea what I am getting into. I do not want a major project. He said he is getting it started up this weekend. He also said he would not drive it home.