Wow, that whole site full of armchair mechanics getting their panties bunched over the cut springs. It's really not a big deal with constant-rate springs.
$3,000?
All berkeleyin' day long.
80's Toyota has always been higher than the rest of the world here on the west coast. My 195k '85 celica GT (not even a GT-s) was 1,200$. Good clean examples are all over out here. Plenty of old Yotas still on the road. Gotta love the PNW. That price is fair to me. Especially with the 4ag swap
Nice price. And, yeah, I'm with maschinenbau on the cut springs. Maybe no the best way to do it, but I rocked cut springs on a car that there was no real aftermarket support for and never died.
Cut springs are perfectly fine provided they still have the correct shape at the ends for the spring seats after cutting. If they're pigtailed at both ends, they can't be cut safely though.
Heck, I've got cut springs on the Jeep because I didn't want to pay for custom ones. Chopped down linear rate lift springs up front and a cut down set of progressive springs made for the front of an early Bronco in the rear. No issues at all with the setup and with a little math and picking through the stuff available that would fit, I was able to get what I wanted for spring rates and ride height without having to spend the $$$ for custom stuff.
I love the car and don't mind the springs, but 348k miles! Wow!
$3K? I'd hit that
dculberson wrote: I love the car and don't mind the springs, but 348k miles! Wow!
I mean, compared to that 996, 348k is nothing. Also, the price on this is comparatively chump change.
Seems like a good deal----- the 80-83 Corollas are disappearing, as they either rusted out, or were mutilated into drag cars. I had a 1980 2-door base model in college and loved it. If this were a 2-door, like my old car, I'd be all over it!
They are very much a poor-man's BMW 2002. Light weight, RWD, simple, and even the 1.8 is a willing engine.
If only there were some community of rear-drive Corolla enthusiasts who ditch the stock springs for aftermarket and dump them for cheap! 
Between the drifters, the stance folks, and the rally folks, stock springs are fairly easy to come by. I bet there are as many AE86's on the road today with front coilovers as there are with stock springs.
Appleseed wrote: $3,000? All berkeleyin' day long.
+1, I'd buy that right now if I could.
It's a neat old wagon but... $3k and you guys are all in for a fatigued old 80s era econobox just because it doesn't look "too bad"? Seriously? What's next? $7500 VW Foxes? These are the kinds of cars we abused during college and threw away as soon as we could afford something else.
Does not compute. It must just be nostalgia clouding your feeble minds.
Huckleberry wrote: It's a neat old wagon but... $3k and you guys are all in for a fatigued old 80s era econobox just because it doesn't look "too bad"? Seriously? What's next? $7500 VW Foxes? These are the kinds of cars we abused during college and threw away as soon as we could afford something else. Does not compute. It must just be nostalgia clouding your feeble minds.
Times are tougher and new cars are less interesting now, so the old throwaway beaters now look fun, stylish, and affordable.
^^^ the wagon's price is $3K, not $30K....... his feeble mind may have gotten confused. 
$3K for a running- driving, fun car with character is not an unreasonable amount.
In reply to Huckleberry:
Honestly, I get that sentiment. I had the same problem with some of the beaters and econoboxes a drove in high school/early college. Now, looking back on them, I think...huh, that was a fun little machine. Wish I had taken better care of it. It's all perspective.
GameboyRMH wrote:Huckleberry wrote: It's a neat old wagon but... $3k and you guys are all in for a fatigued old 80s era econobox just because it doesn't look "too bad"? Seriously? What's next? $7500 VW Foxes? These are the kinds of cars we abused during college and threw away as soon as we could afford something else. Does not compute. It must just be nostalgia clouding your feeble minds.Times are tougher and new cars are less interesting now, so the old throwaway beaters now look fun, stylish, and affordable.
This. I mean, I just paid more for a 40yo truck with cut front and clamped rear springs. Just because the body is solid and the drivetrain is right.
Huckleberry wrote: These are the kinds of cars we abused during college and threw away...
You've just answered why we desire it.
An '83? For 3 grand? Ain't no way that's crack pipe. Where you gonna find another one for sale? In better shape for less money? Not bloody likely.
$3k for a running, driving car that looks like it still has a couple more years in it seems reasonable to me, but I'm a guy that paid $2k for a 26 year old Fairmont with 133k on the clock 11 years ago, and currently have over $20k in it, so my mental state is suspect at best.
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