Hello, I've not long bought a genuine 5,000 miles dc5 c pack which was unregistered in the UK until I got it. I'll start with the good points first...
genuine 5000 miles with certificate from Japan, even still has the same tyres from factory! Was imported into the UK in 2004 only 2 years after it was made, was left In a corner of a yard due to unforseen circumstances which I then purchased it from the importer after they had closed for business in 2021
I didn't touch this car until I got it UK registered with all paperwork in my hand before I started it, with the intention of cleaning up/ sorting a few niggly bits out and then selling it on to fund other projects, this is where it starts all going wrong...
After closer inspection of having the car on the ramp it has had a smack on the near side front, from what I have worked out it was purchased by the original owner in 2002 and he had an accident in 2003, from which it was repaired In Japan (not to a very high standard) and sold at auction to the importer as a straight unmolested car. It required a little patch of welding pre mot which I had the garage do before I got it. After I looked at the patch which had been welded I then realised it had been In the accident.
Other things to note is someone has swapped the tailgate for a type s one which is non c pack, also the seats must of been changed at some point to ones which have covered more mileage as they don't look like they've covered 5,000 miles.
I was gunna cut out the welding which the gargae had done and straighten the car and repair it properly but unfortunately I don't have the correct tools in my garage to repair the car to the high it deserves, this the situation I'm now in, I don't know whether I should break the car or sell it as it is? As it seems a shame to let the car go to waste as its such a genuine low mileage car, the bolts still even have the zinc plating on! The car has no service history obviously as it hasn't even covered the enough mileage to be serviced yet, but the car runs perfect as you'd expect with a car which is practically brand new.
Mileage is in kmh.
Any advice is welcome as I'm really stuck as what to do.
Cheers
luggy
genuine 5000 miles with certificate from Japan, even still has the same tyres from factory! Was imported into the UK in 2004 only 2 years after it was made, was left In a corner of a yard due to unforseen circumstances which I then purchased it from the importer after they had closed for business in 2021
I didn't touch this car until I got it UK registered with all paperwork in my hand before I started it, with the intention of cleaning up/ sorting a few niggly bits out and then selling it on to fund other projects, this is where it starts all going wrong...
After closer inspection of having the car on the ramp it has had a smack on the near side front, from what I have worked out it was purchased by the original owner in 2002 and he had an accident in 2003, from which it was repaired In Japan (not to a very high standard) and sold at auction to the importer as a straight unmolested car. It required a little patch of welding pre mot which I had the garage do before I got it. After I looked at the patch which had been welded I then realised it had been In the accident.
Other things to note is someone has swapped the tailgate for a type s one which is non c pack, also the seats must of been changed at some point to ones which have covered more mileage as they don't look like they've covered 5,000 miles.
I was gunna cut out the welding which the gargae had done and straighten the car and repair it properly but unfortunately I don't have the correct tools in my garage to repair the car to the high it deserves, this the situation I'm now in, I don't know whether I should break the car or sell it as it is? As it seems a shame to let the car go to waste as its such a genuine low mileage car, the bolts still even have the zinc plating on! The car has no service history obviously as it hasn't even covered the enough mileage to be serviced yet, but the car runs perfect as you'd expect with a car which is practically brand new.
Mileage is in kmh.
Any advice is welcome as I'm really stuck as what to do.
Cheers
luggy
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