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mkory

5th December 2012, 01:29

This one has recently come up on craigslist. I have previously only considered NBs but this seems like it might be a good deal so I'm going to check it out.

Also, through email I have found out that he's owned it for 5 years, the timing belt was done when the turbo was installed at 70k and 2 years ago with help from Mike Feiock (a known drifter?). It also has a viper alarm.

What do you all think about the price and condition of the car, as well as things to look out for?

http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/3455544930.html

Vince3

5th December 2012, 02:10

<<"Serious people only I will go threw the rest of parts this car makes 256 horse an wieghs in at 1859lbs it's very fast!!">>

How did he get the weight so low?

AAMC

5th December 2012, 09:17

I saw this car pop up as well on CL. You may consider having Shane at AIM Tuning have a look at it before making an offer. The guy definitely needs more pics.

zen

5th December 2012, 11:35

What is the intended use of this car? It sounds like a track rat. Using it as a DD is going to be painful, jarring and annoying. Using it as a track car will be less so. You might even like it. FYI, to get the weight down, I bet the passenger seat has been jettisoned. If you are looking for a 2 seater, I would suspect this will not work.
I think he used the time honored method of bad spelling and lies. :D

Cincycaddy

5th December 2012, 13:21

Expensive for what it is. Worst part is the keywords which is a personal pet peeve of mine.

"RX-8, RX 8, RX8, RX-7, RX 7, RX7, 350z, 300zx, miata, genesis, evo, evolution, sti, subaru, mitsubishi, rotary, renesis, 13b, S2000, SRT-4, SRT4, SRT 4, S2K, S 2000, WRX, G35, 370z, g37, nismo, supra, eclipse, tiburon, tl, tsx, civic, m3 amg honda, SI, scion, tc, mr2, z4, ms3, speed3, is300, is250, is350,
TT, yamaha accord, honda, SI, scion, tc, mr2, sti eclipse impreza show car evolution rx7 sr M5 talon eagle srt-4 sl500 240sx t rx8 300zx s2000 coupe silvia skyline gt-r 2008 nsx jdm g37 370z s2k kouki zenki tiburon mr2 350z g35 srt4 evo rwhp whp Jdm ek eg twin turbo vr4 325i anniversary awd Greddy m5 Wrx rsx supra trd is300 2jz 1jz sports fast red gtr "

tom4416

5th December 2012, 16:08

Send the seller an email and tell him if the cars weights within 50lbs of his stated weight, you'll pay him double the asking price. If it doesn't, he gives you the car for free. Trust me, you'll get a free car. The whole ad starts and ends with "untruths". Is that really who you want to buy a car from?

mkory

5th December 2012, 20:54

The car would be a fair weather daily driver. I have a lot of hesitation because of his lack of knowledge about the build (he says his friend did most of the work), misinformation (1859lbs?!), and of course, tags. If it checks out this weekend I may see if Shane at AIM would take a look at it. I haven't dealt with AIM tuning before, but it can't be that unusual of a request, right?

BTW, I flag posts that come up only because my search was tagged in it. That and terrible grammar are my biggest CL pet peeves.

jimmyjet

7th December 2012, 01:10

BTW, I flag posts that come up only because my search was tagged in it. That and terrible grammar are my biggest CL pet peeves.

I'm an AIM Tuning customer. Shane is one cool dude to deal with. Shoot him an email at info@aimtuning.com and show him the CL post. If you set up a meet, post about it here. Would love to see how this turns out.