Went and looked at a Ram Air TA today....
01-31-2004, 11:12 PM
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That is way too much work! I was going to do that, but I know with the vettes, it is a huge PITA! You have to change out the rear end, torque arm, driveshaft, mount the pedals etc etc etc etc! But it won't be as bad with you since you'll have both cars side by side just swapping out. That makes it a lot easier, still a PITA. If you are looking for a race type car, why not just keep the auto? In the long run they are better for drag/bracket racing, hold up to more power etc. I don't want to start a war here auto vs. manual, you could say this is IMHO.
02-01-2004, 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by SMOKIN01TA
however once i see what it will do with the auto i might just kick myself into keeping the auto and just replacing it with a th350 when i blow it up shortly 
But when I get a decent amount of money, probably not until after college, I want to build up a nice auto f-body race car.
02-01-2004, 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Texfinn
White 01 TA for $15.8K at a Nissan dealer about two miles from my house. 
Too bad I'm upside down on my current one...
Too bad I'm upside down on my current one...
02-01-2004, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by SMOKIN01TA
he lives in tx 
02-01-2004, 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Red91vette
How many miles were on that? Is it a WS6? 6 speed? The one I was looking at was at a nissan/chevy dealership as well.
I'll probably stop by for the heck of it some time next week...
02-01-2004, 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by BOILER_WS6
you can find a better deal than that. 19K is a bit much. I just bought an 01 SOM WS6 with 12000 miles for under 20k. I would keep looking.
You have to be kidding me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's it! Less then 20k and it was a SOM WS6!!!!!!!!!!!! That killed me!!!! I might as well go buy a honduh now! Oh man!
02-01-2004, 10:37 PM
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yeah i found it online and had my local dealer go get it for me. The car is in immaculate condition. Its even a GM certified. So if I was you I would keep looking, and don't be afraid to drive a little to get it.
02-01-2004, 10:56 PM
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Originally Posted by BOILER_WS6
yeah i found it online and had my local dealer go get it for me. The car is in immaculate condition. Its even a GM certified. So if I was you I would keep looking, and don't be afraid to drive a little to get it.
02-01-2004, 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by DMNSPD
Really? How did that work? You found it on autotrader and told your dealer to get it? I'd actually like to do that with stuff i'm looking at... How did you approach them about it?
Well I like working with my salesman (my friend's mom). This is the second car I've bought from her. I just tell her exactly what I want (options, color, etc) and she looks for it through GM auctions. She found a couple for me but they were too much money. She knows I will buy what I want. Most dealerships will trade/sell to other dealerships. My car was for sale by a dealership in Chicago. Since I'm so busy with school/work I didn't have time to get it. I told her about it and asked her to get it for me. She called the other dealership and they said they would sell it to hers for me. They usually charge me a couple hundred dollars to do it but to me it's worth it. I just went and picked up the car from her house. It was just sittin in her garage waiting for me
02-01-2004, 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted by BOILER_WS6
Well I like working with my salesman (my friend's mom). This is the second car I've bought from her. I just tell her exactly what I want (options, color, etc) and she looks for it through GM auctions. She found a couple for me but they were too much money. She knows I will buy what I want. Most dealerships will trade/sell to other dealerships. My car was for sale by a dealership in Chicago. Since I'm so busy with school/work I didn't have time to get it. I told her about it and asked her to get it for me. She called the other dealership and they said they would sell it to hers for me. They usually charge me a couple hundred dollars to do it but to me it's worth it. I just went and picked up the car from her house. It was just sittin in her garage waiting for me
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Originally Posted by Red91vette
Thats awesome!!!!! I wish I could do that, get my SOM from across the country!!!! Then distance really wouldn't be too big of a deal. Is it a 6 speed? I think I am just going to settle for a black one though, SOM is too rare of a car to be a daily driver and having me racing it and ripping it apart(motor build up, turbo etc) I have a friend who can help me get cars through auctions, and she said she can get me them for cost, all I have to do is pretend I am her brother!
Yeah it's a Hurst 6 speed with every option available. She got me the original build sheet for the car and I found the original window sticker in the glove box. It was very well taken care of and the only things that was really done to it was SLP loudmouth exhaust and headers, granatelli panhard bar, SFC's, clear lid, K&N, and just a couple of other things. I wanted to get one in the dead of winter because theyre usually so much cheaper. I probably saved at least 3-4K. I always wanted a black one but when I saw this one I knew I had to have it. Auction cars are good, I only like the ones from GM or GMAC auctions because they usually still have a little left on the warranty and they were just program cars/lease turn ins.