Well if your interested, here is a dealers point of view on them.
We have put 50+ of these things out into the market.
The SA 220 is the old old Rodeo shape but a new car for $18990 on the road??? what more would you want. They are on phase out now.
The only 2 dramas they have had are the odd water pump apparently (none of ours have failed yet) and a seat belt recall. Hence the safety rating. The inertia failed to lock on the crash test. Look at the AMCAP site and see what else only has 1 or 2 stars. You will be surprised. Oh what a feeling.
We had 1 problem where the accelerator stuck on a ute. It was the after market cruise control that the owner had fitted that was the problem.
Bang for your buck???? Why the hell would you look at the second hand market?
They are a Rodeo shell with Mitsubishi running gear basically. The rocker cover has the tripple diamond on it. The motors are built under license to Mitsubishi. They are the first version of the EFI motors that came out way way back hence they do not use a computer. Old school.
PM me if you need any info on them. They are the best value for money on the market with a lot more coming.
PS tow bars are cheap if u know how