Regency defected (HELP PLEASE)

[illest]

Hi there all, i know i have not been on the forum for long but id like to clear up some confusion i have right now. My cousin wants to sell me his 1979 golf for a cheap price, but here is the catch. It has a bit of rust, it was defected for track width with some bbs meshies on. So im not sure if it would go smoothly through regency or it is not worth the hassle as there might be a lot of work involved? if so what kind of work and what is the avg price i am looking at to get it back on the road? Cheers

[Blitzen]

Pics?? It's a pretty brief description.

[ForceFed]

Im pretty sure that this car has coilovers also. You will have to put the standard suspension back in and replace the wheels on there, preferably with the standard ones.

Providing they don't find any more defects while they are looking over it, it should be fine. Sorry to put a dampener on things, but sometimes they can be kents.

[Stiggy_21]

Is that the one with the torn LR wheel arch??

[OEM G60]

This must be the car you're talking about...Mk1 Golf Race Car | Cars | Gumtree Australia Mitcham Area - St Marys

Is it a '79 or '76?

[illest]

yep that's the one^ i dont want to buy if all the repairs amount to the asking price....it'd be a waste of time and money , so im seeking the advice of you gurus.

[Water Boy]

Racecar eyyyyyyyy!

[illest]

not sure if srs

[Blitzen]

Why not go and have a look at the car with a mate who knows stuff about cars? Once again, the ad is pretty brief...

[illest]

Why not go and have a look at the car with a mate who knows stuff about cars? Once again, the ad is pretty brief...

yeah man...way over hyped, went and had a look...let say it was a POS and picture REALLY do it too much justice.

[Blitzen]

You get that, but it's better to see it first hand than to rely on information that can't readily be interpreted on a computer screen.

[illest]

yeah man^ got to leave disappointed sometimes...it is an old car but i think i was hoping that it did not need a full resto....

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not to mention the person is real dodgey saying it is a swallowtail and all and it will fetch 10k in the UK being rare, removed the speakers, roof racks and the rear quarter window panels.