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hey boys and girls,

as the title suggests, i'm looking at getting a cheap hunk of sh!t so i don't have to worry about driving/parking/racking up k's in the skyline every day.

i'm looking at around/up to the $1000 mark, on the road, ready to go. the running costs like rego, petrol, parts, etc have to be pretty low.

i'd like it to be able to beat my mates atmo auto 1.8 silvia just cos he's such a rice boy (my gf's '84 318i almost beats it lol)

what would you fellas suggest???

EDIT: thats probably missleading, around $1000 total to get it on the road. :)

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i'd like it to be able to beat my mates atmo auto 1.8 silvia just cos he's such a rice boy

LMFAO !! jus buy an xf ute of the side of the road for 500 bucks.....should do the job try n get one runnin on gas / lpg too cheap as chips

Edited by Anthrax....R33

$1000 I reckon is too low to expect something that comes registered, working, AND can get a safety cert. If you go too cheap you'll end up spending too much keeping it on the road, or the dodgy crap will drive you nuts. Or you'll go past a defect station and then you'll have to bin it, as it will stand out too much as being unroadworthy.

I paid 2.5k for my 1990 pulsar with the 1.8.. goes ok, and done about 10k on it in about 10 months without drama so far, and I thrash it to the pants. $1500-3k seems to be the sweet spot for something that'll be reliable enough, and be rego'ed and roadworthy to bother with.

Best shitter i bought was $1500 for an R31, good mechanically for the 18 months, but visually wasn't too exciting.

Lol @ that taxi and needs some repairs to have it on the road or it would be ideal for parts

those "some repairs" could cost you $2k easily on an old car.

lol. love the luxurious feel of those bugs, the interior just sets them above the rest...

beetles are expensive to get parts for arn't they, a mate's dad had a kombi and it sold for a fair wod of cash,and another friend had a "rare" beetle back in school, it was a hunk and he sold it for $5k, and even tho there is about a billion of them. i think people just love the beetleness of them

i think $1000 should be enough, in my group of mates there has been 4 R31's and a VL, ,and noone seemed to be able to kill any of them, except by hitting very hard things very fast, but even then they came off okay-ish. they ranged from $300-$4500, and the cheaper ones seemed to handle abuse better than the expensive ones. food for thought.

thanks for the input fellas, more opinions always welcome.

trent

Beat a auto atmo 1.8L silvia? dunno... but who cares. I got my line for owning sooks.

thats a good point, its just that he bought it to do an engine conv, and so far hes changed the headlights, wheels, air filter, spoiler, speakers, and now he wants paint and a bodykit.

i found this.

http://search.carsguide.news.com.au/news/f...p;vehicleType=3

and this

http://search.carsguide.news.com.au/news/f...p;vehicleType=3

probably be able to bargain them down below a grand, and i'l find someone who will give it a roady.

wont be cheap to feed or fix tho... but it'll be fun atleast

Paid $1,800 for my twincam rolla with rego till oct 07 and has RWC.

bit high on the km's but awesome on fuel, and cheap as shit parts.

Beat a auto atmo 1.8L silvia? dunno... but who cares. I got my line for owning sooks.

VL is cheap and easy, it was my second choice after the Rolla (if I couldn't find one), but uses more fuel by far.

If you want a twincam model of the AE82 you'll most likely be stuck with the seca version.... it took me a bit before I found my car. Most are overpriced imo. Mostly because they are wanted by so many people....

I figure with my car if the engine dies (300,000km, interior is clean!), I'll throw in another one... they are cheap :(

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