Barwick
Well-Known LVC Member
It needs a *cough* motor *cough*...
Actually, the motor isn't a big deal. If you've got the skills, you can pull and replace the motor with a used one for under $1300 (or rebuild it, it's got rod knock, so it might be only a few parts to fix it). Now, you do the math and that's $7500 (with a new motor), and that's a friggin' great deal considering the overall condition of the vehicle , and all the extras that come with it:
Paint is in great shape, no dents or scratches or anything.
Color is charcoal gray metallic, absolutely beautiful.
Things fixed since I got it:
Snow tires on the stock rims, with tons of life left
Summer tires (great tires) on aftermarket rims, with tons of life left
Valve cover gaskets (ridiculous amount of $$ to fix otherwise)
Both front wheel bearings
Drivers side front upper control arm
Have a new airbag clockspring (just haven't put it in yet)
All new slotted brake rotors with new ceramic pads
AND, get this... cops ain't ever gonna nail you with laser while you've got this thing, unless you're a complete moron. It's got a laser jammer on it that'll get you to within about 300 feet of a cop before he can maybe (depending on where he's aiming) get you on laser. That's less than 3 seconds at highway speeds (aka you're almost standing on top of the cop), if you haven't seen him by then, you're either blind or a moron or both. The setup alone is like $650, plus installation (what a pain, try routing wires all through this car, front and back...)
If you buy the car, I'll keep the laser jammer system in it. Otherwise I'll pull it and put it in my next car.
Actually, the motor isn't a big deal. If you've got the skills, you can pull and replace the motor with a used one for under $1300 (or rebuild it, it's got rod knock, so it might be only a few parts to fix it). Now, you do the math and that's $7500 (with a new motor), and that's a friggin' great deal considering the overall condition of the vehicle , and all the extras that come with it:
Paint is in great shape, no dents or scratches or anything.
Color is charcoal gray metallic, absolutely beautiful.
Things fixed since I got it:
Snow tires on the stock rims, with tons of life left
Summer tires (great tires) on aftermarket rims, with tons of life left
Valve cover gaskets (ridiculous amount of $$ to fix otherwise)
Both front wheel bearings
Drivers side front upper control arm
Have a new airbag clockspring (just haven't put it in yet)
All new slotted brake rotors with new ceramic pads
AND, get this... cops ain't ever gonna nail you with laser while you've got this thing, unless you're a complete moron. It's got a laser jammer on it that'll get you to within about 300 feet of a cop before he can maybe (depending on where he's aiming) get you on laser. That's less than 3 seconds at highway speeds (aka you're almost standing on top of the cop), if you haven't seen him by then, you're either blind or a moron or both. The setup alone is like $650, plus installation (what a pain, try routing wires all through this car, front and back...)
If you buy the car, I'll keep the laser jammer system in it. Otherwise I'll pull it and put it in my next car.
