one clean GSL-SE
07-16-06, 08:25 AM
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07-16-06, 06:44 PM
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My thoughts as well......
Not that I dont believe the ad,but why would someone store and maintain a car for 13 years and not drive it?And then throw probably 15-20K into restoring it,only to sell it all for $8500?!
If the whole point of storing it all those years was for appreciation,then any possible profit went out the door after he spent the money restoring the car.
It is beautiful,job well done to the seller.....but still,something seems wrong with the whole scenario....
Not that I dont believe the ad,but why would someone store and maintain a car for 13 years and not drive it?And then throw probably 15-20K into restoring it,only to sell it all for $8500?!
If the whole point of storing it all those years was for appreciation,then any possible profit went out the door after he spent the money restoring the car.
It is beautiful,job well done to the seller.....but still,something seems wrong with the whole scenario....
07-16-06, 10:15 PM
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07-17-06, 11:46 AM
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If that was my car I would never sell it. Makes my wonder why it is being sold. Something smells fishy. And he wants to buy a better one?
My SE is all original with 67 k. I have a few little dents. Other than that mine is in the same condition. Oh and he has leather and AC.
Anyway if it's true, it's dam nice.
Just my 2 cents.
My SE is all original with 67 k. I have a few little dents. Other than that mine is in the same condition. Oh and he has leather and AC.
Anyway if it's true, it's dam nice.
Just my 2 cents.
07-17-06, 11:48 AM
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Why would you have to do a bolt off restoration on a car with 29K? I mean, I understand dryrot and whatnot... But does anyone else smell ODOMETER rollback.... especially due to the fact that these are Exempt??
There are some rare gems out there but I agree something is odd..
There are some rare gems out there but I agree something is odd..
07-18-06, 12:48 PM
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My car has 67,000km's (thats 41,000 miles) and is in no need of a full restoration like he did. My underside is almost as clean.
But the seats do look clean? I wonder if they have been re-covered. If the car had more miles the driver seat would have worn out. I say check it out and look closely at the drivers seat, that will tell all. Unless he found a mint stock seat to replace a worn one.
But the seats do look clean? I wonder if they have been re-covered. If the car had more miles the driver seat would have worn out. I say check it out and look closely at the drivers seat, that will tell all. Unless he found a mint stock seat to replace a worn one.
07-18-06, 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by RRTEC
Cars as old as ours do not have to report mileage.. "odometer exempt".. It is unrelated to smog.
the owner of this car has a FD with only 200 something miles on it. That's right. Two hundred. Not two thousand, not twenty thousand.
I haven't seen the first gen in person (its stored in the back, his primary FD in the garage, and his previously mentioned FD in his living room) but I believe all his claims.