| project.D. |
I'm going to be looking at an 86 sometime this week that I'm considering purchasing. I'm not rushing with the purchase and want to be sure of what I'm getting...I don't want to end up with a complete lemon that has structural damage/rust and end up being nothing more than a hazard on the streets. 20+ years takes its toll on any car out there. So if I'll be satisfied with the car myself after all the obvious checks along with fender/firewall joint, front + rear strut tower and rear floor visual checks, I'm going to get an inspection done on it, for safety's and insurance's sake.
Can any of you guys recommend a shop or mechanic that knows their old Toyotas? A rough estimate as to the cost for the inspection?
Thanks a bunch, Phil.;) |
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| Perilous_Enterprises |
Wilson's Auto Tech
I can't tell you what they'd charge for an inspection, but these guy's are the people to see when it comes to Honda and Toyota. Check the link for their address'. |
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| BRITAIN1.8 |
| Wilson's auto in the west end is amazing.. South east argyll one is useless. |
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| project.D. |
| Sounds good guys. Thanks. |
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| anschutz_93 |
Im not going to go so far as saying that inspection is useless, but it isn't totally necessary. If the body checks out, transmission changes gears as it should, breaks work chances are it is fine. Jack up the front and then rear, look in the differential and transmission, look around the frame and hit it with a screwdriver to make sure its solid all along.
If its the original 16v, its probably getting pretty tired just due to the milage, look for smoke and hesitation/lack of power. If its the 20v expect it to run great, and rev up happily to 8k, if it stumbles at any time its on its way out. A 20v in good condition should sound like one of the smoothest running engines you've ever heard. A 20v can blow any day with no prior warning just due to the nature of their use, the 16v generally just wear out...
A clean body should be your main concern, all the other parts of the car you should just expect them to wear out and have to replace. Try doing a bit of research on club4ag or dorikaze to get a little more knowledgeable with the cars before looking at it. |
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| roadrash89 |
Fets Kar Den (west end on 118 and about 154st)
he is a toyota specialist and sold me my AE92.
Although he may not do an inspection, or if he does it will take him a couple days, since he is mainly just a body shop now.
However he does know his toyota's.
It may be worth it to call him because I know he likes to work on the older corolla's. Plus he is a very good guy to get along with and he has quite a reaonable shop rate. |
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| project.D. |
Thing is, I need it inspected for insurance to approve so no potential choice there.
It's a stock 16v with around 250 000km and from what the owner's told me it's been maintained up to spec and is in fairly good shape...I'll probably run a compression test on it before going further with the deal. From what I briefly saw, the body is what you'd expect from a 22 year old Corolla...rust in rear quarter panels and door jambs. But a clean body rust-free Corolla isn't exactly in my budget so that's not too big a problem. I'm going to get a much closer look on the weekend and we'll see how it goes. As I said, trying to take it nice and slow, don't want to rush into a lemon.
BTW, club4ag, DK, aeu86.org, 4A-GE Shop Manuals + Hayne's Manuals have pretty much been my life for the past half year or so...:dunno: lol
Again, thanks for the help guys. Keep it coming.;) |
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