Advice on buying a Magna please.

[Mad_Aussie]

Originally Posted by pottery beige

ffs... the OP is only after a second get around car....... so in the rating of cars scheme my $1000 POS laser with its power steering, heater, air con, intermittent wipers, cheap rego and no one wants to steal it makes my XA GT look like an awfull car........ LLoLL......

Of course your laser would make the GT look like an awful car, Lasers are awesome! :-P

The thing is, that there are plenty of cheap cars out there that are better and much more fun than a magna.

r31 skyline
toyota cressida
ke70 corolla
ae71 corolla
st141 corona
jzz20 soarer

just to make a quick shortlist. All are rwd, all are fairly well set up, all will do a skid, and all will be cheap to run.
Oh, and being able to change a motor for $400 isn't exactly what i'd call a selling point when looking for a second car, lol! But if that concerns you, a rb30e will cost all of $100 for a second hand rebuilt one, so that covers that point :-P