Advice for a prospective buyer

[R1607B]

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

[nick]

As ever RUST. Mechanically the cars are pretty robust, but they do rust badly and need a lot of money or skill to repair.

[jimi]

^^^^^^^
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

[rgb]

if its sorn its got something wrong with it .rust is the least of your problems

[jeff]

if its sorn its got something wrong with it .rust is the least of your problems

not necessarily, these cars are often 2nd cars and could be off road for numerous reasons

i would start by checking the mot history