[Shotimes] Just looked at a 1990 for sale

[Ron Nottingham]

Run as far away from that SHO as you can!!!  Sounds like too much trouble.
Stay away from any with the low oil pressure light on...  Sounds like it
needs CV joints with the clunking.  Also, with the leak under the front
passenger side, it could either be the discontinued lower radiator hose, or
a bad overflow tank.

Were in GA are you located?  I'm in NW GA, in the heart of carpet country,
Dalton :-)

BTW, my 90 will possibly be for sale in August, I want to fix the synchros
(2nd gear crunches), and replace the AC compressor before I sell it, though.
Those are the only 2 major problems with the car right now. Minor ones...
Needs a new cruise control cable, and a new overflow tank.  It has 141,583
miles, and a rebuilt engine put in about 10k ago (rebuilt myself, along with
new clutch/pp/tob), bought the car in 2000 with 123k.  About 5k ago, put new
brakes all around, and new passenger CV joint.  About 9k ago, a set of
Yokohama AVS dB's were put on, still look like new.  New starter last year
(forget mileage), new radiator in 2001, new resonator last year, new battery
last year.  Only seen Mobil 1 5w30 synthetic since rebuild.  Interior is
great, but driver seat is starting to show some cracks, due mainly to
non-use (I was bitten by the Bimmer bug :-) and hot spring days.

Ron N. - Dalton, GA
90 SHO
89 325i
"It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile"

----- Original Message -----
From: <peterchase2@charter.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 6:25 PM
Subject: [Shotimes] Just looked at a 1990 for sale


> Hello everyone,
>    I'm new to this list but I've been a fan of SHO's since they first came
> out. Up until now though, I haven't needed a 4-door car.  My dog is
getting
> pretty big now though, and my 2-seat mr2 just isn't cutting it anymore.  I
> just looked at a 1990 SHO manual showing 113 on the odo.  The body has
been
> resprayed in a few places but there's no rust or dents, just some
scratches.
> The front seats have covers as they're ripped, but all of the seat
adjustments
> work, as well as the power mirrors/windows etc.  It had the ABS, low oil
> pressure, and low oil level lights on.  I checked the oil level and it was
> actually a little above full so I know that sensor was bad.  As far as the
low
> oil pressure, there were no engine ticking or knocking noises and the car
> drove fine with plenty of power through the rev range.  Do the oil
pressure
> sensors go bad occasionally or is it a safe bet that the bearings/oil pump
are
> bad?  The rear shocks definitely were shot but the fronts were OK, not
great.
> There was a little sloppiness in the front end (alignment/bushings/tie
rods/
> or ball joints) and a slight clunking during accel/coast transitions.
After I
> drove it, I noticed some coolant leaking out of what seemed to be the
lower
> passenger side hose going into the motor.  The guy (who barely speaks
English)
> has $1500 on the windshield (which is cracked).  I was thinking more along
the
> lines of $500.  Assuming (optimistically) that it's just the oil sensors
that
> are bad, is it even worth that?  Should I just save up and look for a
> nicer/pricier example?  Anyone know of any SHO's in Georgia for sale?
>                                                             Thanks in
advance
> for any help,
>
Peter
> Chase
>
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