eldudereno Posted February 13, 2005 Share Posted February 13, 2005 Have been looking to purchase my first Supra over the last few weeks and every car I've looked at so far has had panel damage and panel misalignment. Had a look of a `97 car yesterday and that wasn't any better. Are there any cars out there that are straight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted February 13, 2005 Share Posted February 13, 2005 The average car out there is 10 years old , they were all performance cars and bought as such by most people , i would imagine most have had a little fender bender and the panel gap is not allways that great on new cars anyway , so in short the answer to your Q may well be NO !!!! Dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldudereno Posted February 13, 2005 Author Share Posted February 13, 2005 Panel damage is expected on all used cars, to some degree, but most of the repairs I've seen have been total crap and obviously done on the cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffvalenti Posted February 13, 2005 Share Posted February 13, 2005 Keep looking mate, there are some nice cars out there, its just a matter of sifting through the crap until you find them. I had the same problem when I was looking last year, (I think most people seem to ) but eventually I found one. What John (Dude) says is true, with a 10 year old high performance car you're going to be very lucky to find one that hasn't had some sort of body repairs in its time. If its been repaired well, you'll probably never know, and it's really not detrimental anyway, if its been bodged, it's obvious, just walk away! My car's straight, £20k and it's yours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldudereno Posted February 13, 2005 Author Share Posted February 13, 2005 That's one very nice looking car Geoff! I hope you're going to get rid of that fog light though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted February 13, 2005 Share Posted February 13, 2005 Panel damage is expected on all used cars, to some degree, but most of the repairs I've seen have been total crap and obviously done on the cheap. Totally agree, don't accept second best as there should be some good ones out there. As you say I've seen lots that have been poor IMHO, the age shouldn't make any difference if it's been repaired properly. Yes, mine has had a new stock nose fitted (to get rid of horns) and another door due to a crease that couldn't be removed but they both line up perfectly and I wouldn't have accepted it back any other way! Keep being fussy and keep looking Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldudereno Posted February 13, 2005 Author Share Posted February 13, 2005 Thanks for the encouragement Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Peace Posted February 13, 2005 Share Posted February 13, 2005 Totally agree, don't accept second best Keep being fussy and keep looking Paul I agree with Paul (fookin eck thats a first) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest grahamgoodship Posted February 13, 2005 Share Posted February 13, 2005 I know what you mean, it took me about a year to find mine! its great now i have it! i love it! so much fun and sounds amazing! all the best finding one! mine yours for 10k! a little cheaper then 20! G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted February 13, 2005 Share Posted February 13, 2005 I agree with Paul (fookin eck thats a first) All right Green you old leftie :upside: Mate, we're so different yet similar (?) Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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