My new S4 GXL.
07-18-10, 02:18 PM
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My new S4 GXL.
I actually bought this about a month ago, just didn't say anything.
It has 78k on it and still runs/drives/looks new. The interior is really a 10/10 as well as the exterior (It's blue interior).
The lady who sold it was the 2nd owner, her brother owned it since brand new. They're older people (like 60 +).
It has almost all options except leather. Has mud flaps and cargo cover too.
It was never driven in snow and she said they never drove it in rain either. It really is a mint condition 88 GXL. Even the bottom of the car looks as new as the rest of it.
It has also never been repainted.
I wasn't really looking to buy another 7, but I saw this at a price I felt was worth it and after driving an hour and a half and seeing it in person, I decided to buy it.
PS. I know the wheels are not on right. That was from the previous owner.
It has 78k on it and still runs/drives/looks new. The interior is really a 10/10 as well as the exterior (It's blue interior).
The lady who sold it was the 2nd owner, her brother owned it since brand new. They're older people (like 60 +).
It has almost all options except leather. Has mud flaps and cargo cover too.
It was never driven in snow and she said they never drove it in rain either. It really is a mint condition 88 GXL. Even the bottom of the car looks as new as the rest of it.
It has also never been repainted.
I wasn't really looking to buy another 7, but I saw this at a price I felt was worth it and after driving an hour and a half and seeing it in person, I decided to buy it.
PS. I know the wheels are not on right. That was from the previous owner.
07-22-10, 01:53 PM
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Then when you get your car back, you don't really realize that the wheels are on backwards until you get home. Many people usually don't care enough to look over the work at the shop/venue itself. Its annoying.
07-22-10, 02:12 PM
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its easy to get wheels like that wrong, especially when you get it taken in to get tires serviced and rotated. Technicians don't usually pay attention to the direction of the wheel spokes themselves, only the direction of the tires. You don't know how many times iv seen retarded technicians **** up staggerd wheel setups, even if they are told to pay attention to it during their training.
Then when you get your car back, you don't really realize that the wheels are on backwards until you get home. Many people usually don't care enough to look over the work at the shop/venue itself. Its annoying.
Then when you get your car back, you don't really realize that the wheels are on backwards until you get home. Many people usually don't care enough to look over the work at the shop/venue itself. Its annoying.
Those will be put up in storage anyways. I won't even drive the car until it's fully done how I want it.
Just trying to decide what to do with the car. I'm so impressed with how well taken care of it is, that I don't want to modify it, but I may have to if I want it to be how I picture it.
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07-22-10, 02:36 PM
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Beautiful car; congratulations on a great find. I'd keep it stock, or at least keep all the original parts so you can put it back later. These are just getting rarer in unmolested condition every year. Of course, the car is yours so enjoy it however you see fit.
As for the directional wheels, that was a fad that was popular for just a few years in the late 1980s-early 1990s. I'm sure lots of technicians and mechanics today are too young to remember them. I'm not surprised they get put on backwards sometimes. As for mechanics who don't notice a staggered wheel setup, that's a little less defensible.
As for the directional wheels, that was a fad that was popular for just a few years in the late 1980s-early 1990s. I'm sure lots of technicians and mechanics today are too young to remember them. I'm not surprised they get put on backwards sometimes. As for mechanics who don't notice a staggered wheel setup, that's a little less defensible.
07-28-10, 09:30 PM
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07-29-10, 12:50 AM
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Yeah, the directional wheel "craze" was part of the drag coefficient fad of the mid-1980s. Quite a few cars had the directional wheels including the FC, various Honda models (Prelude and CRX to name a few), and I think the first generation Eagle Talons as well. I believe the goal was to optimize airflow through the wheel for brake cooling and drag reduction. Not sure if it actually did anything useful aside from confusing mechanics and causing lots of backwards wheels.
In '86-87, the factory aero package included the wedges in front of the rear wheels as well as larger wedges in front of each of the front wheels connected by a very slim lip all of flexible black urethane foam. I'm pretty sure the black urethane foam duckbill rear spoiler was also part of this package. The goal was reducing drag (from .31 to .29) rather than improving performance or increasing downforce. By '88 the duckbill rear spoiler was discontinued; TII and GTU cars came with the wraparound body color spoiler that was made standard on all S5 coupes. The factory aero package was standard on S4 Sport and GTU models. I believe it could be added to other models as a dealer installed option. Confusingly, there was another completely different aero package available as a dealer installed option from Mazda Finish Line that included a different wraparound black urethane rear spoiler, a body colored front air dam and body colored side and rear skirts.
In '86-87, the factory aero package included the wedges in front of the rear wheels as well as larger wedges in front of each of the front wheels connected by a very slim lip all of flexible black urethane foam. I'm pretty sure the black urethane foam duckbill rear spoiler was also part of this package. The goal was reducing drag (from .31 to .29) rather than improving performance or increasing downforce. By '88 the duckbill rear spoiler was discontinued; TII and GTU cars came with the wraparound body color spoiler that was made standard on all S5 coupes. The factory aero package was standard on S4 Sport and GTU models. I believe it could be added to other models as a dealer installed option. Confusingly, there was another completely different aero package available as a dealer installed option from Mazda Finish Line that included a different wraparound black urethane rear spoiler, a body colored front air dam and body colored side and rear skirts.
07-29-10, 02:34 AM
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^ Pro info. The Finishline package also included the weird band around the hatch as well that seemingly merged with the rear spoiler. I've never seen this band in person though.
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In '86-87, the factory aero package included the wedges in front of the rear wheels as well as larger wedges in front of each of the front wheels connected by a very slim lip all of flexible black urethane foam. I'm pretty sure the black urethane foam duckbill rear spoiler was also part of this package. The goal was reducing drag (from .31 to .29) rather than improving performance or increasing downforce. By '88 the duckbill rear spoiler was discontinued; TII and GTU cars came with the wraparound body color spoiler that was made standard on all S5 coupes. The factory aero package was standard on S4 Sport and GTU models. I believe it could be added to other models as a dealer installed option. Confusingly, there was another completely different aero package available as a dealer installed option from Mazda Finish Line that included a different wraparound black urethane rear spoiler, a body colored front air dam and body colored side and rear skirts.
I actually have a duckbill in the garage.
I doubt I'll put it on though. 
The tape deck is from the previous owner. They said that 3 months after they bought the car, the stock tape deck broke, so the dealer installed this one.
That's really the only thing wrong with the car. But I'm gonna throw a navi unit in it eventually anyways, so.
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