Sri lankan Govt. - We are opening Car imports
Average Sri Lankan = Petrolhead

Restoring a 90's Diesel.
Gentlemen, What are your thoughts on doing a soft-resto on an unhacked Nissan SB14 that has been sitting around for 8 years? 
1997 car registered in 2000. Manual gears, 2L CD20 diesel.  Single owner -Decased. Family who are known to me -  dont use it.  Unhacked body and almost pristine interior. Clean body lines, no accidents. Complete car and appears untouched by makabasses. Engine shows signs of under-compression, brakes and clutch-plate need replacing, tyres are on the brink of decomposing.  Power mirrors do not work. Needs a paint job. No major corrosion but early-stage rust spots on the boot lid.  
 

Hi Guys!
Returning to AL after a long time...what's up everyone?

Nissan might close down operations in 12 -14 months? https://www.carscoops.com/2024/11/nissan-exec-says-we-have-12-or-14-months-to-survive/ Are we going to see more companies shutting down or is this a one off. So much for the new GTR and the new Patrol.

Is there an alternative to the Maruti 800? A friend of mine is looking for an extremely cheap to run and fix car for around 1.5M. While I do advocate old Japanese cars in that budget - if his need is basic A-B motoring at the lowest possible cost - maintenance wise and with fuel - is there any other option that I am forgetting?