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Old 08-05-2007, 12:20 AM
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BUMP
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Old 08-06-2007, 07:56 PM
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Why was the engine rebuilt at only 34K?
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Old 08-08-2007, 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by zeenon53
Why was the engine rebuilt at only 34K?
it was rebuilt at 34k because it sat at a shop for year and cars like this yopu need to run fairly often to keep everything working well. turbo's require oil to keep the shaft from binding, aswell as old fluids sitting in pipes and what not
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Old 08-08-2007, 05:58 PM
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9k for a rebuild....did they provide the lube?

Nice car but damn.
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Old 08-08-2007, 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted by XratedSi
9k for a rebuild....did they provide the lube?

Nice car but damn.
everything was replaced pretty much like the injectors were 200 a pop
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Old 08-09-2007, 05:36 PM
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damn! What did they do with the old motor? My boss is a car collector, i sent him an email on this.
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15,500?
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Old 08-20-2007, 03:35 PM
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bump...first 15,000 cash takes it
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Old 08-26-2007, 03:40 AM
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BUMP IT UP 15K TAKES IT
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damn that is sweet ass car,wish i had the money
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