hey guys .. im tim .. im 14 i live near newt nsw... i may be young but im still keen on dattos!

Always good to hear little man. May I suggest saving your pennies. You'll need them when you get you P's, especially with engine transplants.

yea dude i would definately start savin ur pennies, as i have found out that the car business is very very expensive!!!!!. well good luck with everythin mate. Let us know when u get ur first ride!!
what part of nsw u from??

hey dudes thanx for the reply im in medowie ( near newy) err yeh .. im not the only young dude ere.... woodydat is only my age to

hey whats all this talk about me????
yeh im only 14 to... im keen on a ute.. just waiting for 1 to pop up .. for the right price
woodydat

yea im only 18. I got ma ute when i was 17. Go in 2 my profile and have a look at all the pics posted from me.Its not bad 4 a first car. Woodydat how much are goin 2 pay 4 a ute, cause i know of one 4sale in canberra that i have heards pretty tuff. Metallic blue and all. Its for 4grand!!!. Apparently very nice

hahaha nah 4g too much im lookin at sumthin under a grand for a full rebuild
when the time comes im gunna get a L20b and do it up withefi and turbo but for the time when im saving for it ill have su's
i can get a pair dirt cheap

Welcome datto_all_over, hang around and learn stuff about Dattos.


Looking for under a grand? .....just so you can do a full rebuild? So, you are going to spend $1000 on the car, then spend $15,000 in good parts to get it going properly?

I seriously think that you young fellas have got your plans all wrong. A bargain car is rarely a bargain. Unless the guy is old with no kids, or very rich and doesn't give a damn about the price. Get a good one and start from there.

Buy a bomb of a car, and you'll be forever chasing your tail trying to stop the car from falling apart from rust and general wear and tear. You'll spend at least 5 years replacing one thing after another, and after 5 years you will say..."Oh that Dattodude bloke wasn't BS'ing".

Any Datto for less than $2000 will be a bomb.

The going price for a 1200, used to be $1200, I am willing to debate that this is no longer the case.

Chris

ps. 90% of 1200s are mechanically A1 (They are very reliable), 90% of 1200s are also full of rust.

So for you to find a rustfree mechanically stuffed 1200, you are looking at 1% (10% of 10%) of the 1200s in existance

hey dattodude.. im just looking for a F**D 1 with no rust... my n my old man are gunna go out west and he says he knows some blokes out there with a few 1200's sititn in the padack.. with fuked motors.... and theres stuff all rust out there... i got a few years to work on it.. and im mechanically minded.. ill post a few piks of my jeep me and my dad rebuilt.. its pretty good.. me dads also got good mates that are in the panel beatin trade.... my dads also an engineer by trade so were pretty well set....
datto_dude. its not what ya no .. its who ya no
if u see any L20b's that are pretty cheap im lookin for 1......dw ill find a ute.. 1 day ....
woodydat

Sounds like you are well equipped and got the plan.

But you are the exception. Don't be telling others "it's cheap", because without the "mates-rates", things can be very expensive.

L20Bs can be had for next to nothing..just like 200Bs..Just buy one for $100. That's all they are worth