Prospective purchase

[kton2002]

Been to see a bongo, a few pics attached. Not sure if it’s. A good one or not, appears solid underneath and no advisories for rusty bits underneath , just a general surface corrosion one. Tail gate rusted at bottom in one area and wheel arches starting to show as per pics. 100k miles, 2005 model, converted. Any thoughts appreciated. £8.6k. Temperature dial didn’t rise at all until the last few mins of the journey (10 mins or so) and then it went back down having raised a little bit.

[kton2002]

Few more pics can’t seem to do many per post

[g8dhe]

Not a lot of info to go on ?
Which engine?
Is it a Tintop or AFT ?
Is it converted side / rear ??
The paint factory burnt down in 2004 so any vehicles after that date were manufactured before then but stored before being registered in Japan.

[kton2002]

Manual pop top, 2.0 petrol, converted at the side with seats that are the originals that have been cut to size to still fit. Front row is a swivel setup.

[kton2002]

Couple more pics - sorry not good with tech!

[g8dhe]

As you say a lot of surface rust, was it undersealed when imported ? If not then that's is not a good sign at all, in Japan they don't use salt on the roads so didn't need to surface treat the steel chassis, I can't see any signs of undersealing which would make ne very nervous at that price, especially as its not an AFT but a Tintop with an add on roof.

[kton2002]

I cant see any underseal either, although it has not had any advisories on the MOT for rust issues other than a general corrosion on the underside one. But nothing that points to a specific area / mounting point etc. You think £8.6k is a good price bearing in mind it needs some work to the rust patch on tail gate as a minimum?

[g8dhe]

If it wasn't undersealed on import then I would steer clear myself, trying to clean it and seal after the event is a bit late as UK salt will be in every crevice

[kton2002]

engine looks quite clean and dry