$750 - 1985 AE86 GT-S Coupe - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

Im_a_dickhead2 · 12-01-2002, 12:37 PM

Hey guys, saw this on Dori-Kaze, do you you think it's a good deal for me?

Car: 1985 Toyota Corolla GT-S Coupe, Panda Silver on Black
Price: $750 CDN
Kilometreage: 278,000 KMS
Problems: Needs new battery, clutch replace, rusty hood/trunk lid/fenders, cracked windshield, pop-ups do not work
Email me: shawnchong@hotmail.com, include AE86 in your subject heading
Location: Markham, North of Toronto

Lafora · 12-01-2002, 12:47 PM

just go buy Amil's kouki hatch down in LA

safe urself the hassle of buyiing a borohachi

baartman · 12-01-2002, 12:55 PM

this is the type of hachi that you get to drive around in the winter. It's a beater. If the engine runs strong, it will last for a while. If you want a project car, find a shell thats in good condition.

toymaniac · 12-01-2002, 12:58 PM

good beater or project car if you have a lot of time and cash....

4Aaron GE · 12-01-2002, 02:06 PM

Drift168's also got a clean SR5 shell to transplant everything to for free.....

Voodoo.Priest · 12-01-2002, 02:57 PM

$750 may be the purchase cost but...

Well I've been restoring my Corolla GT-S and it is in fairly good condition and I have already spent about $1,300 on repairs/parts and possibly $500 on tools so far. I bought the car for $2.7k. I'm looking for a place to remove all the rust (mainly wheel wells) from my car and repaint it and that will cost any where between $3.5k-$5k.

So if I go with the lowest body work amount and add the tools, repairs, parts and cost of the purchase of the car I have an estimated totoal of $8k. My car isn't even a project car and that's $8k. Now if you wanna include the cost of my parts car that I striped that is another $400. So now thats $8.4k.

Now stop and think how much it will cost you to restoe this car.

One thing I've learnt about older cars is that they may be cheap to buy out right but in the beginning the matenace cost can be very high. I'm starting to think I should have just bought a newer Corolla off lease but I'm in to far to pull out now. I don't mind any way. I have a full time job and I have enough money to maintane it. I've been saving for a car for 3 years so I shoul be able to do every thing I need with out darining my savings dry.

If you buy that car only use it as a parts car. I would also sugest beating him down to $400 cuz it dosen't even work right now.

Trueno_Sprinter · 12-01-2002, 03:37 PM

well I bought my black Hatch for about 750

(picture laforas hatch but with some dents and holes :-? )... it seemed like a steal, and it is... if u look at it as an expensive toy... but in reality it will cost u a lot to get it to be a practical daily driver...

Right now, mine just sits in the garage since it's winter, I don't want to drive it sicne I could risk more holes or damaging worn parts more...

Voodoo.Priest is right... it costs a lot in the long run, especially if u don't have the TOOLS, TIME and EXPERIENCE to fix it... It takes more than a little determination to restore a car.... especially the AE86

Quote: Fast and the Furious

Vinny: hey...They got no engines!!!???
DT: well do they plan on racing with? hopes and dreams?

YsGuy · 12-01-2002, 11:26 PM

Isn't that Imadickhead's car? Anyway, body work doesn't come by cheap just keep that in mind. I'm pretty sure the owner knows a thing or two about Corollas so if he is asking $750 (which is really low for any car imho) be careful. A car like this would probably need several thousand to get on the road. Good parts car though!!!

project trueno · 12-01-2002, 11:32 PM

this is his 2nd coupe...

first one was a black one, now a panda

Im_a_dickhead2 · 12-02-2002, 01:19 AM

thanks for all the opinions, fellows. seems like you are all split on the decision. half saying yes, half saying no. maybe I should just go take a look at it?

what if some other kid buys it before me! you know the craze with initial d!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

he had one before that's now panda paint job?! cool! any pics? who owns it now???

project trueno · 12-02-2002, 01:25 AM

i meant he sold a coupe before, black in colour, don't know where it is now

and i thought he was done with AE86s after he got rid of the black coupe...

but apparantly he got another one! and selling it again!

btw i meant to say 2-tone (pictured above) NOT panda...

and just to satisfy yourself take a look at it, but don't "rush" yourself when it comes to these cars, altho they are rare, most of them have UBER problems, chances are wait a month or so another one will pop up, to make a mature decision look at it as what it is, a 16 year old COROLLA, not some crazy hachi-roku FR drifting machine in a cartoon

Lafora · 12-02-2002, 01:29 AM

keep searching dawg. there are better ones out there.

you want one with MINIMAL body work to begin with. at least you dont' have to deal with THAT part of the headache yet.

mechanical + body work, i fyou dont' have hookups, is a SERIOUS dent in ur wallet.

Im_a_dickhead2 · 12-02-2002, 01:30 AM

oh, i get you now. haha... thnx

well, i definitely will go look at his car. it just seems to be cosmetic problem. and the clutch. but i dunno... will just have to look!

project trueno · 12-02-2002, 01:32 AM

good luck, and may the rust gods give you mercy

Im_a_dickhead2 · 12-02-2002, 01:32 AM

lafora... what is the friend zone? referring to your comic, there.

well... i plan to learn about cars USING this car. i know i'm gonna get a shitbox, might as well be THIS shitbox!