need help buying a 2g

[BluBryMuffin]

Im new here to the forum and I have owned a 2g before but only as a daily driver I love dsm's and right now I drive a 3g with a 6g72 engine. But now im looking to buy a 2g for the purpose of tuning moding and making myself something to love. I want a 4g63. I am not sure where to look and what a good price on a gst or gsx is. I was extreamly close to buying one someone had started and needed to be finished but when I ask him is I could start it to make sure it will start he tells me that he took out a banjo bolt from the oil line and the oil filter housing thing so I got out of there quick. so I guess what im asking is what should I be looking for, where should I look for it, and how much is a fair price.

 

[salvador2330]

Depends how much you could spend how many mods it has I wouldn't buy someone else's project that you can't start just try to buy a clean 2 g with no major rust

 

[BluBryMuffin]

That dosent really help me. I know clean no rust is good.
that's just not an option im Gunna get to come across to buy around here. Every 4g63 I have come a crossed in months has had something done to it

 

[AlexGsxCummins]

I would hold off on getting one if I were in your shoes. You will find a nice one just keep an eye open you may have to look a few hours away. I'm not sure if it's just me but I get a feeling that 'i want to build THIS spacific car' if I don't get that feeling I stay away because you never will get that feeling with it and it will end up being a half finished project. Just my .02. I would wait for a close to stock car comes around

 

[bo0st]

Buy a stock or slightly modified DSM. Intake/exhaust at the most.

Fixing other people's mistakes can prove very time consuming.

 

[oneslowwdsm]

That dosent really help me. I know clean no rust is good.
that's just not an option im Gunna get to come across to buy around here. Every 4g63 I have come a crossed in months has had something done to it

It's going to be tough finding anything bone stock. A good clean RUNNING (meaning needs nothing to move under its own power) 2g AWD 5speed, depending on mods, can go from 4k-6k. A FWD one from 3k-5k. Stay away from autotragics unless it is a built one or you plan on building one.

Set a realistic goal for what you want power wise and drivability and go from there. If you consider yourself a nooby i would stay away from anything heavily modded or huge project cars. Find something with simple mods maybe an exhaust, intake, and BOV. Stock turbo or small upgraded turbo, stock fuel system, stock tune. This is a path you can take to gradually learn the DSM platform.

-Look out for rust underneath the side skirts, rear wheel wells, and strut towers.
-Take a compression tester with you and do one on the spot. (Requires a spark plug key and a 10mm)
-Take the timing cover off and inspect timing belt.

 

[BluBryMuffin]

thank you guys for the response that helps alot. hopefully they next time i post its showing the start of my dsm. looking forward to talking to you guys again soon

 

[rickygst]

Hope you find a good one

 

[pauleyman]

I took a year to find my last one and had it shipped 1500 miles. But then again it was a 52k mile one owner 2gb talon. Yes it was expensive. This was 2011.

 

[lasershark]

thank you guys for the response that helps alot. hopefully they next time i post its showing the start of my dsm. looking forward to talking to you guys again soon

http://www.searchtempest.com/
To help in your searches, it's pretty cool. Compiles multiple city/state craigslist postings.
Check it out and good luck.

 

[PlanZero]

It all depends on your area. Most stock 4g63s around me go for about 3k, with mileage between 100 and 150k. I lucked out with negotiaions and got my Tsi awd for 2500 (119k miles) and my Tsi fwd (150k) for 2000, both bone stock.

 

[BluBryMuffin]

i will defiantly use that website thank you . sadly around here most of the eclipses have been destroyed and treated wrong and are just broke. and people around here want 8-14 thousand for a gsx thats not in perfect condition and 6 thousand for a gst not in perfect condition so im going to haft to travel to find a good buy. i dont want any of the trash and broken dreams around here. and a 420a cost 4 thousand in good condition.