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[Ren-dog]

Well since my Liberty blew the head gasket i have been walking everywhere... Which gets rather painful when your not the fittest guy in the world. While im still thinking about what to do about the Lib i need something to drive. I have a few hundred dollars that i can spend, and cannot afford to spend much more than that.

I was walking down the street the other day when i spotted a 97 Mazda 121 Metro. On closer inspection it was for sale, but i could not find the owner (no number and the house was deserted). So over a couple of days i looked around and asked questions until yesterday when i was walking to my mates place and i heard a mower... Someone was in the house yard mowing. Waved to them and had a chat, Turned out to be the owners daughter, the owner is in Brisbane for a couple of weeks, back this weekend. So i asked about the car, Apparently it still ran and she just wants to get rid of it because her husband died and she was stuck with 3 cars. She called her mother and accepted the offer of $300 (These things still sell for $3-5000 in good condition and $2000 in need of work) which i thought was fair. She will be back latter this week and give me the keys etc.

So here is the only OK picture i have of it at the moment


So hopefully with minimum work i can bring it back to its former glory.

Plans:
Clean up
Get running smoothly
RWC
Rego
Drive
Install stereo from Liberty (Head unit, speakers and 12" sub, for the sake of it)
Cover the bad paint on the roof with carbon fiber vinyl
Get wheels and tyres
Maybe lower if i get bored

the purpose of this is to have a fun small economical car that i can drive while i decide what to do with the liberty.
Also this may be pushing it but... i want it rego'd and running by the 25th so i can drive to Townsville for my sisters 18th birthday. Fingers crossed.



Car costs
Car $300
Oil & filter $45
Head unit wire harness $15
New wipers $20
Total so far: $380

[AussieTemplar]

10/10 will read again.

[Morgan]

Nice one mate.

Fist bump for the Subaru/Mazda combo

[Adam]

Sweet little daily!

Give it a good detail while you're at it! A claybar will probably do wonders!

[Adam]

chuck the roof racks on ebay for $60!

[Ren-dog]

Cheers fellas. Will give updates as they come, but not expecting the keys until the weekend.

I'm going to keep the roof racks, it will be a useful car

Its gonna get really well cleaned when i get it, been sitting for a while so it will need it

[Harry88]

Not a bad little car. One of my mates had one for his first car. Keep us updated with it. Really want to see where you go with it.

[Ren-dog]

Well for a change i have money to put into it. Just canceled the insurance on the lib and just got a pay raise, not spending money on the lib to fix something every week is helping the bank account as well.

Cant wait to start working on it. Pay week next week as well.

[skillionaire]

[Ben_20EJT]

did you ever think of the money that you will spend on rego and insurance and fixing the mazda, you could have fixed the liberty, could have gotten a exchange motor and droped it in. just saying.

[Ren-dog]

did you ever think of the money that you will spend on rego and insurance and fixing the mazda, you could have fixed the liberty, could have gotten a exchange motor and droped it in. just saying.

Even if i spend a $1000 on the mazda its still cheaper than fixing the lib.

[Ben_20EJT]

Even if i spend a $1000 on the mazda its still cheaper than fixing the lib.

have you looked into what it needs for a blue slip and how much rego and insurance will cost you?

[Morgan]

Blue slip?

[Ren-dog]

Mate, for me to fix the lib it will cost around $2-3000 for tools and parts, depending on how thorough i want to be.
To get it fixed in town will be $3000+.
To get it fixed by Subaru it will be $5000.

I have done the math, and once i fix the engine i will still need to fix the brakes and shit.
But ultimately, i want to be in Townsville on the 25th, i do not want to miss my sisters 18th.

Blue slip?

RWC is blue slip

[Morgan]

I do not want to miss my sisters 18th.

I wouldn't either

[Shaz]

I wouldn't either

+1

Cheers,
Shazza

[Ben_20EJT]

+1

Cheers,
Shazza

I wouldn't either

road trip for sisters birthday?

[Morgan]

RWC is blue slip

I thought they were more of a pink slip?

[Xon]

Blue slip is required if unregistered for more than x months in NSW. It's a much more thorough inspection than a pink slip.
Being QLD though they probably make sure the steering wheel is in place and it has tyres, and then send you on your way.

[Ren-dog]

I thought they were more of a pink slip?

Mine is yellow, but they give you a massive blue bit of paper as well. I just call them a Road worthy Certificate.