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Originally posted by R_G:
Originally posted by 2000GreenTour:
they won't get 18K for it, ever. Unless the mods are parted out.
Since the beginning of hot rodding, mods don't add alot of value to the resale.
Tasteful mods certainly add to resale, but they dont add their full value.
You're telling me that a turbo'd SVT isn't worth a dime more than a non-turbo'd?
But a turbo that costs 20k to build wont bring 20k in return...
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Didn't see this post until after I posted in "common Interest."
Man, I want this car bad! I am this close to hitting the "buy it now button" tonight. If I bid, how high should I sensibly go?
The worst thing, the very worst thing is that I am going to Cleveland OH for New Years with my parents and siblings. I could buy this thing, pick it up during the trip and drive it home to VA (increasing the recorded mileage by half again).
99 Tropic Green SVT, Tan Leather, 20K miles, "Nice Twin" (factory stock).
99 Tropic Green SVT, Tan Leather, 28K miles, "Evil Twin" (Turbo AER 3L and more in progress)
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If you buy it......I may envey you
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US $11,211.00 and reserve not yet met.
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Originally posted by R_G:
US $11,211.00 and reserve not yet met.
Things are heating up with 4 days to go..
US $14,653.96 (Reserve not met)
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My 99 SVT has the spoiler and a brake light on the package tray.
This post got me thinking, so I went out and checked my original window sticker. Tada.... no spoiler listed. According to the friend of mine that I bought the car from, the original owner that he bought the car from worked at the ford dealership, so original owner must have had it added after the sale I guess.
My 2 cents.
As far as this sale goes, like all the others said, I would keep in mind the old saying about something that seems to good to be true probably is.
I definately would be skittish of puchasing this car.
Last edited by csl72; 12/12/04 06:07 PM.
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Originally posted by Basil:
Originally posted by R_G:
US $11,211.00 and reserve not yet met.
Things are heating up with 4 days to go..
US $14,653.96 (Reserve not met)
Basil
ya think it will go up to 18,000? 
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Don't waste your money. No one really knows anything about this car, and for that kind of change it's really a gamble. If you really want a CSVT, go find a mid-mileage one for well under 10k, do the 3.0L swap for a thousand dollars, and call it a day. Won't be as nice, but at least someone will have paid the depreciation for you...
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Does the car include a warranty since the 3.0L was swapped in? Granted it was done by a dealer, but it honestly doesn't matter because putting an engine in a car that wasn't there when it rolled off the line is automatic assumption for greater risk of failure, no matter who does it.
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