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by **bbq1988** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 2:12 pm

Hey guys, i have found a car from a dealer for $9,990. 5speed manual, white, 17"s bla bla.

Only thing is that it has done 17x,xxx KMs

What would you do?

Touch it or stay away?

Cheers

Santa's TardMe Listings · by **Santa'sBoostinSleigh** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 2:22 pm

depends what condition it is in, whats been replaced etc

mines done ~160kms now
ive replaced all of the shocks, and the LR wheel bearing
check the turbo for shaft play etc
has it got mods/towbar?
i definitely wouldnt touch it with no service history or is the boost has been played with

PS 17's look too small IMO

by **bbq1988** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 2:25 pm

it has the usual, exhaust and lowered bla bla.. boost gauge but im not sure about a controler/tap. i would prefer HERGTT's one but sadly she cant do tradeins

Ill have a look on saturday just to see what its like.

Anything major that pops up in these cars all the time?

Santa's TardMe Listings · by **Santa'sBoostinSleigh** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 2:44 pm

LR wheel bearing
warped manifold
blowing up from being run on 91, or having the boost upped
saggy shocks in the rear sometimes

have a search, most has been covered

by **bbq1988** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 2:53 pm

Cheers for that, i think it may be a safer idea to stay awayfrom it

Santa's TardMe Listings · by **Santa'sBoostinSleigh** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 3:04 pm

all depends how its been treated
i got mine at ~100,000kms
and the 60,000kms ive done it it have all been open road driving
mines still in excellent order
no shaft play in turbo etc

Website · by **AJz** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 7:51 pm

i paid 9500 for a blue, manual off a yard, 140,000 i think it had on it, cant member but yea. id knock sum more down for those k's.

by **gleem** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 12:35 am

Thats a mean deal AJ, try sell yours and then buy HERGTT's? shes only wanting 12500 now and thats a pretty mean deal!

by **Mr Revhead** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:37 am

AJ, wasnt that a hook up?

under 10k from a yard is a steal.
id look hard at it

by **bbq1988** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 11:10 am

Going up on saturday morning to have a look, we'll see..

by **Alex B** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 7:10 pm

Twasnt a hook up. Was advertised in the paper etc at that price. On the Toyota yard too :lol:

by **B1NZ** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:15 pm

There's one advertised in welly t the moment with 85ks on it, 5 speed in white for 12k - I think your better off saving your money and paying a little more for a lower k's one IMO

by **bbq1988** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 5:11 pm

at this rate i might be coming home with it, aslong as they can give me a good tradein price for my curren.. i have the cash in my wallet already to get it

by **B1NZ** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 6:12 pm

*sigh* your not going to listen anyway are you :lol:

Don't buy one just for the sake of having one, shop around, It's a buyers market at the moment so you should be able to find something for better value :idea:

Website · by **AJz** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 8:43 pm

Mr Revhead wrote:AJ, wasnt that a hook up?

under 10k from a yard is a steal.
id look hard at it

nar straight off the yard, didnt have hookups

Gearbox was dodgy so that got replaced. Other than that its fine. apart from what i think is the LR wheel bearing as with all of them.

Website · by **AJz** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 1:01 am

gleem wrote:Thats a mean deal AJ, try sell yours and then buy HERGTT's? shes only wanting 12500 now and thats a pretty mean deal!

yea it is a very mint caldina she has. Secretly i crave a Gen3+ mr2 :oops:

Sigh, one day................ Anyone wanna swap

by **Boosted_162** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 2:31 am

AJz wrote:
gleem wrote:Thats a mean deal AJ, try sell yours and then buy HERGTT's? shes only wanting 12500 now and thats a pretty mean deal!

yea it is a very mint caldina she has. Secretly i crave a Gen3+ mr2

Sigh, one day................ Anyone wanna swap

Dont you $&#$% dare

. You already got rid of a nice black widebody GT4 for not nearly what it was worth!

Website · by **AJz** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 12:15 pm

sadly a friend told me she saw it very friendly with a powerpole. cannot confirm this tho

by **Boosted_162** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 4:13 pm

AJz wrote:sadly a friend told me she saw it very friendly with a powerpole. cannot confirm this tho

Damn

. Whats the bet some young kid bought his first phat turbo car, and got caught out by understeer, or tried to drift it :roll:

by **bbq1988** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 7:14 pm

I went to have a look with a couple of friends (one being a mechanic)

17x,000kms
Alittle rough here and there but just cosmetic.

Took it for a good drive. Gearbox feels mint, engine goes well with no undue knocks/sounds. clutch is good.

Had a previous service history so its all good..

It ended up being $3990 cash after a trade in.

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