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Old 01-23-2006 | 03:01 PM
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been in the market for a ss for a few months now, have it narrowed down to a few cars, but dont want to get something that isnt worth my money..

had my eye on this one

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...en&cardist=176

always wanted a sunset orange car... this is good mileage but is the car worth 18k thats what the guy wants for it

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Old 01-23-2006 | 03:26 PM
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**** yea, if I had 18 grand i'd steal it out from underyou!
Old 01-23-2006 | 03:27 PM
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Nice car. id buy it. but make sure you have 2000 dollars for a new rear end once your 10 bolt breaks becuase of that 4.10 gear
Old 01-23-2006 | 03:34 PM
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Wow 18k is a great deal for that car, just be sure to take a close look at the car. All of the parts come to probably around 2500, thats including labor, but 18,000 for an 01 with only 22,000 miles is great. Be carefull may be to good to be true but hopefully its not. Really nice car hope you get it. Oh by the way please check the VIN # if nothing else. Good luck.
Old 01-23-2006 | 03:43 PM
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Hell of a deal!!!!
Old 01-23-2006 | 03:44 PM
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Buy it, before somebody else kindly takes it off your hands.
Old 01-23-2006 | 06:09 PM
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I'd buy it , great deal for a great color. Just for reference, they dealership i got mine from wanted 18,900 for my 02 SOM SS with SLP options. It is an automatic, only 34,900 miles, tops, leather, all options minus 12-disc. SLP options in my sig. I think i got a pretty good deal, i had trade-in though, but just thought i would share that for reference and so you can compare
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If you want it, buy it quick. I really wanted a Silver Orange Metallic SS A4, but one never popped up for sale in my area when I was buying, so I settled for red. If you want this car, don't pass it up; you probably won't see another one like it for a long time. The price seems fair as it looks pretty clean.
Old 01-23-2006 | 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by giant016
If you want it, buy it quick. I really wanted a Silver Orange Metallic SS A4, but one never popped up for sale in my area when I was buying, so I settled for red. If you want this car, don't pass it up; you probably won't see another one like it for a long time. The price seems fair as it looks pretty clean.
what is SILVER orange metalic?
Old 01-23-2006 | 11:32 PM
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Thanks for including the contact info for the car I've been looking for! What a STEAL ! I'll be there in the a.m. to buy it. No really, buy it after you drive it and drive it hard.
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did he raise the price cause it says $20k now.
Old 01-24-2006 | 12:10 AM
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Oh god yeah, and hey if you dont want it for 18 grand I'll gladly take your 18 grand and buy it for me =P
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ive been dealing with the guy for a week or so... im going to try 17500 since i have to buy new tires for it... but i was also looking at a 02 black m6 with the same options and i could get it for 18 with my truck as trade for the other 2 grand (20k originally) and it has 22000 on the clock also. I noticed the 02 is worth 5g more blue book than the 01 (21500 vs 16900) i just dont want to get something that isnt gonna hold some value for the loan tenure.

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Originally Posted by abate1224
what is SILVER orange metalic?
I meant Sunset. My bad.

As for which car is gonna hold its value, I'd say the SOM is going to be more likely to keep its value. It has already depreciated a little more, plus it's rarer.
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if u can get him to go 17500 i would definatly ****** that car up, its a rare color it has jack for miles,oh and its got a stick what more can u ask for? besides t-tops which in the pic it didnt look like it had them, but otherwise u should definatly get it before someone else does.
Old 01-25-2006 | 01:18 PM
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im going to look at it sunday, any rpos i need? anything i should look for? spotters tips?

thanks in advance
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check the vins make sure its a real SS
Old 01-25-2006 | 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by ls1charged
if u can get him to go 17500 i would definatly ****** that car up, its a rare color it has jack for miles,oh and its got a stick what more can u ask for? besides t-tops which in the pic it didnt look like it had them, but otherwise u should definatly get it before someone else does.

it does have t-tops
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Originally Posted by LookinAtMyPlate
check the vins make sure its a real SS
thought that was on the rpo sticker? what code do i need when i go look?
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Originally Posted by svtwhat?
it does have t-tops
oh sweet even better u should really get the car then, just make sure that everthing runs like its supposed to and like the other guys mentioned make sure that its a real SS. hope everything works out good for ya, let us know what happens.



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