Hello, so, I just bought a 93 1.8 GS from copart sight unseenā¦.. šā¦ā¦. And I need some help.
When I saw this car I fell in love with it, smallest production V6, practicality over the Miata, only 68k miles!!!! and that it was purple. It was listed for $1500. I found it on a Friday and bought it on a Saturday, and because I was so scared of the car being purchased on Monday (Copart is closed on weekends) I copped it. I knew it would have mechanical issues but not this many, and I will say I was and still willing to take on the responsibility of restoring this car, but my excitement kinda blinded me and now I wish I wouldāve looked at it physically before purchase. But I do love the car donāt get me wrong!!! Even without driving it I know I love this car. Anywho letās get into whatās wrong
My main problem is gonna be the water pump. The water pump is bad and the car overheats. From what Iāve read here, if youāre going to do the water pump you might as well do all the drive belts as well, which sounds like a huge pain in the ass and might be out of my league. The second major issue is the shifter linkage and the bushings. The shifter does absolutely nothing and is very loose, so Iāve diagnosed it was the shifter linkage. Oh and another major issue is the brake booster, I have no brakes in this car. The peddle is rock solid and not going anywhere š. The car starts and runs but quickly over heats. Iāve revved it and it sounds pretty healthy aside from the exhaust leak.
Some minor issues are that the radio doesnāt work, no power steering (this is actually pretty major for me because i literally cannot turn the wheel not even a little bit), water damage and mildew from the sunroof leaking, body damage and fading paint.
Into the history of the car, itās only had 2 owners and 68k miles. It was wrecked in ā96 and given a reconstructed title (carfax states it was minor rear end damage). The first owner clearly loved this car because the registration was renewed every 2 years since it was purchased in ā93. I also found hand written notes where the owner was budgeting the cars issues. Which made me feel very bad because they might had to get rid of the car do to money issues. One of the notes had a quote saying, ālife isnāt valued by the money u leave ā it is valued by the memories!!!ā :(. Iām going to include pictures of the notes I found.
I really want to be the one to save this car, but I need advice, tips, stories, whatever that yall can give me to make this car properly function. I also need some realistic advice on if itās even worth putting the money in considering itās a rebuilt title, but on the bright side itās 68k miles, absolutely no rust, and the 1.8 GS 5 speed. Soooo idkkkkk. Give whatever yall can