I took some picture from the R that I looked today.
it is a rebuilt status type R
and the owner claims that it was hit on the driver side
and I saw this bad body work......
it was a good deal, but I am worried that there will be underneath rust due to the poor body work during the rebuilt....

=( please please... give me some advice...

 

looks dodgy as all hell

 

i would stay away!... the workmanshipn looks poorly done. i would spend just a tad more and get what i want. whats the asking price?

 

price tells all. give us details on the entire car.

 

$8400 CDN...
with rebuilt status
i've checked the car thoroughly, everything is all stock

but what the owner (2nd owner, he bought it from a dealer) claimed it got hitted for $3500 with paperwork
From what I saw the history, if the accident was ONLY $3500, the car wouldn't be written off.... and seems he was "fished" for not knowing the history of the car before buying it....

I was curious to take a look behind the fender, but it was raining pretty bad and I did not have the tool with me but from the engine bay, I could tell the car has been hit badly at the fender, door, and firewall area

The dealer that rebuilt the R did a bad welding job with poor cementing on it....

 

Wait for a cleaner one to pop up.

 

Do all the other body lines look good? How does it drive? Have any more pictures? More info is needed...

Judging by those pictures, it looks like the car was hit in a critical area. That doesn't mean it's a lost cause, but it may take some work to get it back to "showroom condition." IF it is priced low, it may be worth it. I would take it to an alignment shop though, and see what the suspension measures out to.

 

from a bodymans stand point, i would avoid this car. it looks like duck tape and bondo!!!

 

the rest of the body looks smooth...
but the wrinkles at the driver side firewall really caught my attention
he showed me all tons of repair receipt with only $3500....

 

yikes, i guess this would be the one time i would say that R would be a good candidate for a RHD conversion, but even that might not save it.

 

ouch

 

aftermarket fender too

 

More pics would help, but it looks sketchy as hell from what you have already showed us. I'd personally steer clear based on the info you've given us.

 

It's obvious that the firewall and driver side of the uni-body has sustained some serious damage. I'm sure you already know that, though. Before I can offer any advice, It really depends what everything else looks like, and what your intentions are with the car.

If the car is complete, the engine is in good condition, and the frame is straight, this car may have a purpose.

Personally, I would buy it for a track car, if the price is right. I would strip it and fix the crappy body work though.

 

Agree with this man. Also, I wouldn't look into this car unless you yourself is into doing body work, has the right tools to perform what looks like needs to be done, or knows someone who knows what they're doing. A good frame is very important when driving a car, especially tracking it.

 

stay away. obviously hes sellin it for a reason. maybe da reason is cuz da messed up job he did. i would jus look for a better r

 

I'm far from being a body man but that looks like total butt! I don't do body work but I can tell when it's done right. It would be enough to make me wait.

 

if you like civics you could always make him an offer on the car and swap everything over to a cheap but clean civic sell the parts you cant use like the exterior panels and cut the bare shell up and end the miserable life of that pos

 

sorry for the late reply

this will be my daily driver, but when I am done with school until april, I will bring it to the track...

=( for $8400, I will pass this aways.... because I don't want to go through all the hassle just to save a few grands and worried the rust and bent frame underneath.

=(

 

I definitely don't think this is the car for you, then. Keep looking, you should be able to find something decent in the 10-12k range. I won't preach to you about DDing an ITR, as all situations are different. Here in the US, it's generally a bad idea, though.

Assuming everything else on the car posted is 100% immaculate, I wouldn't pay much over $5000 for it. I'm drawing that conclusion without seeing any pictures of it, other than what you posted, so take that for what it's worth.

 

any pics of the rest?

 

$8400 CDN is a crapola deal for that car. Looks super sketchy and abused. $5k tops. In contrast I got my car for $10500 CDN and there's zero wrong with it and has a clean title.
I fixed a few very minor little things that were worn but really didn't need to be replaced. There's better deals out there. Keep looking.

 

any pics of the rest?