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Advice for a prospective buyer
Hi all,
I'm very new here so I'm sorry if I'm going about this the wrong way.
I'm 18, a apprentice mechanic and for a while now I've been fascinated with a local mr2 sw20 turbo (i can add pictures if needed) that has been sat on a patch of grass, SORN for the last 2-3 years and have been thinking about trying to purchase it and restore it as I love these cars and would love to put it back on the road, maybe with a few tasteful upgrades here and there.
My question is, is there any advice you can give/anything I should know before going into this?
Any and all help is appreciated.
Have a wonderful day
I'm very new here so I'm sorry if I'm going about this the wrong way.
I'm 18, a apprentice mechanic and for a while now I've been fascinated with a local mr2 sw20 turbo (i can add pictures if needed) that has been sat on a patch of grass, SORN for the last 2-3 years and have been thinking about trying to purchase it and restore it as I love these cars and would love to put it back on the road, maybe with a few tasteful upgrades here and there.
My question is, is there any advice you can give/anything I should know before going into this?
Any and all help is appreciated.
Have a wonderful day
Re: Advice for a prospective buyer
As ever RUST. Mechanically the cars are pretty robust, but they do rust badly and need a lot of money or skill to repair.
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Re: Advice for a prospective buyer
^^^^^^^
THIS
These will give you some idea what to look out for
https://mr2oc.co.uk/know-your-2/mk2/mk2 ... ywork.html
and
https://mr2oc.co.uk/know-your-2/mk2/mk2 ... -list.html
THIS
These will give you some idea what to look out for
https://mr2oc.co.uk/know-your-2/mk2/mk2 ... ywork.html
and
https://mr2oc.co.uk/know-your-2/mk2/mk2 ... -list.html
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Re: Advice for a prospective buyer
if its sorn its got something wrong with it .rust is the least of your problems
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Re: Advice for a prospective buyer
not necessarily, these cars are often 2nd cars and could be off road for numerous reasons
i would start by checking the mot history
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