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Demon
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 Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 11:06 pm Post subject: I'm considering buying :ugh:... |
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a firebird...
a trans am even...
with leather and t-tops, new mp3 deck, 6 disc changer, L98, and even t-top shades.
more to the point...
it looks like this.
in fact...
thats the one right there 
talk me out of it.
seriously.
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84transam383
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| Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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o_O mp3 deck,its worth ten grand  heh,everything i own has an mp3 player,cant live without one.
whats the point of consideration of buying it?second,whats the point of talking you out of it? drive the beretta. its probably possessed like the old camaro,demons and such.
btw,looks like a nice bird,id uhm,make sure its a L98 and everything though..cuz yeah,,all 3rd gens came with 350's 
bought both my L69 cars and both owners swore up and down 350s. |
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Demon
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| Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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| 84transam383 wrote: | o_O mp3 deck,its worth ten grand heh,everything i own has an mp3 player,cant live without one.
whats the point of consideration of buying it?second,whats the point of talking you out of it? drive the beretta. its probably possessed like the old camaro,demons and such. |
its worth a mention, besides, the disc changer is mp3 as well 
consideration is because unfortunately its an auto, however it has only 76k on it (carfax has actually verified that with no rollback reports or anything), just doesn't look like it would. Plus it fits nicely into my err... budget, i guess you could say.
talking me out of it because there are far better things I could buy (though what those things may be I haven't a clue)
I have no beretta anymore, and even if I did, I'm in texas, its in washington (and it was sold)
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Demon
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| Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 11:42 pm Post subject: |
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| 84transam383 wrote: |
btw,looks like a nice bird,id uhm,make sure its a L98 and everything though..cuz yeah,,all 3rd gens came with 350's
bought both my L69 cars and both owners swore up and down 350s. |
already made sure it was an L98
i've been going over the car for awhile, the guy hasn't really done a whole lot to it... was in storage for a few years (stored properly with no fluids, on jackstands and in a climate controlled storage according to him), and he replaced the starter, tires, plugs, wires, air filters, fuel filter, injectors, and also the rotor/cap/coil/module, and has a borla exhaust.
why he did some of it I haven't a clue (unless its a flood car, which I guess is entirely possible, but I don't think it is), but it kind of takes all the guesswork out of it, everythings been documented and the guy has receipts for pretty much everything, including the original invoice when he bought it for his son, he's pretty much got it all, its quite an impressive arrangement of papers.
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90RSrocks
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| Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 2:26 am Post subject: |
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A flood car in Texas? Didn't think there was enough water for a puddle, let alone a flood down there!
CarFax should have told you if it's had a salvage title IIRC. If it hasn't had that, you're probably safe (I think). 
Actually, I am strongly considering purchasing a TA myself.  It has been in the neighborhood ever since it was new, and I have always drooled over it. Now it's finally up for sale by it's original owner. It's in perfect shape, so I am definitely thinking about it. (Of course, I'd have to join the red team since it's a red GTA)  |
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Dewey316
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| Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 4:11 am Post subject: |
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| 90RSrocks wrote: | | I'd have to join the red team since it's a red GTA) |
why would you want to do a thing like that. |
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PonchoTA
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| Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 6:10 am Post subject: Re: I'm considering buying :ugh:... |
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| Demon wrote: | a firebird...
a trans am even...
... talk me out of it.
seriously. |
No way! I'm not going to try and talk you out of it!! I've always thought that the T/A's looked SOOoooooo much better than Camaro's ever did, so I say:
GO FOR IT!!!!!
Besides, it sounds like the 'previous' owner took pretty damn good care of it, or at least attempted, which is more than I can say about SOME of the cars I've seen!
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Schultzy89GTA
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| Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 8:19 am Post subject: |
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muhahahahahaha muahhahahahaa
nice looking t/a... and that automatic thing, yeah, that can be fixed 
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Demon
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| Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 9:58 am Post subject: |
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| 90RSrocks wrote: | A flood car in Texas? Didn't think there was enough water for a puddle, let alone a flood down there!
CarFax should have told you if it's had a salvage title IIRC. If it hasn't had that, you're probably safe (I think).
Actually, I am strongly considering purchasing a TA myself. It has been in the neighborhood ever since it was new, and I have always drooled over it. Now it's finally up for sale by it's original owner. It's in perfect shape, so I am definitely thinking about it. (Of course, I'd have to join the red team since it's a red GTA) |
I used to think there wasn't enough water down here to make a duck happy... boy was I wrong...
in Houston when it rains (which oddly, its been raining harder and more often this past 6 months than it has up in the PNW), it usually floods a lot of the main streets downtown, and the closer you get to the gulf the worse it gets... its kind of like louisianna... just a different accent  (and not nearly as bad sealevel wise)...
No salvage title, not sure if it'd even get one if it were a flood damaged car, but there are so many flood cars down here its not funny, dealerships sell them for almost new prices depending on the year
Schultzy, yes, the automatic problem can be fixed 
but I don't want it for a project car.
yet.
The one good thing about cars in houston is that since the place is so damn big, the majority of the miles are highway miles.
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90RSrocks
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| Dewey316 wrote: | | 90RSrocks wrote: | | I'd have to join the red team since it's a red GTA) |
why would you want to do a thing like that. |
Eh, I don't know. I already decided against it since he wants too much for it. I could buy a '98 for what he wants for his 90, lol. |
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Dewey316
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| Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 11:02 am Post subject: |
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1990 GTA = 1 of 1,447 produced. take out the ones that have been totaled already, you are looking at probably less than 1000 of them left.
just thought i would through that out
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| Yeah, that could be part of it, hehe. It just doesn't look as pretty up close as I had hoped. The seats are worn, the interior and the exterior are very dusty, looks like it hasn't been cleaned in forever, the front FX are scraped a bit on the passenger side, etc. Just little stuff mostly. I just don't want to pay that much for a project car. |
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Dewey316
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| Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 11:24 am Post subject: |
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yeah, ask schultzy about paying too much for a project  |
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Schultzy89GTA
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| Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 12:29 pm Post subject: |
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What would Schultzy say about paying too much for a project?
Once the tune is right she will keep pace (or outpace) most of what these new high end cars do in the straightline and cornering for a fraction of the price. And she's mine!
I'm fine with what I've spent (other than parts that don't hold up to what you have paid for) and where the sled is headed.
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Project_1986_TA
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| Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 12:54 pm Post subject: |
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| I say go for it! We need another bird in the crew. |
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Twilightoptics
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Is it just me, or do I not see runners in that pic?
HSR/SR? |
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kidcamaro
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| Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 11:52 pm Post subject: |
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| well the way i see it. if ya askin to be talked out of it means ya either want it really bad or ya dont want it at all. just flip a coin and either get i or dont get it. |
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Schultzy89GTA
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-Schultz
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kidcamaro
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| Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 12:01 pm Post subject: |
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why ya gotta be callin me stupid lol  |
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Schultzy89GTA
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| Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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hehe - around here it is a term of endearment
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