VERY pissed. need to vent...

[240sxFTW]

so yesterday an ad came up. http://calgary.kijiji.ca/c-car...91991

It is a fantastic deal. could maybe go as far as a steal in my opinion. I live in canada and these cars are quite rare. So today we were about to make the trip down there (3 hour drive). everything checked out good they guy was very informative and honest. so we are about to leave the house and my dad decides to phone and ask if the car will pass an inspection at canadian tire (for those of you who dont know of this place, its s*** with a bunch of 16 year olds working on cars) And the seller sais that there is 2 things that would not pass1. No cat (turbo back 3")2. a fair amount of rust. "not visible but its there" quoted from the seller. so i was quite excited thinking that this car is gonna be my first. my dad hangs up the phone and he said quote " If it wont pass an inspection then th deals off" So i go "dad, this is a great deal, so what if it has rust? its a 19 year old car being put through years of snow and salt."" no. end of story."

Now ive been looking for a 240 for the past 3 months im REALLY getting impatient especially because i got my license a week ago and it is absolutely nerve racking when you dont have a car but you have a license.

Im sorry if this is a useless thread but i really needed to vent and maybe I wanted someone to comment saying that my dads an ***hole. (that would cheer me up)

[AZ89two4Tsx]

Rust is bad.

[heartofaskyline]

Rust is bad.

true, but you could prob part the car out for more than 3500,

or get a new shell and have 4k in a sr20 s13, with coils and wheels. not a bad deal at all

[240sxFTW]

I live in canada, rust is like herpes in a back alley of homeless pornstars

[S13Joe]

Thats why i've always saved up my own money and got my cars registered and insured under my name, so no one can tell me what i can and cannot do. That is a good deal though, what you can do though is possibly propose an idea to your father:

1. Call up autobody shops and ask them quotes on welding specific areas, ask the kid what areas are rusted. I've also seen people on craigslist advertise cheap welding.2. Look in the classifieds and get a cat.

Shouldn't cost much at all, don't let this deal slip away, you couldn't even build this cheaper. If money is an issue, bring it up to the seller, say well these things need to be replaced for it to be legal (even though its a good price), mabey he'll knock off $50 or $100.

Good luck.

[sommmatt]

I don't see how your dad is an ***hole at all, lol, he's keeping a car with too much horsepower out of your hands. You're 16, you don't even have pubes yet.

[Twofawtyless]

You just got your license a week ago, and you're getting mad because you can't get a car now?

I got my first car a few months after getting my license.

[AZ89two4Tsx]

You're 16, you don't even have pubes yet.

I'm 15. I have plenty of pubes. Does that make it relevant? No.

[ZX88]

if it wont pass because of rust usually means that it isnt safe. your dad is right for saying NO to you. just keep looking.

[240sxFTW]

your right maybe i should buy an old civic or a peice of s*** beater car jeez what was i thinking getting into such a fantastic car but the reason that i cant have it is because im 16. what was i thinking.

Btw I have all the money to have this car. Ive saved up since i was 14. My parents just dont trust my decision on cars. but I dont trust their decision on cars so im in quite the juicy pickle

[Crautz240]

!. Your dad is buying you a car2. It is an extremely fast car3. You just got you license4. Rust on you first car......

"Pissed" is the last thing you should be

Be grateful he is getting you a car at all especially since you just got your first license.

Edit: just saw you said your getting it with you money... but even then. Just be patient.. eventually you'll find one.

[240sxFTW]

the thing is is that we never even got an inspection and neither has he. Hes a certified mechanic. He does all the mechanical but he couldnt keep up with the rust.

Thanks for the suggestion DirtyGhettoKids but im almost certain that this car is out of my hands now

[240sxFTW]

read my post crautz. its all my money. I should just walk 300 kilometers and hand him the cash then drive home. That would be a hell of a story to tell my kids about my first car.

Edit** saw your Edit

[S13Joe]

the thing is is that we never even got an inspection and neither has he. Hes a certified mechanic. He does all the mechanical but he couldnt keep up with the rust.

Thanks for the suggestion DirtyGhettoKids but im almost certain that this car is out of my hands now

Dude, just pick it up. If the rust is REALLY that bad then get a shell and swap everything over. If i had $3500 i would pick this thing up in a heart beat. LOL, show your dad this thread, mabey he'll change his mind... or feel like an idiot. I'll give you my number and he can call me lol, mabey i can persuade him. I remember i did w.e i could to get my first car.

[Initial_R90]

Dont get a hard on for the 1st thing you see. I did the same thing on my 1st 240 when i was 15 ended up getting really beat. 6g for a rusty ghetto swapped sr20 hatch with beat paint and egay parts. back when i barley knew anything about them. but yeah look around find somthing you really want and dont just jump on the 1st thing cuz it has turbo and its a 240.

[Initial_R90]

hmmm wish i could find that kid and beat him down

[240sxFTW]

Ive been around looking at lots. 3 to be exact. the first red one i posted on here I was asking your guys' opinion on it if anyone remembers it. it was 3400 for 180km all bondo'd up car. I looked at a silver one a 92 for 4500 with 160km. then this one. Its pretty safe to say that this is the best one ive seen or will ever see for that matter

[hbpignosePA]

im with you on that... i was patient with my s13... but not when i bought my datsun

overpayed waay too much. (probably about a grand more than i shouldve

to OP

rust is not something you want to deal with.

trust me

[S13Joe]

Rust sucks, but what should you expect for buying a 19 year old car? RUST.

You can buy that car and probably part it out for around $5000. Mabey even more. Sorry im not being very accurate right now, brandy is starting to kick in.

[240sxFTW]

rust is what im gonna have to deal with either which way i look at it. unless i buy a brand new car and lose about a grand just driving off the parking lot. not to mention being 10- 15 thousand dollars in debt

[240pav]

patients is a virtue. i am the most impatient ***hole i think ive ever met, and because of it i f***ed my self and my 240...take your time shopping around man

[hbpignosePA]

then expand your search into northern US, or use an importer and get a JDM model, afterall you are in canada

[AZ89two4Tsx]

patients?

[sebazztard]

damn you just dont like to listen to anyone. go buy the car and let it rust out. or ..wait and buy a cleaner 240 and never have to worry about it rotting out.

[S13Joe]

patients is a virtue. i am the most impatient ***hole i think ive ever met, and because of it i f***ed my self and my 240...take your time shopping around man

LOL @ giving a bad example of being patient.

[X abisai X]

i know how you feel i had to give up my el camino because of rust

[S13Joe]

thank god it was an el camino...

[ThuG LyFe]

that sux man, but don't feel too bad. over at the s2000 forum some kid was complaining his dad wasn't gonna get him a s2k b/c he got 1 speeding ticket imagine how he feels...lol jk. take your time man, one will come up sooner or later. i was pissed the s13 i wanted got sold, but few weeks later i found a s14 in better condition for cheaper.

[Uberck]

s*** i was riding a rusted schwinn at 16

[stutterr]

I am in BC, there are so many RUST FREE 240's

Hell I got mine for a couple hundred, rust free.

Look on Vancouver craigslist.

There are at least 10 of them on there right now. Some KA-t, some SR20, and some stock.