1995 Toyota Carina-E GLI 2.0 Sportwagon £200! -Watford

I bought this from a guy on here who affectionately named it "the Battlebus"

you can read the hilarious original listing here
forum.retro-rides.org/thread/196852/toyota-battlebus-t190-250wow-malden?page=1


It is the best car i have ever owned in many ways. i only bought it too use on a tour of Snowdonia, the Lake District and the Highlands where it didn't miss a beat However... It has failed the MOT on a bunch of things, I have spent about £400 on it since then but lack the time and the skill and the enthusiasm fix it.

Good Points

You won’t find a more practical car for the price. Fast, smooth, cruiser with plenty of space. Cheap to insure
NO RUST (apart from wing see photo)
3sfe engine is one of Toyotas finest in my opinion, runs perfect and might never stop.
Brand new radiator with less than 50 miles use.
Interior is surprisingly nice considering the outside appearance
Starts Runs Drives Stops
Has 2 brand new tyres
comes with new parts still in boxes.

Bad

The paintwork is bad.
There is a dent on the drivers wing thats down to the metal and has started to have some surface rust, (see photo) less than 50 for a brand new wing on ebay.
For the MOT it needs
Needs a new shock fitting, I have a brand new one and it will be supplied with the car.
Needs a new exhaust fitting (downpipe and mid section) COMES WITH THE CAR
Needs the boot catch looking at. It still works but there is a trick to it. maybe need some lube or a new spring?
Needs some new Anti Roll bar bushes (Cheap)
Needs 2 tyres.
2 brakes are binding, this was brought up in the MOT but I didn’t notice it when driving, I don’t know if they need fixing or replacing, either way I believe they are common parts shared with the celica.


Much rather see it go to a Retro Rides person.