Mikan 173 Report post Posted July 3, 2019 (edited) Bought this following the world's worst PPI and had it trucked down from Auckland without eyeballing it myself. Presented far worse than adverstised/photographed, and the story got worse from there. Passenger sill is rusty - not like Swiss cheese rusty, but certainly 'fix now' rusty. What the vender promised was a flogged diff bushing has turned out to be a crack in the chassis behind and to the left of the bush. Jon at Auto38 gave a rough estimate of 1800 to sort both. The car photographs OK, but paint is let down by clearcoat oxidising in small patches on the bonnet, bird strike etching in a couple of places and a couple of dings. There is a recent professional rust repair in the scuttle below the bonnet line. There is a little rust and a dent in the rear valance, and other nicks and scratches that need looking at. The interior is untidy, the headliner is mouldy and will need replacing. The SE upholstery is all gone (though the blue glovebox/console/lower dash remains) and has leather rear seats and what look to be Integra recaros in the front. It has remote locking via a mongoose alarm. Brakes and shocks will need attention, the vendor understood the setup to be lowering springs and standard shocks. The rack is leaking and has play. Basically I want to make it clear this is being sold as a project car - it needs enthusiam and attention, and I have neither right now. Its a shame - it still is a handsome car, I love the colour (reminded me of @Allanw 's beautiful family SE), and the spec is nice, but it's a project rather than a tidy-up which is what I thought I was getting (and all I have time for!). On the plus side: VTNZ warrant, OBC, SE skirts/spoiler, getrag 260 (installed by hellbm, uncerted), m20b25. Engine (885) has done high kms but has been rebuilt at least once. Viewing encouraged. Thanks Edit: as is where is. Edited July 17, 2019 by Mikan Price drop 3 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herbmiester 923 Report post Posted July 3, 2019 Nice to see such an honest description, GLWS. 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3317 Report post Posted July 3, 2019 tough call to make, well done. Karma will undoubtedly catch up with the little toe-rag who misrepresented the sale. And top marks for an honest description! It's good buying at $3k, given the way e30 prices are going. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zero 1162 Report post Posted July 3, 2019 Who did the PPI? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob HB1 90 Report post Posted July 3, 2019 Sorry to see this. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3317 Report post Posted July 5, 2019 such a beautiful colour! 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mikan 173 Report post Posted July 17, 2019 Bump 2.5k Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bga 96 Report post Posted July 17, 2019 such a shame, looks great in the pics .. you probably don't want to but if you decide to part out put me on the list for the side skirts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mikan 173 Report post Posted July 18, 2019 Adding some more pictures by popular request. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Driftit 2078 Report post Posted July 19, 2019 On 7/3/2019 at 7:01 PM, zero said: Who did the PPI? sh*t yeah please let everyone know. Need to avoid them. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mikan 173 Report post Posted July 20, 2019 SOLD pending payment/pickup. Thanks for the interest and support. 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob HB1 90 Report post Posted July 21, 2019 Wheres it off to? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
