Hey Guys, Help

[Lofty]

Alright, I am new here, but I have been reading a lot off of this site, and I would like to thank all the people who have helped with posting helpful information, Anyways back to my question.
I saw this car on craigslist, and I wanted to know what you guys think.
If it's a good buy or not, or what to look for while buying.
Sorry if this is the wrong forum.
Here's the specs.
1985 Toyota Corolla GT-S
Twin cam motor - 5-speed trans
181k turns on fine every time and clutch and tranny are good
Motors is in good condition and so is the chassis
Car came from texas 2 years ago. (carfax)
Chassis is super clean and the body is great
Doesnt have a radio and the brakes are week

He's asking 3000 or make offer for it.


Here's some pics









Can you guys see anything wrong with it by these pics? I know you should test drive it and all that, but I just want to know what you think. Thank you.

[Roku_trueno]

Wish I could find one for 3k in Greece, no matter the state of the car... Anyway, check CAREFULLY for rusty spots, as there's chance for the rust to be "hidden".

[zenki]

Like roku trueno said ,look for rust.

In the trunk lift the carpet up and look under the spare tire.

[Lofty]

Ah damn, there goes my shot to get an AE86.
It was deleted by poster on craigslist,
Thanks for your help, I'm sure I'll find another one soon.

[Lofty]

Ok Sorry for double post, the thing was flagged off of craigslist because of pictures, it's still there.
He said the car doesn't downshift from 4th to 3rd to 2nd.
This is just the gearbox right?
What would I have to do to fix this?

Thanks guys.

[banpei]

That would mean the syncros are ready for replacement. You can fix this with a rebuild kit, but that will cost you about 500 dollars (apart from the work it takes) so most people just swap the whole gearbox instead.

[Lofty]

How much do gearboxes run for banpei?

[F0Bman]

Go for it! 3K for a clean car like that? Sure you'll need another 15K to make it like a clean prisitine car, but its worth it.

[banpei]

Gearboxes are in Europe between 200 and 400 (in good condition) euros. I see them for sale on club4ag between 100 and 400 dollars, but that would depend on the availability of course...

[sergiocharged]

dude i take off the front bumper of my AE today guess what i found

RUST

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when i bought doesnt seems to be so rusted,, i take off the front wheels to take off the front bumper and the fender guards(dontknow the techinal name)and oh my god found alot of rust and dirt and spiders i tried to search a japanese gum bag but just a national ejjeje

if u want a good AE buy this AE and have aditional money to strip it out everything and eliminite all the rust and weld new pieces of metal and if u dont know ho w to weld or have th eexpensive weld machine u better have aditional money to spend ,in my case i will have to do it myself hope to find a company that rent the machines