[Shotimes] Considering buying a Gen 3 - Carfax please?
Arjun Khosla
shojun@mtrs.org
Tue, 08 Jul 2003 23:22:53 -0700
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.