Had small portion of rust on roof and bonnet.
Indicator switch was broken.
Headlight bulb blown.
Center console was smashed.
Had to re-bore the rings.
The car was sitting in 1 place for over 6 months without being kicked over so most things were just so brittle and old.
Blew a bit of smoke.
Air conditioner doesn't work.
These cars aren't too bad to thrash around. They keep going and going.
They only have 83kW so they're not that powerful.
The fact that the SE model of the TM series doesn't have power steering is abit of a bummer. Much better with power steering.
You should be very careful about the center console. Very easy to wreck. I've already gone through 2. Very hard to find an intact center console as well. I'd recommend getting a fibre glass kit and reinforce the console.
Getting the fuel injection models would be much better than these old carburettor engines.
My 1986 TM Magna had a similar problem when I bought it, apparently the centre console had gotten so bad that the previous owner took it out. He had a makeshift wooden one to hold his radio that was ugly as sin. I went to the wreckers and bought a console out of an automatic for $20, which was unfortunately maroon, but I painted it blue to match my interior and it came out very well.
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