CadburyRabbit
11-28-2006, 09:37 PM
I took this photo, the paint is a little dull. It's from salty air on the east coast, and probably acid rain.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y33/ilakskil/DSC_0021-1.jpg
I bought it for 4900 put about 3000 more into it and Im looking to get 4000 out of it.
So heres the story behind it, and I purchased it from a member on Vortex. I completly got screwed, so Im just looking to be fair, cause I dont want some one else to go through what I did.
I bought the car with 143k miles on it, and after 300 miles the engine threw a piston and blew, so I had to invest a 1200 bucks to put a newer VR6 engine in it. It has a 97 VR6 engine in it with only 71,000 miles on it.
After that happenned the AC compressor went out, so I dropped about another 700 bucks to replace that.
While it was at the dealership getting the AC Comressor replaced, the dumbasses didn't know how to lock the car and the cd deck was stolen. They said it was not their fault and we had to go through our insurance. Well, we didnt feel like puttting up a fight and just wanted to get the car home so we had them do a safety check and we drove it away.
Well later down the road, the rear left caliper fell off cause the bolt that held it on was loose. The dealership said that in their safety check it was such a minor detail that no mechanic would check it. So we couldnt do sh*t.
I just cant stand the car anymore. It drives fine, but I just dont like it anymore after all the grief it caused me.
So basically this car now has: a new engine, new rear brakes, a new AC compressor, and it runs great now after dropping a cool 3 grand extra into it.
I encourage any one interested in it to take it to a mechanic of their own choice to have it inspected. We've been taking it to the European Motors place on Center Point Rd. As far as we can tell, and as far as the mechanics from Euro Motors can tell, the car is running in great shape.
The body does need some work, which I was going to fix up myself but instead that money went into fixing the mechincal parts of the car.
Also the car has 16" BBS RXII's on it. They're sick nasty. They look brand new, and thats a good portion of the price we're asking for. Theyre the BBS models from VW too, so they run about 400 a piece brand new from what I can tell.
I hope to get some pictures up sometime, but the car is in Cedar Rapids, and I am in Ames. I'll prolly get pictures up around Thanksgiving time.
$4,000.
Engine has 72,000 miles on it.
After market exhaust, sounds awesome, nice and throaty, no ricey sound.
After market suspension, its lowered a bit.
Clutch is good, prolly about 60% of its life left.
Short Shifter
16" BBS RXII's wheels
I have receipts for everything too, so I can see what exactly the companies are for the after market parts, and so I can back up what Ive done to it to make it run like a new car.
My roomate took these next two pics. Theyre a bit small but if you click on them it takes you to a bigger pic and you can also see the other photos my friend took. Theyre not the greatest quality pics, so I didnt put them up, but you can see for yourself.
Heres the front end. Blacked out badge, and theres some chips and scrapes in the paint on the front end.
http://thumb9.webshots.net/t/24/24/7/21/72/2142721720071768729SoVNaW_th.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2142721720071768729SoVNaW)
Heres a closer pic of one of the wheels. They all look like this, no wear on them at all.
http://thumb9.webshots.net/t/53/753/4/86/41/2010486410071768729XoFztQ_th.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2010486410071768729XoFztQ)
Also I forgot to mention that the interior is flawless. Well except theres a chipped piece of dash from when the cd deck got stolen. But the seats and everything are in great condition.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y33/ilakskil/DSC_0021-1.jpg
I bought it for 4900 put about 3000 more into it and Im looking to get 4000 out of it.
So heres the story behind it, and I purchased it from a member on Vortex. I completly got screwed, so Im just looking to be fair, cause I dont want some one else to go through what I did.
I bought the car with 143k miles on it, and after 300 miles the engine threw a piston and blew, so I had to invest a 1200 bucks to put a newer VR6 engine in it. It has a 97 VR6 engine in it with only 71,000 miles on it.
After that happenned the AC compressor went out, so I dropped about another 700 bucks to replace that.
While it was at the dealership getting the AC Comressor replaced, the dumbasses didn't know how to lock the car and the cd deck was stolen. They said it was not their fault and we had to go through our insurance. Well, we didnt feel like puttting up a fight and just wanted to get the car home so we had them do a safety check and we drove it away.
Well later down the road, the rear left caliper fell off cause the bolt that held it on was loose. The dealership said that in their safety check it was such a minor detail that no mechanic would check it. So we couldnt do sh*t.
I just cant stand the car anymore. It drives fine, but I just dont like it anymore after all the grief it caused me.
So basically this car now has: a new engine, new rear brakes, a new AC compressor, and it runs great now after dropping a cool 3 grand extra into it.
I encourage any one interested in it to take it to a mechanic of their own choice to have it inspected. We've been taking it to the European Motors place on Center Point Rd. As far as we can tell, and as far as the mechanics from Euro Motors can tell, the car is running in great shape.
The body does need some work, which I was going to fix up myself but instead that money went into fixing the mechincal parts of the car.
Also the car has 16" BBS RXII's on it. They're sick nasty. They look brand new, and thats a good portion of the price we're asking for. Theyre the BBS models from VW too, so they run about 400 a piece brand new from what I can tell.
I hope to get some pictures up sometime, but the car is in Cedar Rapids, and I am in Ames. I'll prolly get pictures up around Thanksgiving time.
$4,000.
Engine has 72,000 miles on it.
After market exhaust, sounds awesome, nice and throaty, no ricey sound.
After market suspension, its lowered a bit.
Clutch is good, prolly about 60% of its life left.
Short Shifter
16" BBS RXII's wheels
I have receipts for everything too, so I can see what exactly the companies are for the after market parts, and so I can back up what Ive done to it to make it run like a new car.
My roomate took these next two pics. Theyre a bit small but if you click on them it takes you to a bigger pic and you can also see the other photos my friend took. Theyre not the greatest quality pics, so I didnt put them up, but you can see for yourself.
Heres the front end. Blacked out badge, and theres some chips and scrapes in the paint on the front end.
http://thumb9.webshots.net/t/24/24/7/21/72/2142721720071768729SoVNaW_th.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2142721720071768729SoVNaW)
Heres a closer pic of one of the wheels. They all look like this, no wear on them at all.
http://thumb9.webshots.net/t/53/753/4/86/41/2010486410071768729XoFztQ_th.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2010486410071768729XoFztQ)
Also I forgot to mention that the interior is flawless. Well except theres a chipped piece of dash from when the cd deck got stolen. But the seats and everything are in great condition.