Advice wanted, Purchasing a 1200 coupe

[Bartman]

does that include failing a wof for rust???????

[2 doors]

depends on your warrant man, he may accept a repair from a competent panel shop , but to the letter of the (law?) it should require a repair cert before passing wof, Brendan may know more. as far as im aware wof wise, all repairs are supposed to be accompanied by repair documentation.
so its best to repair the rust before it becomes a wof issue.

[Bartman]

They're still making bog.................

[Surfez]

Maddat linked me to this http://www.trademe.co.nz/736957989" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; which seems like great buying and I have inquired more but it seems he has alot of interest and i just dont have the time at the moment with exams in 2 weeks to commit to buying a car from Tauranga.

I guess ill just keep waiting for something else to popup hopefully next year once I finish studying ill be able to buy something that doesn't have rust holes yo can put your arm through.

This has live Rego and there is another coupe rolling body on trade me in Hamilton... if I was panel beater? Both cars under 2k... surly someone can make one good legal coupe.

[2 doors]

Maddat linked me to this http://www.trademe.co.nz/736957989" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; which seems like great buying and I have inquired more but it seems he has alot of interest and i just dont have the time at the moment with exams in 2 weeks to commit to buying a car from Tauranga.

I guess ill just keep waiting for something else to popup hopefully next year once I finish studying ill be able to buy something that doesn't have rust holes yo can put your arm through.

This has live Rego and there is another coupe rolling body on trade me in Hamilton... if I was panel beater? Both cars under 2k... surly someone can make one good legal coupe.

this is for sure the best way to go, live rego changes the game completely

[classicdat]

Being Japanese assembled do Coupes not have the Chassis number stamped into the fire wall? as 1600sss's do? just another job in the re-shell, and certainly not un-doable, but worth considering, not just a simple task of swapping tags and plates.

[Kitch]

yes coupes do have chassis number scribed in top of firewall. although its difficult to read at the best of times

coupe looks to be fair enough money IMO

whether you pay 1000 or 1500 is neither here or there, you will spend another 10K+ getting it repaired, painted and tidied up and complied & legit minimum (or 3-4x that if you have a compulsive disorder like me)

I was luckily enough to pay $500 for my old orange sedan (write off), and it was 99% complete, just a punt in back corner and some minor rust. cost me 10K (ish) to P&P, new carpet, service engine & brakes, repair cert, new door rubbers & recompliance & reg/wof. The sedan was in far better nick than your coupe though I would think.

They aren't making them anymore, so if you have the $ and dry storage space - why not?.....