# Getting a car that hasn't been running **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [July 6, 2006, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-a-car-that-hasnt-been-running/97706 "2006-07-06T16:47:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![\_M3\_SPb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/85f322/32.png) [@\_M3\_SPb](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/_M3_SPb)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2006, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-a-car-that-hasnt-been-running/97706/1 "2006-07-06T16:47:49Z")
One of my friends relative is willing to give me his 85 celica which i’ll use for winter, which happens to have very low km, and seems to be in overall very good shape. However it hasn’t been driven in 3 years, and i haven’t even checked if it starts or not. I have no experience in dealing with cars that have been sitting for that long, but once i change all the fluids and check the brakes, wires, plugs, filters there’s nothing else really that would need attention? ---
**Author:** ![oimoit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@oimoit](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/oimoit)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2006, 4:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-a-car-that-hasnt-been-running/97706/2 "2006-07-06T16:49:45Z")
ur gonna need new tires too if the car didnt move for 3 years ---
**Author:** ![Simich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Simich](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Simich)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2006, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-a-car-that-hasnt-been-running/97706/3 "2006-07-06T16:59:39Z")
Brake and Suspension parts may be the first to go. Gas tank might not be in good shape either (depending on whether gas was left in it or not) ---
**Author:** ![Solarian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solarian/32/5514_2.png) [@Solarian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Solarian)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2006, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-a-car-that-hasnt-been-running/97706/4 "2006-07-06T17:19:37Z")
85 Celicas are baller cars, don’t waste one in good condition as a winter beater, they’re the last RWD celicas.