Right have come into some money as one of my relatives has passed away (R.I.P nan) have 7k to spend on a cossie prefferably a sapphire, what goes wrong besides head gaskets? as i dont have this sorta money every day so want it to be right, seeing as they go for 6ish alot thought 7 could get a minter?? cheeRS

 

All depends on what mods it has and how its driven! 7k doesnt always buy a "good one", but maybe a good specced saff thats been murdered all its life!
Theres loads to choose from, including mine!

 

my nan departed and all i got was a winmau dart board and a henry vacum cleaner,
can't you flog the mr2 and get a 3dr and do her proud,they are good investments imo and a nice one holds the money

 

will happily sell the mr2 but would like both really, would rather have a standard saph as u know it hasnt had some muppet pissing around with it, ps my nan was more of a mother and am still so upset about loosing her...........thought get a car so awesome id remember her everytime i turn the key

 

in answer to what goes wrong with them:

every thing at some point

think that covers everything

 

if i was you i would get one for about 5000 which should get a half decent 1 then keep the 2000 to one side incase things start to go wrong.
u could go get a minter for 7000 but if it blew up on the way home you would have to start saving.

 

Sounds very good advice to me. You should get a very good standard ish one for 5k.

 

have a look at mine for sale and give me a bell

 

You'll get a lovely cossie for 7k.

 

i only want 6850 for mine have a look

 

Where? For sale section?

 

yeh in the for sale section there is a link to piston heads for the pics

 

Totally Standard?

 

no mate 400 bhp and matching torque

mint late spec 4x4 face lift model

all work carried out by glyn odell of odelll motorsport

 

to be honest i'd say dont worry to much about engine spec or head gaskets etc, yes they are very important but the biggest prob with saffs is the dreaded rust, after all a blown engine can be fixed without to much bother but a rotten shell means the end, so just pay extra attention to rear chassis legs, sills(inner and outer), inner wings, rear strut mounts and spring plates and the strut tops in the bay, trust me these points are far more important to a good saff than a smokey turbo etc