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Old 07-06-2015, 08:03 PM   #1
323hullsy
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New toy! Any assistance greatly appreciated

Hey all,

Good to find an Astina forum!!

Just purchased today a 03 Shades hatch off a good friend for extremely cheap (as they have upgraded car) and they think it would have cost them more than they could be bothered spending to fix it up. It was recently serviced (2000km ago) and when started today had a bit of smoke coming. Checked the oil this evening and it was bone dry and topped it up to have it start and blow no smoke (GG Mechanics)

One owner, ~240xxxkm, $300.

The catch? It has some issues and I've got plenty of spare time (and I think I'll need it haha)

The most recent service they had claims that it needs : Thrust bearing, RH handbrake adjuster (rusted out), front lower engine mount (torn), rear engine mount sagged, speedo drive leak, selector seal leak, front lower control arm bushes leak.

My question / assistance piece is.... Is it worth it? I mean to fix it up / tinker over weekends and then use it as a secondary / primary car or on sell it. It's a pretty nice little car, and for what it's been through (owner bought at 18 and now is married with two kids) and where it's been (Phillip Island, salty air) it's fairing well. Internally it is in great condition.

Any tips greatly appreciated guys.
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Old 08-06-2015, 06:11 PM   #2
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Welcome to AGT!

Realistically you're never going to make much money on 323, with 240,000km, that's over 10 years old.

The worth question is all up to you. Do you need a cheap daily? Can you do the work on it yourself for minimal cost? Parts are easy to get from wreckers, ebay etc.
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Old 08-06-2015, 09:18 PM   #3
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Thanks for the welcome!

Realistically I don't expect to get much from it.. It's a nice little car, just needs some love. Could even put a sp20 engine in for some fun... Ideally just could use it as a daily really.

My concern is are the fixes ones I can do myself? I've done some work on cars in the past but unsure of how much I'd have to do on this list.

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