Paddler Ed
Well-Known Member
OK... so the short story is I've been looking for a car for a friend's son who is getting his L's in April '14, and he originally wanted a 40 series, but they were stupid money and old, so I talked him into a 70 series as they are much cheaper to buy at the moment.
Driving around today I spotted a tired and cob-webby RJ70 sitting forlornly at the side of the road. Rang the number and asked the price... $1k... well that's in the $3k budget that there is for a 'Cruiser, even if it needs a bit of work it's still not a million miles out.
It will need a new exhaust (it's got more holes than a colander in it, and makes more noise than a fart cannon on a ricer car) and has the seeping seal on the back of the front swivel hubs that I think Ben was suffering from.
Does anyone know anything else to look at? It's got good roof gutters, and no noticeable holes in the floor, other than ones that are supposed to be there, as there is no carpet in it, I think it's an inland car so no beach work and underneath looks pretty good.
Now an RJ70 is not going to be a great ball of fire, as it has a 2.4 litre carb'ied petrol engine in it (22R)
Anyone from older Hi Luxes know anything about the 22R, as it was also used in those.
Thanks in advance, and in time I'll get the lad on here!
Driving around today I spotted a tired and cob-webby RJ70 sitting forlornly at the side of the road. Rang the number and asked the price... $1k... well that's in the $3k budget that there is for a 'Cruiser, even if it needs a bit of work it's still not a million miles out.
It will need a new exhaust (it's got more holes than a colander in it, and makes more noise than a fart cannon on a ricer car) and has the seeping seal on the back of the front swivel hubs that I think Ben was suffering from.
Does anyone know anything else to look at? It's got good roof gutters, and no noticeable holes in the floor, other than ones that are supposed to be there, as there is no carpet in it, I think it's an inland car so no beach work and underneath looks pretty good.
Now an RJ70 is not going to be a great ball of fire, as it has a 2.4 litre carb'ied petrol engine in it (22R)
Anyone from older Hi Luxes know anything about the 22R, as it was also used in those.
Thanks in advance, and in time I'll get the lad on here!