ARGH WHY?!?

[Jezza_hr]

It's not the technical side of things that bothers me. It's the rust side of things. Chances are, getting one from Japan the rust is bound to be far more minimal than what I see here. Which would give me freedom to actually work on the car without worrying about rust. Sure enough, rust would still need to be treated and taken care of but what i'm looking at here is a lot of money to do if it's to be done properly.

I think if I was to spend £3000 to do rust repair that could just as easily be put towards a mint condition import for all round new suspension, engine parts and various other pieces that would be really appreciated. I know it may not make much sense but I've seen a few imports for £3300-£5000 (including shipping) upwards with practically no rust problems, a mint interior, a decent ride height with no suspension problems, low mileage, including 12 month MOT and 6month TAX. That to me seems fair when considering I paid £2600 for my AE86 and the rust repair alone would probably bring it near to the £5000 mark, not to mention the respray.

I know that I (like everyone) need guidance (hence my reasons for visiting these boards) but looking at the issue in hand i'm just trying to think of the more logical reason and would certainly appreciate some of that guidance right now in terms of doing whats best.