Is it worth restoring an unused AE86
03-13-2010, 03:09 PM
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Is it worth restoring an unused AE86
Hi,
my uncle bought an AE86 a couple years ago, new, and he put like 3000km on it before garaging it for over 10 years. The car hasn't moved since.

I was thinking of buying it off him and fixing it up but I am worried that it might not be worth the trouble. Considering I might be able to get it moving without too much effort I'm still worried that it might start falling apart due to age and lack of use.

I haven't gotten it checked yet to see what needs replacing so I'm just considering worst/best case scenarios for now.

I'm not a petrol head by any means, I'm just looking for a good solid first car that will not give me too many headaches and obviously not waste all my money.

I'm not sure from what year the car is but it looks exactly like this:

[Image: AEU86 AE86 - Is it worth restoring an unused AE86]

So do you think under these circumstances the car could be restored into a decent reliable vehicle? I know I didn't give much details but it's all I know at the moment. So worst/best case scenarios...

Thanks!
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Is it worth restoring an unused AE86 - gfxl - 03-13-2010 03:09 PM
[] - zenki - 03-13-2010, 05:23 PM
[] - Roku_trueno - 03-13-2010, 06:02 PM
[] - Eric - 03-13-2010, 06:06 PM
[] - Lajoosh - 03-13-2010, 06:11 PM
[] - gfxl - 03-13-2010, 06:16 PM
[] - Bean - 03-13-2010, 11:46 PM
[] - caper - 03-14-2010, 12:34 AM
[] - jae86 - 03-14-2010, 01:38 PM
[] - nmwisima - 03-15-2010, 10:13 AM
[] - mc68 - 03-15-2010, 11:09 AM
[] - vlgi - 03-15-2010, 12:39 PM
[] - Roku_trueno - 03-15-2010, 12:46 PM
[] - RaceMinded - 03-21-2010, 07:35 PM
[] - oldeskewltoy - 03-22-2010, 12:40 AM

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