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Hi all, I’m planning on getting a Jimny for use on our lane around the farm. Not road use. Thinking of getting a Mot failed vehicle and cutting the back end off to put a flat load area on. Is it still much of a problem with sills rusted near seatbelt mounting points? Can it be welded with some box or angle quote cheaply if it doesn’t need to look good?
or do I still need to be careful how rusty they are? My thoughts are it’s cheaper than a gator or quad and hopefully very usable but don’t want to buy one to regret wasting money on a rust bucket?
what are people’s thoughts on what is reasonable to spend on a MOT failure due to corrosion.
thanks in advance
If its not ever going back on the road again then I don't think it matters how rusted out the car is nor how good of a repair you do. As for how much you pay is up to you and what your willing to spend. A rusted out non MOT Jimny is basically not far from scrap value so anywhere from £500 to £1000 I guess. Most will probably be around the £1500 mark as most will still want to get 1k out of them. I would be wary of cars around the £1500 to £2000k mark that are not described as being rusted out but possibly are. Potentially even a 5k car could be not far from being rusted out. I would find one that is advertised as non road legal car that way you know what you are getting and at least its honest.
I think your idea is a sound one -- lots and lots of Jimnys in the UK have a second life as a farm hack. Watch the forum here and you will regularly see rusty MOT failures going for buttons.
To answer your technical questions, yes it is straightforward to patch the body or frame of a Jimny, nothing special in their construction. The only thing you may want to watch for is whether the suspension is rusted as well -- requires in some cases a bit more fabrication effort to repair.
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