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isaacisaac
24th February 2013, 03:52 PM
Hey guys, I'm about to go check out a sprinter I've been looking at. This will be my first, any advice?
slide86
24th February 2013, 04:19 PM
be prepared to be poor

they all have rust......it just depends how much.

are you looking at a yellow one with weird bonnet by chance?
isaacisaac
24th February 2013, 04:34 PM
Well prepared for that lol. Nah the one I'm looking at is a white one, I think I know the one you mean though. The guy has told me it runs a bit shakey and he thinks it might be because the fuel lines are too small?
slide86
24th February 2013, 04:45 PM
lol

it wont run shakey from the fuel lines being to small.....if the dude is serious about that he has no idea.

if its running poorly its will probably be a misfire of some sort
isaacisaac
24th February 2013, 04:55 PM
That's what I thought lol. He said he doesn't know much about it.
slide86
24th February 2013, 05:11 PM
throw a 1500 bucks on the table and say ill take it now, this is the colour of my money. the car doesnt run properly and its gonna cost me to fix it, i have cash money and will get it out of your way.

stick your hand out to shake on it and once he accepts, sign the papers and get outta there.

its a 25 year old corolla after all.
dove grey 64
24th February 2013, 06:00 PM
Look for straight rails and manageable rust, everything else is easy.
isaacisaac
24th February 2013, 08:49 PM
Turned out to be pretty nice, the only sign of rust was on the left front guard and just looked like a little bit of yellow coming through the paint, the paint is horrible lol. It started and idled fine, but the fuel pump was buzzing and made all kinds of noises
luke20
3rd March 2013, 05:03 PM
Was that the bog stock one with a 4AGE on gumtree at camp hill?
dove grey 64
4th March 2013, 06:42 PM
well did you buy it?
isaacisaac
4th March 2013, 08:03 PM
It was the one in camp hill. Yeah I ended up buying it, needs a bit of work, couldn't be happier :)
dove grey 64
5th March 2013, 08:42 PM
nice work, chuck up some pics if you want
luke20
5th March 2013, 08:50 PM
It was the one in camp hill. Yeah I ended up buying it, needs a bit of work, couldn't be happier :)


Thats awesome dude! good to see more and more 86's in brisbane :D
isaacisaac
6th March 2013, 02:03 PM
Ill post some pics up tonight, can't wait to get it on that road!