Hello all, I need help deciding whether to buy 2 very rusty and rough atvs, 1 yamaha 350 bruin 2005
1 suzuki eiger 400 2007

both are very rusty due to beach use and will defintely need plenty of work. The seller is asking for around 1800 dollars, which i think is reasonable only because i live in mexico, nothing is really cheap here when it comes to autos. I would plan on restoring them for my own use so another question would be how easy is it to get a hold of parts for these machines? The seller says he has no keys, does not know if they run, he has the ownership papers. He says he bought them as part of a package deal when buying a boat and does not want them. I'm not sure if it would cost way too much money to fix them up. Advice needed from those who know, please and thank you for your time. Ryan Heres a link to the ad,

http://guadalajara.anumex.com/anunci...c-2005/6470907

 

before you even consider buying, you better thorougly inspect the frame for more than surface rust. salt water destroys the frames unless they've been pretreated like they do around the Great Lakes area. if the frames are rusty, walk away. if you're bent on buying them, lower the price and start over. better make sure they run and drive well. just my two cents.

 

$1800????!!!! I think I would walk away. Salt air/water/sand eats up EVERYTHING metal. Every bolt you try to take out will probably break off. Sounds like a money pit and a big headache.

 

Yip, rusty buckets. Only way to get a cheap machine here is if it's stolen. And i dont want one of those. So ya, gonna call the dude tonight and try to get the price down a LOT. i fancy a project but these seem pretty bad with rust for not being so old, and the yamaha in the pic looks like the front cv assembly is gone. Not good. If the price doesnt come down i'll just walk. Thanks for the replies guys!!