Opinion on 1992 MR2 for sale

Hi guys,
 
Been looking into buying an MR2 (SW20) for a while now, found this recently and wanted some more experienced opinions.
 
1992 SW20R NA manual 72000KM for $6000 with 12month warranty.

There's a bit of rust on a few pillers around the car (should've taken pictures!), not sure how serious/hard to fix this is.

They say they'll do a roadworthy before I would pick it up, so roof won't leek, oil won't leek etc.
Biggest issues are the rust, and no service history :/
I'm going to call the previous owner for any info, but what do you guys think? 
 
also, do the flip up headlights open when the lights are on, or only with high beams? (first one i've actually looked at) they didn't seem to pop up until i put the lights all the way on (high beams). also are the foglights a separate switch? couldn't get these on either.
 
sorry for the uber novice questions, just don't want to impulse buy a car with a million problems down the track.
this'll be my daily btw, though not getting rid of my old car (1990 Pulsar), good reliable car.
 
looks like the interior got wet at some point:

 
looks like rust?? on the engine:


crack on the rear right indicator and scratch on the bumper (probably a small knock):


Scuff on front bumper:







 

 
cheers.

First thing. The rust on the engine appears to only be coming from the exhaust cover. This always corrodes, so don't worry about that. A better check is to view the coolant colour to make sure there is no rust in the coolant!
 
Fog lights operate off a separate switch located on the dash on the right hand side of the steering wheel. Fogs will not operate without the headlights on first.
 
For $6,000 I wouldn't be complaining about the scuff on the bodywork personally.
 
The rear light crack can be replaced by buying a new tail light really cheap as most people upgrade to the newer revision.
 
I can't see the other rust you mention so hard to really say if its a problem or not. Remember its a 16 odd year old car now, you have to expect some level of rust in places.
 
Otherwise the pics look tidy. I've seen some in much worse condition!

Hello again! You want it in Spanish?

La Herrumbre y ninguna historia de servicio. Debería ejecutar

Rust and No service history? Run.

Seriously dude, take it from someone who has done what you are about to do. Walk away from this car. No service history is the biggest thing here, plus the money you are going to pay plus rego costs you can get a decent Mr2.
Just chill out and take your time. Rather than buying a car from joe habibs used car lot, wait for a good one to come up on this forum, talk to the owner get as much information about the car as you can and I promise you it will work out 100 times better.

Rizo is right. ANY sign of RUST run, it'll cost you more in the long term. Mine unfortunately had rust on the roof in three places, that I didn't really notice and I spent the last 2 years trying to get rid of it not to mention the $$$. It is often much worse underneath all the paint too. Although at least I was fortunate enough to buy one with a solid motor etc.
MR2 cancer: http://www.mr2australia.com/mr2play/tm.aspx?m=53250&mpage=1

Rust on an Aussie car, something is wrong . Shouldnt have any and 70,000 ?
 
I would leave it along , find another one

Id say find another as well, there are plenty of MR2's that spec for that price in better condition. Best advice ive seen in this thread is "check the cooling system". Mine looked mint inside and out, coolant looked ok and i still had a blown head gasket (very early stages). Shop carefully mate.

Well lets be realistic, the car is 20 YO. No service history is not unusual, and that odometer reading is a bit hard to believe anyway,  but from the pics the car doesn't look too bad.
Rust like in the engine bay comes from rain and may not mean much, but structural body rust underneath is more serious.
 
What does matter with any older car you may be keen on is getting a full RACV type check to really tell you what may need fixing. Those guys know their stuff.

I have a 90 Gt and no rust, but what I do have is a fu##ed engine because I didn't know what I was looking for when I test drove the car. I could have used the advice of the guys on this forum and I would have bought a different car. Say what you want about how straight the car looks, but the issue is mechanical because as you all know when these cars haven't been looked after they go wrong in a big and expensive way. So why risk it, he has a daily drive so the best advice you can give him is to wait for a good car with a known history preferably from a member of this forum as it is his best guarantee of getting a SDub that he can enjoy.