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chasinthesun · #1 05-09-2011, 11:23 AM

Your right Mike ,yours was the same color with low mileage I remember ,just a 240 d.

mgburg · #2 05-09-2011, 12:46 PM

White tie-wraps to hold the "Euro-Lights" in place? What's the matter? Didn't the kit, at least, come with the proper nylon inserts and screws? Hell, if you're going to use tie-wraps, use the black ones that are ultraviolet-proof, so they won't degrade...*GEESH!*

And on the rear 1/4 panels (both sides), just in front of the bumper-covers...there is a "depression" as if there's rot starting under the paint/paint-over.

And those "funky screws" on the console? They must have had some sort of "holder" mounted in that area...I either missed, or didn't see, the back part of that area to see if there were more "funky screws" or not.

No trunk shots...there's a deal breaker...what's not seen may be the worse part/area yet.

Unless he's able to gaurantee a return ticket for a "view-before-you-buy," I wouldn't go.

Too much left unsaid/unseen to be comfortable with...at any price.

disqo · #3 05-09-2011, 12:34 PM

My TD also come with a stick. Generally I use it to keep the hatch from hitting me in the head while getting things out of the back of the car...

gatorblue92 · #4 05-09-2011, 05:49 PM

i wouldn't pay more than $3000 for it... and it better come with the stick

mike-81-240d · #5 05-10-2011, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by gatorblue92

i wouldn't pay more than $3000 for it... and it better come with the stick

You REALLY don't want a stick with a OM617a, unless it has a VNT turbo.

#6 05-10-2011, 11:12 AM

The cost of reinstalling the correct springs and wheels, as well as undoing whatever hacks we can't see, significantly reduces the value of the car. It's worthless in it's current condition.

mike-81-240d · #7 05-10-2011, 03:02 PM

Most people that I've met keep the stock wheels.... I have aluminum-steels and hub caps, along with bundts in my yard.

It's $199 for a spring compressor, and most people already have a dremel to widen the spring perch hole for the compressor.

Springs are filthy cheap used, like $60 for all four turbo springs.

panZZer · #8 05-10-2011, 03:10 PM

The guy replied standing by the 38 mpg--seems that all us have 3/8 ' of crud in our intake manifoldes and his rebuilt suspension is als part of the key to his flippin awsome MPG's

#9 05-10-2011, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by panZZer

The guy replied standing by the 38 mpg--seems that all us have 3/8 ' of crud in our intake manifoldes and his rebuilt suspension is als part of the key to his flippin awsome MPG's

I wouldn't buy anything from someone who posts such an obvious lie; who knows what else he's lying about.

Yak · #10 05-10-2011, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Craig

I wouldn't buy anything from someone who posts such an obvious lie; who knows what else he's lying about.

You mean like the original ivory paint?

If you click on the "more pics" link and scroll down you'll see the original color, complete with rust dings, some scuff marks, etc. You can see the difference in tint clearly on the open rear door shot.

Interior pics with the "repaired" console and more.

http://houston-imports.com/forums/showthread.php?t=616309

panZZer · #11 05-11-2011, 02:20 PM

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"Filling up with 15 gallons, I'm averaging 560-570 miles, each fill up putting right at around 15 gallons back in. You can call me a liar, but with a freshly rebuilt/refreshed engine that's now properly maintained, properly adjusted valves, a new turbocharger, new exhaust that isn't leaking and/or clogged, a proper alignment with properly inflated tires, so on and so forth, and almost exclusively 50-60mph highway driving both ways to and from work, my math (and observations) point to 37.5xxx mpg.

Sorry if you and your friends on your forums with 300k mile cars that are in dire need of mechanical attention, poor alignments, worn-out bushings, improperly inflated tires, and a Paul Walker right foot aren't seeing good fuel mileage. You'll find that the majority of people on forums are NOT the end-all when it comes to automotive information and knowledge - if they were, they'd all be running their own shops and/or designing their own cars.

Call it what you want, but I stand behind what I've calculated and observed thus far with the vehicle. If you're in the Houston area and you'd like to come put down a deposit, you're more than welcome to take it for a few weeks and see for"

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#12 05-10-2011, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by mike-81-240d

Most people that I've met keep the stock wheels.... I have aluminum-steels and hub caps, along with bundts in my yard.

It's $199 for a spring compressor, and most people already have a dremel to widen the spring perch hole for the compressor.

Springs are filthy cheap used, like $60 for all four turbo springs.

I know it can be done, but I wouldn't pay $6K for a car so I could spend a weekend crawling around under it fixing all the idiotic stuff the PO did to it. I might pay $3K and bring it to my indy with instructions "to make it correct." Also, I don't see the point of installing used springs in any car.

mike-81-240d · #13 05-10-2011, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Craig

I might pay $3K and bring it to my indy with instructions "to make it correct." Also, I don't see the point of installing used springs in any car.

I honestly don't see the point of people buying these cars, if they just take it to a shop for work. These are expensive pigs to maintain, and adding a mechanic to the mix only makes the bill worse. These cars are becoming maintenance queens as they get older.

#14 05-10-2011, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by mike-81-240d

I honestly don't see the point of people buying these cars, if they just take it to a shop for work. These are expensive pigs to maintain, and adding a mechanic to the mix only makes the bill worse. These cars are becoming maintenance queens as they get older.

I like these cars better than the newer ones, and don't really care about the cost. I've done my time underneath cars, I don't need to do it anymore. If you just want cheap transportation, you don't want one of these cars.

vstech · #15 05-10-2011, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by mike-81-240d

I honestly don't see the point of people buying these cars, if they just take it to a shop for work. These are expensive pigs to maintain, and adding a mechanic to the mix only makes the bill worse. These cars are becoming maintenance queens as they get older.

well. the thing is... there are two types of drivers (with subsets of varying degrees) the collector that cherrishes this car style, and the user that gets it because it's mostly dependable inexpensive transportation.
for the user, if they are mechanically inclined, they can maintain the car relatively inexpensively. if they are not, and they don't frequent this forum... they run the car into the ground, and turn it into a junk pile.
the collector if they are mechanically inclined

will have a cherrished car or two

forever, and inexpensively. if they are not, they likely will have a mechanic, or a dealer maintain the car forever.
it's all in the way the individual looks at the car.