how much is that doggy on the driveway... the one with the waggaly tail...

[dickies12]

hello all, i'm off to buy my first s12 on sunday
but i dont know how much to give

it's white on an f plate, 107k, few surface rust
patches on the pannels and has a blowing manifold
gasket.

any ideas on what would be fair ??????

also is there anything terminally bad i should check for???
i really don't need another nail on the drive

cheers all

[PukkaSilvia]

£650 would be a good offer. Is it taxed and Mot'ed?

[FLEXXX]

that sounds right make sure the turbos ok and check for mayo around the oil cap as that would be a no no mate unless you get it really cheap and drop another engine in

[JackieFan]

I paid £500 for mine

Exhaust was blowing
Theres rust on the arches, some on one of the sills
Shocks were knackered

Engine and interior plus the rest of the body work is A-ok though

Just start really low and work up to a decent price!

[dickies12]

cheers for the advice lads,

it's tax'd and tested untill end of october and as i said it looks a bit scabby rust wise but didn't see any on the sills. back box is rotten through though so it sounds like a tractor!

of for a propper look now though so i get to drive the beast! lets hope she's a good un

cheers

[dickies12]

well im back... and happy

been to take a proper look and drive of the car. it's better than i
thought body wise (amazing what a wash will do) and the interior
is as near to mint as you could get! also drives well with no clutch
slip or judder and all the electrics work

down side is a small hole (50p size) in the floor next to the drivers
door... badly jacked up maybe??? back box is rotten where it joins
the pipe and has split off, needs a new tyre and the the suspensions
a bit soft

any ideas how much that lot might cost to fix? welding should be a
couple of pints to a mate, and a tyre about 45notes. but a back box?
cant find any listed any where and i don't fancy giving Mr Nissan a tickle
for one so any ideas would be appretiated

any way, if its not going to cost the earth to put right im buying it.
i got about 250-300 and he wants about 450 so it all comes down
to the cost of bits so i can haggle.

cheers all

[datdrift]

the standard backbox is really restrictive, so your better off just binning it and getting a cheap universal jobbie

[JackieFan]

I just cut the backbox off at the 45deg pipe just after the axle. The got hold of 3 2" clamp and 1x45 deg bend 1/2m straight pipe and a tip from Jetex stuck it all together with a bit of putty and an instant 2" straight through tailpipe was born. Just had to mess about making a support for it at the end!! The whole lot without any shipping was less than 50 notes and it has some pleasant performance benefits too!

http://www.nissansilvia.co.uk/vbb/sh...hlight=backbox

Suspension is straight forward..

£96 for some lowering springs from AVO (www.motorsportworld.co.uk)
Plus Monroe do replacement inserts for the front at £86 per corner and the telescopic on the rear are £36 each

Failing that keep an eye out in the for sale area for some going cheep!

EDIT - http://www.nissansilvia.co.uk/vbb/showthread.php?t=1123 Northerner is getting shot of some Monroe inserts for the front

[s13eater]

i got a good discount from adam ae86 off of the sxoc, he got me kyb's all round for £202.

[turbomike]

Originally Posted by datdrift

the standard backbox is really restrictive, so your better off just binning it and getting a cheap universal jobbie

this is true and i brought a standard backbox 8 years ago and it cost £85 then from a local motorfactor