possible monkey purchase

[raised by monkeys]

Originally Posted by raised by monkeys

Anyone in SA looking for a clean xr8 with some mods.

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/whyal...ual/1008054305

went and had a look at this today cause i was looking for something with a decent brake and motor package for swap overs in my ute.

Its been resprayed a year or two ago
glass bar
NON Brembos' - plastic covers
he couldnt tell me what shifter
guy doesnt seem to know a lot about the mods inc. what brands
appears to be modified gt40p heads
he has cam specs and seems to be flash tuned with xcal 2 or 3
looks clean underneath
looks like bushes are headed out on suspension
original thermostat, water pump, alternator and stock xr8 injectors
apparently only made 190rwkw
couldnt see the brand of throttle body but apparently 75mm
pacemaker p4001's
guy couldnt tell me whether the manifold and heads have port work done
apparently all mods have been done by and confirmed by bluepower in VIC

Hi guys,

I am thinking about buying this car and selling my ute. What do you think?
I have only owned an AU ute, so anything to look out for?
Im aware of common things such as the pedal box. clutch cable eylette on the fire wall, water pump and alternaters having roughly a 10yr/150thou km life, rear shock mounts.

Looks clean enough. What do you think it is a reasonable $$ worth offering?
Should i be concerned with the S1 XR style kit on the side, being its a S2?
p.s. do TL50 seats fit in a sedan without mods?

[Sox]

It's not too bad, but too much money IMO.
For a few thousand less, you could get a 220 series 3. It wouldn't go much worse, and won't have been messed with as much.

BTW, that is a series 1, Check the egg.
I couldn't see myself paying any more that 8k for that.


BTW, are you a Dexter fan?

[Stagg]

eugh! It has fake brembo caliper covers! I hate those things!

Was loving the look until I saw that...

[Bushbasher]

THIS ONE is a much better buy.

Bushbasher

[raised by monkeys]

Originally Posted by Sox

BTW, that is a series 1, Check the egg.
I couldn't see myself paying any more that 8k for that.


BTW, are you a Dexter fan?

egg? dash? yeah, i forgot to have a good look inside, the only way i can tell if its a series 1 or not. Not keen on a series 1 cause ill have to change uprights for bigger breaks too.

yes, definitely a dexter fan

[raised by monkeys]

Originally Posted by Bushbasher

THIS ONE is a much better buy.

Bushbasher

If i was to buy a sedan, id still get the black one. Just because of the dollars in parts. Apparently it has a strengthend driveline, but cant confirm. I know km's dont always mean anything, but the black one is very clean, and the mods already done seem to be legit. However, as i said, the reason for looking was looking for decent bits to transplant to my ute.
Thanks for the link. Same guys also selling an xr5T.

[Sox]

Originally Posted by raised by monkeys

egg? dash? yeah, i forgot to have a good look inside, the only way i can tell if its a series 1 or not. Not keen on a series 1 cause ill have to change uprights for bigger breaks too.

Yeh, the egg is the centre but of the dash, where the climate control system is.

Series 1 is a good machine too, but that one isn't worth the asking price IMO.

yes, definitely a dexter fan

Have you seen the season 7 finale yet?
I saw it yesterday...

[raised by monkeys]

Originally Posted by Sox

Have you seen the season 7 finale yet?
I saw it yesterday...

yeah, i watched it last night too. Im not totally happy with the episode. May have to start a dexter thread. Theories could go on for pages, and wouldnt wanna upset the mods now

[Sox]

Originally Posted by raised by monkeys

yeah, i watched it last night too. Im not totally happy with the episode. May have to start a dexter thread. Theories could go on for pages, and wouldnt wanna upset the mods now

Nah, I have bugger all theories, the show is so unpredictable, which is what I really like about.
I liked the finale, again unpredictable, who would have thought Deb was gonna do that.

Friggin awesome show.

[raised by monkeys]

Originally Posted by Sox

Nah, I have bugger all theories, the show is so unpredictable, which is what I really like about.
I liked the finale, again unpredictable, who would have thought Deb was gonna do that.

Friggin awesome show.

I really enjoyed last season more. But season 1 and 2 were my favourite. Doakes made the show
The finale just felt like the season was going to end, but the writters got the go ahead to do another season, so just changed what happened, and although i know that chracters are going to develop but he was liked for being the good guy, and now he (was going to) kill laguerta, and now debs done the deed for him. I dunno. Felt rushed and too many loose ends, and no cliffhanger.

[Sox]

Originally Posted by raised by monkeys

I really enjoyed last season more. But season 1 and 2 were my favourite. Doakes made the show
The finale just felt like the season was going to end, but the writters got the go ahead to do another season, so just changed what happened, and although i know that chracters are going to develop but he was liked for being the good guy, and now he (was going to) kill laguerta, and now debs done the deed for him. I dunno. Felt rushed and too many loose ends, and no cliffhanger.

Doakes was funny as.

Season 6 was very good. So was the Trinity killer season, 3 I think.

I have trouble faulting the show though, I know I couldn't write better.
I thought they had the go ahead for 7&8 ages ago?

[Stagg]

Dexter says buy the blue sedan, he told me himself

[robbyj]

Given that he cant tell you much about the mods.. does he have receipts?

Id be looking for a nice clean stock for a lot cheaper, and then throw a few grand at it to make it your own.

[raised by monkeys]

Originally Posted by robbyj

Given that he cant tell you much about the mods.. does he have receipts?

Id be looking for a nice clean stock for a lot cheaper, and then throw a few grand at it to make it your own.

Yeah, hes got receipts for a lot of the work, all done by the previous owner. The attraction was the parts originally, cause it sounds like a lot of the stuff id throw on my own combo anyways, thus saving me a few $$ but would still have it pulled apart and put back together.

Thanks for your input everyone.

Rather than buy another stocker, id rather keep my ute knowing what parts have been put into it in the last year.

[b2tf]

Rule of thumb is never buy a modified car unless you know EXACTLY whats in it and who put it there. I personally wouldn't buy a stroker without knowing who built it and having a copy of the invoice or build sheet. Lots of potential for stuff to go wrong and it always makes me wonder why someone would spend so much on a car and then turn around and sell it.

[borry]

^^ wha b2tf said. Personally I like the idea of buying a stocker, and doing it yourself. Cost more in the end, but at least you know its done to the standard that you would like it done.



Not to say there arent good buys out there, and you definately can save good money buy purchasing something already modded. Just be sure to research research research and if something doesnt seem right, then it most likely isnt.

[raised by monkeys]

It bothers/concerns/confuses me the amount of people who have bought cars with mods already done, and now selling them, but know little or anything about them. I just made an equiry to a guy selling an EL xr8 which looks heavily modded with trickflow heads and monifold, ICE leads etc etc. but does not have any receipts and quotes friends of friends. Another 347 im no longer interested in.

[AUFanboy]

Quite a few cars for sale with the owners waffling on about how much money they've spent modding it... if it's so wonderfull why are they selling it?! To be fair there are genuine reasons, but also plenty of dodgy ones. That stockish blue 220 kw one looks like a good buy. Does have a modified air intake tube (have they put the IAT sensor back in?) and a herrod tune... but the coolant header tank is nice and clean which is always a good sign.

[GK]

IMO, the more you mod a car, the better (well sorted and done right) the mods have to be to have the car behave itself properly.

If I was going for a heavily modded car, I'd reckon I'd have to know the owner and the car history. Otherwise, unless you have heaps of cash to fix a previous problem, it's not really worth it.

My 2 bob's worth!

GK

[Day-mow]

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