Buying a car that's been sitting years

So I just finished t-belt water pump, fluids, etc etc on the integra I had bought 2 months ago and a tree fell on it.

One of my parents friends is offering to sell(give me) a 94 celica. What kind of items would I be looking to replace to make it roadworthy?

I'd want to change fluids(oil and brake, predominantly) and filters, and check the condition of brake and fluid lines. Old tires should be binned. Toss a battery in and see where you're at before you get too spendy. If it's a runner, I'd be suspect of the timing belt as well.

Happy hunting!

You could just say anything rubber. Bushings and motor mounts should also be checked if not replaced.

haha well, apparently it's been only sitting for a year. Timing belt was done. battery was disconnected so its still good and a/c blow cold

if it's only been sitting a year, i wouldn't even change fluids, just make sure they're at proper levels. inflate the tires, clean the windows, and drive it. it'll start running better when you get some fresh fuel in the tank, but i wouldn't hesitate to run what's in it.

Yeah, I'm pretty excited that everythings in working order. I finally caught a lucky break.

Now I have to decide what to do with the 2 cars mother nature claimed from me. 98 maxima with front end damage from a deer collision and a 2000 integra ls thats been crushed by a tree and ideas?

lemons and combine the two cars into one? demo derby them? part them out? turn them into a art project?

Depending on what was crushed on the Integra you could make some money parting them.

Congrats on the Celica score although I wouldn't park it next to a tree.

months? heck, I do that to my own cars.

I have the car in my garage and I'm going to change the oil since theres almost none left but the idiot light hasn't come on yet. When I press on the brakes it feels hard and theres no stopping power. It doesn't fall to the floor or anything either. What's the culprit? I've read brake booster but is there anyway I should go about making a definitive diagnosis?

edit: does anyone have a diagram of the jack points? I'd like to double check before jack a hole into it

lnlds wrote: I'm going to change the oil since theres almost none left but the idiot light hasn't come on yet.

Make sure you understand the difference between oil level and oil pressure, it will make working on cars a lot less expensive.

Try some stops in a safe area. Rotors and/ or drums may be a little rusty and just need cleaned off. Calipers, brake cylinders, pads, hardware may be little sticky after sitting. But it's still best to pull a couple wheels to inspect first.

run it change in 5 hundred miles if you have not sold it by then