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Just bought a 02 ws6... Did I do good

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Old 04-20-2015, 04:55 PM
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Nice car. You found the right seller (multiple cars to sell soon + no personal attachment), right time (dead of winter), and the right price $14,500. At the listed price the car was a very good deal for an '02 M6. The lower mileage M6's are bringing at least $1K (sometimes $2K) more than the A4's. I'd have figured this car a solid deal at $15K. A dealer would have been asking $16K-$17K as soon as spring time rolled around. You just happened to find the right car from a seller who really didn't know the exact market for one of these. And if they were going by the mileage premium in KBB and NADA, then they undervalued the car by $2K-$3K. Those guides give almost no additional mileage premium under 60K miles....which is totally bogus. So that's basically the extra $2500 you got to keep. If the car were only 15K miles, it's quite possible they would have been asking the same $14,500 as the price guides show no difference!

Looks like the previous owner spent a little money on a better shifter with a specially weighted shift ball. Should do you well. These cars certainly haven't gone down in price the past 4 years if the miles were kept about the same.

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My brother got a red 01 Ws6 with t-tops and m6 for $14k. It had 48,000 miles. Only mod done to it was a Flowmaster muffler. He got it from a BMW dealership.
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Reminds me of my black 02 WS6 I bought new from the dealer. Good job man.
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Excellent Find! I found my 00' Formula for $8k with 70k miles. You've got me beat by miles ... literally lol
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Yeah you got a good deal. I bought mine last year and paid WAY more. It had like 35,000 miles and it cost me 17k. It was THE car for me since it was a stick and SOM. Either way make sure you enjoy it, there's no need to buy and have it sit all day.
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Good find! If you're into car shows or drag racing you're pretty close to the Pontiac Nationals in Norwalk in August.
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Thanks guys for the comments, Yea I live super close to Norwalk. I go every summer.

I just picked these floor mats up from Carmotorsports.com and I LOVE them. The fit and color is perfect

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Your car is flawless! Great job!
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Originally Posted by Blasius02
Thanks guys for the comments, Yea I live super close to Norwalk. I go every summer.

I just picked these floor mats up from Carmotorsports.com and I LOVE them. The fit and color is perfect

Nice Floor mats, How much coin did they set you back if you don't mind me asking?
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$170 after shipping .. The nice thing is that they will embroider any Firebird logo and are licensed too as well
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Nice Floor mats, How much coin did they set you back if you don't mind me asking?
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sometimes when I see a stock black interior that clean........ I miss mine being stock

gorgeous car and congrats, dig the floormats as well
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It's been a while since I've updated you all. I recently tinted the sides and back window to 5% and the windshield to 50%... Also, just removed the clear coat on the rims and polished them. Turned out great. This will carry me over till I get new wheels Name:  IMG_3769-2.jpg
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Originally Posted by Blasius02
$170 after shipping .. The nice thing is that they will embroider any Firebird logo and are licensed too as well
Does that include any camaro logo as well? I am looking to get a set of 96 SS mats remade

By the way gorgeous car someday I will have a WS6
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Originally Posted by Blasius02
It's been a while since I've updated you all. I recently tinted the sides and back window to 5% and the windshield to 50%... Also, just removed the clear coat on the rims and polished them. Turned out great. This will carry me over till I get new wheels
I did the same thing, removing the clear coat and polish. Not sure why you want different wheels, yours looks great !
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These just came in Can't wait to put them on. I still have 3 weeks to wait for the front wheels Name:  IMG_3971.jpg
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That's awesome man. I bet they look killer and pick up a little power being light weight.

Good choice!
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Welp I got the wheels installed and lowered her with some BMR springs and Koni shocks. Rides and looks great I think. Thinking about adding a front lip... what do you guys think of those?


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Old 08-03-2015, 04:53 AM
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Saw the pics in your spring thread.

I'm even more impressed to see all the pics in this thread. I wish my interior was that good. Car looks great.
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Good job! The best looking wheels on a F-Body IMO
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Looking good!! I did strano springs and love the look!!


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