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Don Bagnall Moderator New Zealand I have LESS Soarers than Hayden :-(
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Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 01:56 pm, by: Don Bagnall(Baggs)
Did a straight swap for my 91 Mitsi GTO, which I'd paid $8.5k for.
Essentialy, it was a "Mates rates" deal with a friend of mine who owns a car yard here in New Plymouth. The old feller who owned the Soarer traded it in at the local Holden dealer on a new Commie SS, and a Navara ute. The Holden dealer only gave him $5k as a trade, and they in turn on sold it to me mate for $6k, then along came moi. And the rest, as they say, is history.
I did ring the old boy up, and asked him WTF he accepted so little as a trade. He said he was a bit miffed, but didn't really care, as he has wads of loot at his disposal (He's one of the local rich Chook farmers!).
He said that the reason WHY he sold it was, the car had just started getting "Blinki-dash", and he was concerned that it was going to cost HEAPS to fix, plus he thought it's gettin old, and what else would go wrong.
He just about had a fit when I told him that the Blinki only cost me $27.50 to repair.
The ONLY things that I've NEEDED to do since purchasing it are: Fuel pump ECU, Front shocks (As the LH one was just starting to seep fluid, and I see no point in just replacing one), new pads front and rear (Only because it had poxy Bendix pads that squealed like a bastard!), and front sway-bar bushes.
The other stuff that I did (Coz I could) were: Rack mounting bushes (Vlamos), Gold Lexus badging, woodgrain kit, Levoc shifter knob and H/brake lever, Lexus engine badge, TT wheels with Lexus center caps, new thermostat & O'ring, Toyota Red coolant, PCV valve & grommet...........
