You're lucky to have a Hachi in such pristine condition! A lot of around here are either totaled due to wannabe drifters or riced-out.

Thanks. Sadly this vehicle appears to have been in an accident bad enough to total it. Nothing was reported to insurance / carfax etc but there is clear evidence of frame pulling and re-welding on the front drivers side frame rail. I've found damage to the brakes, and control arm along the drivers side so at some point it appears it was in a pretty heavy front/ side collision. The frame is currently twisted and sits about 1.2+ cm lower on the front passenger side forward of the engine cross member. I've had a few friends that do frame/ body repair tell me it shouldn't be too hard to pull it back to where it needs to be but I haven't gotten a price quote yet.

Sadly you are correct that a lot of these are owned by people that don't appreciate them. A lot of people seem to buy them but have no understanding that they are a 30 year old vehicle and require a massive amount of restoration that can't be solved by bolting on autozone/ ebay parts lol XD

Have I ever mentioned that I love that it's pure white instead of panda? I like the panda look, but pure white is so dang clean looking!