what to look out for

evoaps

evoaps

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on nissan 200sx

im going to look at this one tomorrow
 

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joey

joey

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Was looking at it earlier on donedeal.Rust be the main thing to look for,turbo gaskets,front bushings,seized calipers but with 189k miles id be slow about buying it
 
evoaps

evoaps

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Was looking at it earlier on donedeal.Rust be the main thing to look for,turbo gaskets,front bushings,seized calipers but with 189k miles id be slow about buying it

ah im only buying it for a bit of messing so i hope she isn't rotten
 
joey

joey

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Have a good look on the sills,arches,strut tops,front and rear panels,chassis legs,everywhere really :) but if its rust free its a good buy

If ya buying it for messing look for crunchy gear box as they start to give trouble at 100k and vvt rattle in the black tops
 
evoaps

evoaps

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Have a good look on the sills,arches,strut tops,front and rear panels,chassis legs,everywhere really :) but if its rust free its a good buy

If ya buying it for messing look for crunchy gear box as they start to give trouble at 100k and vvt rattle in the black tops


nice 1 mate
 
Billy MR

Billy MR

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As above also the gearboxes then to stuffer, had one in mine

Good fun and can be bit of a handful
 
evoaps

evoaps

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just back from viewing this,dont think ive ever seen a car as rusty the chassis legs have rusted through

i pushed the rear shock mounts with my finger and my finger went through!!:(

5hrs driving for nothing
 
evoaps

evoaps

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Think its gone off donedeal??

i noticed that, i think he genuinely didnt know about the rust because he took the car as a trade in last week and he seemed to be a decent lad.

he was in shock when we told him it wont ever pass a test again, which it wont

he got a bigger shock when i offered him 700 haha
 
GG205rob

GG205rob

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Its a shame really, theres a lot of these going that way now. Even the uk ones are starting to rot badly. Its almost as hard to find a good one as it is s13's now.
 
joey

joey

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i noticed that, i think he genuinely didnt know about the rust because he took the car as a trade in last week and he seemed to be a decent lad.

he was in shock when we told him it wont ever pass a test again, which it wont

he got a bigger shock when i offered him 700 haha

Fair play to him if he tuck it down,friend of mine drove to wexford to look at a s13 and the fella never tuck it down after showing him how dangerous it was:mad:
 
joey

joey

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Its a shame really, theres a lot of these going that way now. Even the uk ones are starting to rot badly. Its almost as hard to find a good one as it is s13's now.

I had a few on from UK lately asking would i sell my S13 but there getting very rare over here now as well
 
evoaps

evoaps

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i bought it

he text me today with a realistic price for the condition so i might drive it for a week or 2 then break it or buy a rolling shell and have a project for the winter ,not sure yet :D
 

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