Finding interesting sub-$1000 cars

[Dogsballs]

go that green escort!!!

i bought my VZ from a dude in WA who had the worst listing in gumtree ever. hence prices kept on dropping, i even felt bad paying the price i did.

[Spac]

Only downside to the 500 dollar shitter is the hidden nightmares...yeah its awesome to buy a 70s merc or volvo,or anything for that matter, to drive as a daily,but you roll the dice really on whether you have to spend more thaan that to get it running...Ive bought a couple of cars where,as Cammo says...."just needs a fuel pump",got one fitted it then found the injectors were fucked!!
There are cheapys out there and I acively search for them too,but tread carefully when buying the wierd/rare shit on a whim

I've bought eight decent, running 240s in the last three years, and never paid more than $300 for one. All but two were registered, and there was a ninth car that had several months rego & was near immaculate but with a blown HG.
One of them (Hippy) is easily the best $300 car I've ever bought - and I've bought an awful lot of $300 cars.

In terms of parts costs, only muppets walk into their local dealership and start waving cash around...

[<---cop]

240s? Wat? Which?

Not 240z's? I'll take one

[ALLMTR]

Volvos, dude

[<---cop]

I know
Thanks for killing my dreams.

[Captiva Fan]

Could be a 240K for that money ... if any are still running?

If a 240Z is like an E-Type then surely a 240K is just like a Jaguar XK or similar?

[Dogsballs]

what about a datto 180B or 120Y? can be had for peanuts

[MRMOPARMAN]

interested to see pics of the E12

http://performanceforums.com/forums/...#post840961239

[Spac]

But most 70s RWD jap cars are fucked or worth way too much. Or both. Plus parts are a bitch (just because they're 30~40 years old, before you look at build quality).

I still love my old Mazdas, but you'd have to have rocks in your head to pay $4k for an average condition 808. There's a lot of decent cars that can be bought for $4k now.

[Dogsballs]

180B
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/1975-datsun-1...item27b7bd397e

120Y (2 for 1)
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/DATSUN-120Y-C...item256025063d

[Dogsballs]

sorry, but fuck me sideways, $9.9k for a one owner, albeit mint 120Y

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/1977-Datsun-1...item563ef074e3

[Dogsballs]

nissan 1000 wagon, drift ROFL!
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/DATSUN-NISSAN...item1c18423de6

[Dogsballs]

rock'n'rolla?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Toyota-Coroll...item3363e40b07

[08ESE]

i got my old 760gle volvo for $200 off ebay, it was near immaculate, even had 4 new tyres.

its just a shame the v6 engine was the dog of dogs.

aww i miss it!!

http://www.performanceforums.com/for...ighlight=volvo

rock'n'rolla?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Toyota-Coroll...item3363e40b07

i brought one of these for $200 and it was near mint, but a bit rattly... turned out the cunt had spun a bearing.... i gave it away.

[08ESE]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/FORD-TELSTAR-...item3f06180d00


one for the cairns guys ( if we have any? ) bigger turbo, boost.. maybe get one or 2 13s before kaboom?