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Bruce Gordon
Tinkerer
Auckland
Soarer V8 Limited
Posts: 8
Reg: 01-2007
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A guy in Helensville just listed a green Soarer - 2.0 auto - no mention of TT but it has to be, eh?
Start is $2k and buynow $3k - negotiable. The car can't be that flash, he didn't even bother to clean it before taking the photos!
Kilometres: 204,000km
Body: GREEN, 2 door, Coupe
Engine: 6 cylinder, 2500cc, Automatic
Registration expires: Jun 2007
WOF expires: May 2007
Stereo description: FACTORY
Features: ABS brakes
Air conditioning
Alarm
Alloy wheels
Central locking
Power steering
"THIS CAR IS FACTORY EVERYTHING. HAS CURRENT WOF,EXPIRES IN may 2007 AND NEW REG EXPIRES IN june 2007.DRIVES VERY WELL. CAMBELT,TENSIONERS AND WATERPUMP REPLACED WITH FACTORY NEW PARTS AT 198000kms ALSO HAS HAD NEW FRONT BRAKEPADS REPLACED END OF november 2006. TIDY CONDITION. VERY RELIABLE.CAN CONTACT ME PHONE NUMBER BELOW. FOR MORE DETAILS.I AM NEG AND WILL ACCEPT REASONABLE DEPOSIT. RELUCTENT SALE DUE TO ME WANTING PROJECT CAR.MAY TRADE FOR CHEAPER CAR WITH T.BAR + CASH DIFFERENCE."
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Michael Machin
TryHard
Auckland
UZZ31- Sold! Levin GT-Apex
Posts: 128
Reg: 07-2006
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In the questions section below he says : "Sorry no interior or engine pics". Does he mean that he won't put them on because they are shockingly bad, or because he can't?
P.S. G'day Bruiser, glad to see you're digging in to the community and making yourself at home.  |
Darryn Dewar
DieHard
Gisborne
UZZ30 Soarer
Posts: 600
Reg: 09-2005
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 He's been trying to sell that for ages |
Bruce Gordon
Tinkerer
Auckland
Soarer V8 Limited
Posts: 11
Reg: 01-2007
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Thanks Darryn, armed with that little nugget I just made him a cash offer of $1k as a donor car, lets see what the response is.
If he takes it or comes back with a counter offer, is anybody interested in going in on the car? We could agree on shares/parts split beforehand. |
Darryn Dewar
DieHard
Gisborne
UZZ30 Soarer
Posts: 602
Reg: 09-2005
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Last I saw he was chasing $4k in October (Had new front brake pads then too), but wasn't all that approachable in getting details about it either so I'm guessing he won't be all that negotiable about it. |
Hanré Van Rensburg
TryHard
Auckland
Soarer TT
Posts: 349
Reg: 08-2005
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Bruce I'd be in for going halves if he lets it go for 1K. |
Bruce Gordon
Tinkerer
Auckland
Soarer V8 Limited
Posts: 12
Reg: 01-2007
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He has responded with a counter offer of $2,500 so he's not in our ballpark!
I have heard of medium ks' V8 engines going for $500 with a startup guarantee, and I don't think the ECU's are worth a grand, surely?
Anyways, I'm not prepared to bid over $1k on spec (certainly not until he is prepared to put up some better quality images) so one of you guys can follow through if you like.
Finally, and this is just on a personal level, I get pissed off with people WHO SHOUT ALL THE TIME.  </rant>
Cheers,
Bruce
His reply:
"THE LAST GUY WHO OFFERED ME $1600 BECAUSE I WANTED A FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND I NEEDED THAT AMOUNT, WELL NEEDLESS TO SAY I THOUGHT THAT WAS A JOKE. THE MOTOR, ECU, ECT IS WORTH 1500. EXACTLY WHY I TOOK IT OFF TRADE ME ••.ANYWAY TO CUT A LONG STORY SHORT. SORRY MAN,$2500 AND THEN WE ARE TALKING. 4:03 pm, Sun 11 Feb
Seller Comment: PS. NAVYPILOT. I DO KNOW OF ONE OF THESE FOR PARTS.
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Darryn Dewar
DieHard
Gisborne
UZZ30 Soarer
Posts: 603
Reg: 09-2005
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Heh, Hanré and I have had that very discussion with him on Toyspeed......He didn't appreciate the suggestion that he might have more success if he turned his capslock off. |
Thads Cooke
TryHard
Auckland
Twin Turbo Aristo jzs147
Posts: 144
Reg: 07-2005
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Ha! yeah, commenting about his choice of ascii certainly seems to earn you the rough end of the pineapple! 
Hes always been quite civil to me whenever I've contacted him though.
At the end of the day, its up to you guys to make an offer and up to him to reject it and go from there, but if hes going to post pictures of his Soarer when it looks like its been dragged out of a paddock, then hes unlikely to get the sort of offers hes looking for!
Id hate to think it was only worth a $k but unfortunantly some of the scruffy Soarers are starting to come out of the woodwork which drives the prices down somewhat...... |
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31
Posts: 2072
Reg: 10-2005
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Well, the unloved ones will start to die off soon, and then hopefully it'll start to gain classic status. |
Darryn Dewar
DieHard
Gisborne
UZZ30 Soarer
Posts: 607
Reg: 09-2005
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Hopefully not, I still have more to buy and I sure as hell don't want to be paying classic prices  |
Hanré Van Rensburg
TryHard
Auckland
Soarer TT
Posts: 350
Reg: 08-2005
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Agreed, I need more engines. |
Bruce Gordon
Tinkerer
Auckland
Soarer V8 Limited
Posts: 16
Reg: 01-2007
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This guy is not playing ball. I asked another question and offered him $1500, both ignored, yet he has this morning put up two new pics, neither are helpful.
One is so dark you can't make out diddly-squat, the other is a rear half-shot, and still no pics of engine bay or interior.
I think he's a waste of time! |
Mike Beck
Goo Roo
Ellerslie
Soarer 4.0GT
Posts: 1108
Reg: 11-2005
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I agree Bruce, very strange seller, its been there for ages and he never seems to sell it - Must be a time waster! The lack of pictures is also really strange...
To bad cant do parts as I need a spruce interior colour left hand part of the window sill. Its like a rectangular slot that covers some screws in around where the door closes above the window air vent joiner - It just I cant find one of mine after doing the door trim clean and regulator fix! |
Darryn Dewar
DieHard
Gisborne
UZZ30 Soarer
Posts: 608
Reg: 09-2005
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In all fairness, I'd say he's put up with his fair share of time wasters too....
And one of these Mike??
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Mike Beck
Goo Roo
Ellerslie
Soarer 4.0GT
Posts: 1110
Reg: 11-2005
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Yeah I think so Darryn... Looks pretty right - Goes in the picture bellow with the missing panel space on the left door..
Do you have one you would like to sell?! |
Darryn Dewar
DieHard
Gisborne
UZZ30 Soarer
Posts: 610
Reg: 09-2005
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Pretty sure I've got a spare |
Mike Beck
Goo Roo
Ellerslie
Soarer 4.0GT
Posts: 1114
Reg: 11-2005
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Hmmm great, If you would like too PM your price and account details. Id be most keen to purchase. Cheers Darryn. |
Darryn Dewar
DieHard
Gisborne
UZZ30 Soarer
Posts: 611
Reg: 09-2005
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Your trim isn't as light as it looks in that picture though is it?? |
Mike Beck
Goo Roo
Ellerslie
Soarer 4.0GT
Posts: 1115
Reg: 11-2005
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Nah its dark, as most FSG soarers interiors are. The flash on the cam at night did that.  |
Darryn Dewar
DieHard
Gisborne
UZZ30 Soarer
Posts: 613
Reg: 09-2005
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I'll check the stores and get back to you. |
Mike Beck
Goo Roo
Ellerslie
Soarer 4.0GT
Posts: 1119
Reg: 11-2005
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Cheers. Hopefully Some luck there... |
Darryn Dewar
DieHard
Gisborne
UZZ30 Soarer
Posts: 618
Reg: 09-2005
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I do in fact have a spare, and was advised by another SC member that $150 would be a fair price  |
Mike Beck
Goo Roo
Ellerslie
Soarer 4.0GT
Posts: 1120
Reg: 11-2005
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Are you being funny? 
Ah well theres plenty of wreckers around which I havent yet tired. Im sure they will have one for a realistic price... |
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31
Posts: 2090
Reg: 10-2005
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Yeah, I think for that price I'd get the auto trimmer next door to make something up. Its not like its something you ever really look at, so anything that was vaguely the right colour and texture would do. |
Darryn Dewar
DieHard
Gisborne
UZZ30 Soarer
Posts: 619
Reg: 09-2005
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Geeeez, doesn't anyone pay attention to smilies these days  |
Hanré Van Rensburg
TryHard
Auckland
Soarer TT
Posts: 354
Reg: 08-2005
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Darryn Dewar wrote on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 07:49 am:Geeeez, doesn't anyone pay attention to smilies these days
Apparently it's easier to just overreact? |
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