got a late model eclat in my sights

[ylee coyote]

any weakpoints ?
its an 84 non se model 80000 miles
got a couple of buckled wheels... could there be suspension damage ?
can you get replacement wheels /or unbend them ?
anything else...

[peter450]

the eclat was in prod up to 82 i believe after that it was the excel, the confusion stems from the fact the early excels were alos badged eclat/excels if its a 84 its a excel, if its the car on ebay your looking at i'd avoid to have dented to wheels badly enough to not be able to drive it that must have been quite a knock they may be further damage to the suspension, also the cars been sat there in the elements for 2yrs these cars dont like sitting idle in the street they take on water and the interior gets damp especially the footwells, also if its been sat there chances are you gonna spend a FORTUNE getting up an running again reliably, the car will most likly have all kinds of neglect related niggly faults some which will show up sooner others later better to spend a bit more and buy a car thats been regularly driven and is actually running.