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Old 09-13-10, 07:04 AM
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i have to second that. For 2k, i don't care how many miles it has. Condition is much more important.

If its clean just buy it....
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ive seen old people with very low milage cars before. there was guy near my dads house i met. he had a 300gt vr4, had 7500miles on it. this was back in 2000. also had a 93 supra n/a auto, it had 3200 miles on it. had a delorean with ~3000 miles on it. a 68ish jag e type with 25k on it etc... his daily was an 87 supra turbo auto and it only had like 60k on it. guy was a lil wierd to be honest, but man was the stuff mint. he died a 3-4 years ago and his wife sold everything right away. wish i could have afforded some of those cars. they were all MINT!

btw, my friends dad got a 70 chevelle 2 door with 68k on it, all origonal from the origonal owner like 10 years ago. think he paid maybe $4k for it. has a 396 in it. lady bought it and only drove to church and to the grocery store. that was it. fl. car, garage kept. he had the engine rebuilt, and the engine rebuilder told him all it needed was seals. there was no ridge at the top of the cylinders or anything. sometimes you just get lucky.
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Originally Posted by omarg
i have to second that. For 2k, i don't care how many miles it has. Condition is much more important.

If its clean just buy it....
I third that !! There are some for sale in bad shape going for around 2k, so this is a rare find and I'd jump on it if I were you!!
Old 09-13-10, 03:17 PM
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Not to mention who has a cluster laying around with that low of miles? What a time peice............buy it
Old 09-13-10, 07:20 PM
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Stop posting and buy the darn thing already, or let us know where it is so we can buy it.
Old 09-13-10, 07:27 PM
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I am not in the market for one but I would BUY it anyway.

Looking a gift horse in the mouth.
Old 09-14-10, 02:52 AM
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Alright guys so I did the carfax and looks like we have a keeper. Last service record in 2008 shows 6,217 miles to be exact. I'm still kinda like WTF? Lol but anyways I picked it up. It is very dirty and needs a bath. I will show some pics soon if you all are interested. Thanks again for the help guys
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yes were interested hurry up haha
Old 09-15-10, 01:09 AM
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haha i will post pics very soon. just to clear things up so u guys aren't scratching your heads when i post pics i noticed that i put 6,800 miles. it actually has 5,800 miles. and my other post about the carfax the 6 was supposed to be a 5. not sure how i made a typo, i think i was too anxious to get the car hehe.
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Great grab man. You will enjoy it for a long time. Look forward to the pics.
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OMG!!! what a find!!! hurry up and let us see the pictures!!! You my man, are very fortunate. btw i have a 81 transam turbo with 61k matching number, too bad its not the 455 bandit but what ever so they do exist you know
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ok i promise pics tomorrow!! lol it's it's been raining so didnt get to clean it yet. only the inside. just noticed i have a **** load of water spots!!! dammit
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Ok here are the pics as promised, im so happy i finally got this car. enjoy

Side Shot



Front Shot


A Little Bumper Rash Thats Getting Fixed Soon


Door Trim Popped Off, is this just a clip?


Interior Shot ( Looks Grayish In Pic But It's Black )


Seats Need Cleaning And Conditioning



Wood Trim Came Off on Driver Door. What Type of Glue Would Fix This?


And The Photo You've All Been Waiting For...



Overall im VERY happy With it so far. Flushing The trans, Cooling System today. Tomorrow Change the oil ,spark plugs and Wires just because. I want to pick a controller for the air suspension but im still kind of sketchy about the air struts failing me. what do you guys think? i plan on UAS or Airrunners when money allows. should i put her on coilovers for now? or just pick up a Controller?. thanks for all your guys help

-sean
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Forgot to add, the car is COVERED in Water spots what's a good water spot remover? on the body and windows.
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why mod a car like that? hell i'd start contacting local dealerships or Lexus corp to see if they wanna buy the car off you and keep it as a museum piece.


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