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Old Jul 2, 2003 | 02:32 PM
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Question New TII owner -> Did i get a good deal?

I just bought an '87 TII with only 60K original miles and a freshly rebuilt built engine. Paint is great and the interior is outstanding. I paid $6500, which seemed good to me, but many other people think I'm crazy. Just checking to make sure I'm not the crazy one.
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Old Jul 2, 2003 | 02:36 PM
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ouch! If you are happy with it, you got a good deal
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Old Jul 2, 2003 | 02:46 PM
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with those k's and if it is mint, it's certainly not bad.
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Old Jul 2, 2003 | 03:28 PM
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I paid around that for a '91 TII with 72K...great ext, perfect interior...
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Old Jul 2, 2003 | 04:48 PM
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While thats alot to pay for a T2. It can also be a great value when you think of how much true sports car your getting! Congrats and enjoy her!
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Old Jul 2, 2003 | 05:09 PM
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If it is mint not bad !
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Old Jul 2, 2003 | 06:18 PM
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I think it's a good deal if it's in good shape. Let's see pictures and welcome.
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Old Jul 6, 2003 | 08:55 PM
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Here are some pics:
Rear Right
Front Right
The interior is perfect. The suspension and body are exceptionally good, especially for car with 60k milesThe car came with a 3" downpipe to a 2.5" exhaust, no car. Greddy blowoff valve and a K&N cone filter. The new engine has got a 1 year warranty, so that's cool. I think it was a good deal considering how much some of these are going for.
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Old Jul 6, 2003 | 09:04 PM
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sharp car
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Old Jul 6, 2003 | 09:09 PM
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Its a great deal... besides its what you make of it. You have a great looking car to just cruise in or you can start moddin it. Either way you'll be happy with it
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Old Jul 6, 2003 | 09:33 PM
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what happend to the car to have it rebuilt at 60k?
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Old Jul 6, 2003 | 10:06 PM
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Looks like a good deal to me. I've seen people with more miles than that and charge more... Of course, they never sell unless they bring it down. But that's a really nice car from the pictures, hope you have fun with it.
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Old Jul 6, 2003 | 10:18 PM
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it's really what you make of it!
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Old Jul 6, 2003 | 10:21 PM
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i would watch out for your fuel! full exhuast and intake on s4 plus no fuel mods = running lean under WOT
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Old Jul 6, 2003 | 11:27 PM
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The market has gone a little nuts in the d.c. metro area, Two people on the forum were able to sell similar cars for 8-9k recently. I've seen and heard other people buying/selling japanese sports cars for 150-200% bluebook. Norfolk is farther south, but close enough.
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Old Jul 6, 2003 | 11:33 PM
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Originally posted by ShadowX
I just bought an '87 TII with only 60K original miles and a freshly rebuilt built engine. Paint is great and the interior is outstanding. I paid $6500, which seemed good to me, but many other people think I'm crazy. Just checking to make sure I'm not the crazy one.
You are crazy.

$6500 is about twice the Blue Book value of that car. At least the engine is newly rebuilt, so it should last you another 100,000 miles. The car looks excellent.

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The car came with a 3" downpipe to a 2.5" exhaust, no car.
What does "no car" mean? If it is a typo for "no cat", then how do you pass emissions?
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Old Jul 7, 2003 | 06:12 PM
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The emissions issue is still in the works. Supposedly there's some sort of work around in VA that allows you to pay like $300 bucks and be emissions exempt. The dealer is willing to pay that or for new cats. I'd rather just take it to MD and get it registered there, where there are no emissions. I'm in the military so it's pretty easy to get it taken care of. As for the fuel, I have an A/F gauge on it, and it runs pretty rich at WOT, so I'm starting to think there's a lot more to this car than I think. I just found out it's got an FCD on it. Is there any way to tell if it has an aftermarket fuel pump or injectors?
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Old Jul 7, 2003 | 06:23 PM
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Little much for an S4. Maybe an S5, but still a little steep even then.

Looks good though. Congrats.
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Old Jul 7, 2003 | 06:25 PM
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umm....... nice car but ur crazy!! sorry!! =p as for the emissions ah doesnt matter much its a 87!!
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Old Jul 7, 2003 | 06:29 PM
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Originally posted by Scott 89t2
with those k's and if it is mint, it's certainly not bad.

off topic: just watched ur movie, damn i want my car back, ur is very, very ncie
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Old Jul 7, 2003 | 06:59 PM
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I was looking at a '88 TII mint in and out with 32K @ about $7K, is that still a bit high?
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Old Jul 7, 2003 | 08:17 PM
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why doesnt anyone every goto the blue book value on the internet, it would answer ur questions easier!!
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Old Jul 7, 2003 | 08:25 PM
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i live in virginia, and $100 will pass any emissions test to the farmers giving inspections
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Old Jul 7, 2003 | 08:40 PM
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bro lets just hope u dont have any problems with it cuz it would suck if u over paid for a lemon.... lol.
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Old Jul 7, 2003 | 08:46 PM
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Originally posted by jgrts20
why doesnt anyone every goto the blue book value on the internet, it would answer ur questions easier!!
I hate blue book values on the net... I mean... my car only has 38k miles on a '91 and they gave it like $700 more for the low mileage... it should be more like $2000!
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