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 Jul 4, 2005 - 1:32 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Jun 25, '05 From Fort Wayne, IN Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%)  |
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...4559490920&rd=1
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Jul 4, 2005 - 1:35 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 29, '05 From originally from Honolulu, Hawaii Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
that's a lot of miles and it's only a 99, but hey man it's up to you...other then that it's a nice car.
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Jul 4, 2005 - 1:42 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 25, '05 From Fort Wayne, IN Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
Yeah, but it's also 6 years old. And my thought is that given that it's been driven a lot means it's going to like to be driven a lot (I plan to go about 25K a year on it).
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Jul 4, 2005 - 2:04 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
QUOTE(Fastbird @ Jul 4, 2005 - 1:42 PM) Yeah, but it's also 6 years old. And my thought is that given that it's been driven a lot means it's going to like to be driven a lot (I plan to go about 25K a year on it). [right][snapback]308357[/snapback][/right] heh, that makes no sense at all. that is a lot of miles for a 99. my 98 5sfe would be at about 60,000 right now. -------------------- 15PSI - 30MPG - Megasquirt Tuned
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Jul 4, 2005 - 2:14 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 17, '05 From The Netherlands Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
ON of the pics of the Engine bay (??) says 04/99 So that means april 99. And for 6 years that is not alot of miles if it was used daily to drive around. 16k miles a year.
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Jul 4, 2005 - 2:38 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
16x6=96
the correct math works out to about 19,083 miles a year This post has been edited by lagos: Jul 4, 2005 - 2:39 PM -------------------- 15PSI - 30MPG - Megasquirt Tuned
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Jul 4, 2005 - 2:43 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 17, '05 From The Netherlands Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Oops sorry. Thought it was 101k not 111k. Could be a Business driver that had to drive a lot in a day. Looks like it if you look at the interior + options.
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Jul 4, 2005 - 3:02 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 9, '05 From Charlotte Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Around 20,000 a year isn't that bad, we are talking about a Toyota.
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Jul 4, 2005 - 3:54 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 25, '05 From Fort Wayne, IN Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
QUOTE(lagos @ Jul 4, 2005 - 3:04 PM) heh, that makes no sense at all. that is a lot of miles for a 99. my 98 5sfe would be at about 60,000 right now. [right][snapback]308363[/snapback][/right] Makes perfect sense. When you subject something to a consistant and repetitive pattern it gets used to that pattern and will function around it. Make a drastic change to that pattern and failure will happen. I've seen it with cars before. Someone takes a barely driven car and turns it into a commuter car, which subsequently falls apart. Or vice versa, someone takes a higher mileage car and relegates it to weekend duty, and it falls apart. It's not 100% true all the time, but happens enough to be viewed as a plausible theory. QUOTE(darksecret @ Jul 4, 2005 - 4:02 PM) Around 20,000 a year isn't that bad, we are talking about a Toyota. [right][snapback]308380[/snapback][/right] Exactly my thought. Toyota's will run forever if treated right. Besides, if it needs a new motor, that's a very easy and relatively cheap fix and swap. -------------------- |
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Jul 4, 2005 - 7:59 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 25, '05 From Fort Wayne, IN Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
Well, I just got off the phone with the guy. It's an old man that owns it, which speaks mounds, and he's only selling it because his arthritis is making it difficult to drive. According to him, the car is rust free, has a quarter size dent in the roof just above the driver door and a couple of quarter sized dents in the passenger door along the lower portion. He said he just had the car professionally buffed to clean up any swirl marks and that there's absolutely no fading or oxodizing at all. Hell, even in the pics the engine bay is clean.
So I went for it. I'll be picking it up on Sunday, and after a healthy detail by yours truely will be posting pics shortly thereafter. I'm pretty psyched because it's fully loaded and I LOVE the two tone coloring with the interior. -------------------- |
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Jul 4, 2005 - 8:11 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 31, '04 From Summerville, SC Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
Sweet dude, congrats! I'd hit it
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Jul 4, 2005 - 8:18 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 25, '05 From Fort Wayne, IN Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
QUOTE(Dr_Tweak @ Jul 4, 2005 - 9:11 PM) Sweet dude, congrats! I'd hit it [right][snapback]308424[/snapback][/right] If you do I'm going to seek damages.  I can't wait to get it. I'm so stoked, and now the patience card comes into play. One thing I'm half tempted to do is just hold on to it with the registration it has now for six months to avoid paying the sales tax on it. It's got a current registration and in PA if you own for 6 months or more then you don't have to pay taxes for the title transfer. Sneaky, I know, but I'm on a budget with an upcoming wedding. -------------------- |
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Jul 4, 2005 - 8:42 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
taxes on that car cant be all that much. maybe try talking the guy down to cover the tax cost?
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Jul 4, 2005 - 8:55 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 22, '04 From Rhode Island Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
"AFTER THE CAR HAS SET FOR A EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, YOU WILL NOTICE A PUFF OF SMOKE WHICH CLEARS UP IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED. "
that doesnt sound that good |
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Jul 4, 2005 - 9:10 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 25, '05 From Fort Wayne, IN Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
QUOTE(lagos @ Jul 4, 2005 - 9:42 PM) taxes on that car cant be all that much. maybe try talking the guy down to cover the tax cost? [right][snapback]308429[/snapback][/right] Yeah, it's only going to be $450 for taxes, so it's not going to kill me, but I thought I'd give it a shot. QUOTE(DamDirtyApes @ Jul 4, 2005 - 9:55 PM) "AFTER THE CAR HAS SET FOR A EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, YOU WILL NOTICE A PUFF OF SMOKE WHICH CLEARS UP IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED. " that doesnt sound that good [right][snapback]308433[/snapback][/right] I talked to him about that and he said that it only does it after sitting for close to a week. Hence the "extended time" wording. And even then, it's just a brief puff on startup. -------------------- |
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Jul 4, 2005 - 9:35 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 22, '04 From Rhode Island Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
well i hope that doesnt give you any trouble , other than that, it seems like you got a pretty sweet car.
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Jul 4, 2005 - 10:24 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Sep 17, '03 From Tampa FL Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
ha thats great. i had that on my watch list too. i first saw it when it was at $1000. glad to hear you got it. also old people drivers are the bast to buy from. they dont tear around in it and they maintain it well.
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Jul 4, 2005 - 11:56 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 8, '04 From Newport, RI Currently Offline Reputation: 63 (99%) |
nice catch...that car looks like it is in damn good shape...you will enjoy it
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Jul 5, 2005 - 12:28 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 9, '05 From Charlotte Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE(DamDirtyApes @ Jul 4, 2005 - 9:55 PM) "AFTER THE CAR HAS SET FOR A EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, YOU WILL NOTICE A PUFF OF SMOKE WHICH CLEARS UP IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED. " that doesnt sound that good [right][snapback]308433[/snapback][/right] Most likely exhaust collection in the cat, not to unusual, being white could also mean it has a lean start but it's hard to say on a fuel injected car, you might want to get the injectors cleaned just in case. |
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Jul 5, 2005 - 4:24 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 25, '05 From Sydney, Australia Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
[quote=DamDirtyApes,Jul 4, 2005 - 9:55 PM]"AFTER THE CAR HAS SET FOR A EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, YOU WILL NOTICE A PUFF OF SMOKE WHICH CLEARS UP IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED. "
that doesnt sound that good [right][snapback]308433[/snapback][/right] [/quote] I talked to him about that and he said that it only does it after sitting for close to a week. Hence the "extended time" wording. And even then, it's just a brief puff on startup. [right][snapback]308436[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Yea mine does that too. I rarely drive my car, only on the weekends. And everytime I start it up there is a bit of smoke then it goes away. I think darksecret is right cause i remember someone telling me something like that. --------------------  98 ST204 ZR - Black Beauty - Roaming the streets of Sydney 73 TA22 LT - Tiffany Blue - Mint Classic Weekend Cruiser 75 TA22 LT - Snow White - Mint Classic Weekend Cruiser 77 RA28 LT - Flubber Green - Mint Classic Weekend Cruiser 94 MX-5 NA8 Clubman - Red Racer - Looking for corners WIP Project: 69 RT40 Corona, 2nd WIP Project: 66 RT40 1600s Corona 86 Corona RT142 - Daily Driver 6GC 4 Life Baby!!! |
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