[Shotimes] Considering buying a Gen 3 - Carfax please?

[Arjun Khosla]

Ah, darn, my webhost's webmail function can be a bit touchy at times, my 
email came through blank on Shotimes for me as well.  In my original 
message I commented that I was aware of the cam problems, but I was 
wondering if there was anything else in particular to look out for, 
since V8SHO.com isn't nearly as detailed as Shotimes.com.

Anyway, I took a look at a green 1996 SHO with 106000 miles today.  The 
seller was asking for about US$5500.  He is an old retired-looking guy, 
and claims to be the original owner, says he's getting on in his years 
and wants a newer car.  He has lots of service records proving that he's 
kept up with the normal service intervals for the tranny, PS pump, and 
just about everything else-- the only problem he's had with the car has 
been the water pump, replaced 2 years ago.  Tires are new, but not much 
else has been replaced.  The struts feel like they're in near-new 
condition (push a corner of the car down, it doesn't come up 
particularly quickly, and doesn't bounce at all).  The car's interior is 
in near-mint condition, all power accessories work.  The car's exterior 
is in very good condition, with only a handful of parking lot scrapes, 
most with embedded paint the same colour as his parking garage.  I've 
seen this guy's ads in the local classifieds paper for the last 3 weeks, 
and he just dropped the price $500, and told me that I was the first 
person to take a look at the car.  I'm *very* strongly considering 
placing an offer on this car.

By any chance could somebody with one of those unlimited-carfax accounts 
please run this car's VIN for me?   The number is:
1FALP54N9TA262907

Thanks for any help or suggestions anybody might be able to offer!
    -Arjun



BJamesjr@aol.com wrote:

>I didn't get a message with this.
>
>There is a good website with information on the gen3 (v8sho.com), and an active mailing list for it as well.  I have a gen1 and a gen3 if there are any questions that I can answer for you.
>
>There are good gen3's available, and resale on them is low so for someone wanting one you can get a good deal.  Just shop around and ignore the people who want high prices.