Bad purchase?

[fran_drivertsi]

So what do you guys think?

95 Talon TSi fwd (119.500 miles)

Bought for 3600$ (Body in excellent shape, engine bay looks clean, suspension/bottom has no rust either)

Invested: 2700$

New brake pads/rotors (all wheels)
New oil/plugs
New ball joint
Rebuilt half-shaft
New sway bar link kits
New A/C belt
New alternator and P/S belt
New crank pulley/harmonic balancer
New timing belt
New water pump
New balancer belt
New tires

To come:

New wheel bearing
Rear struts
Exhaust gasket

and hopefully that would be it for a while...

Any feedback would be appreciated.
Thanks.

 

[Fridayda13th]

Not bad just kinda expensive and a lot of miles. My car i paid 2500 for it and it only had 72,000 miles on it and it was an unmodded 96 gst

 

[DoyoFCT]

Not bad just kinda expensive and a lot of miles. My car i paid 2500 for it and it only had 72,000 miles on it and it was an unmodded 96 gst

sounds like you found a sucker to sell a 2g for that cheap, hell most 1g cars go for more than 2500 these days.

to the thread starter;

sounds like you got an ok deal, and the mileage isnt bad. i dont see how you spent that much money in all that stuff unless you were paying someone else to put it all on i guess?

either way your on the right track fixing all the nescessary stuff and modifying second. most ppl forget to go that route and end up with a broken dsm.

 

[c4uldr0n]

are you looking to keep it stock or are you looking for power modifications down the road? Sounds like it has been maintained rather well, and you probably got an EPROM ECU so if you ever wanted to "chip" or "dsmlink" it you could.

 

[illegal99si]

good investment and wise choice to get the routine maintence done first

 

[blcknspo0ln]

Are you doing all of the work yourself? $2700 for that type of maintenance seems a bit high to me. Either way, good job on going the correct way of getting things done. Once you get some mods in there you should be more than happy

 

[Boo5t_Addict]

I agree. $2700 does sound a bit high, but at least you're showing more common sense and foresight than most. Props to you for spending responsibly after your purchase.

 

[adv4nced53]

Not bad man. These whether we like it or not are old cars and they require maintenance. I bought my car for $6500 and have since done around $1500 in preventive maintenance. Check out this parts list and it will make you feel better. Notice how few of these are mods:

http://www.thepureadrenaline.com/forum/index.php?topic=548.0

 

[lespaul4146]

seems like a good deal to me, my block is completely stock on a bullseye 50 trim over 130 000 miles daily driven and its still strong man, 98 gst

 

[vovik05]

Well, i guess the old cars like that would need some money put into them to get them going. Of course it would matter a lot who was the previous owner and what kind of care he/she put into it. As long as you put some time and effort into the car, you'll get to know it better, you will love it more down the road AND know how to fix it faster/better in the future as well.

 

[fran_drivertsi]

those were good news, thanks guys. When I was buying a car I did realize that I will run into few problems, but it just felt frustrating when I had problems every other day.
Now everything looks good tho. I will keep you updated on my future plans

 

[iiNFAMOUSCHRiS]

i paid $1400 for my 2g TSi AWD, had a boost gauge ziptied to the A Pillar, bypassed BCS, 650cc injectors and burned exhaust valve(s)..81,000 original miles, <5,000mi on the clutch, and the tires

 

[Canadian_CD9A]

Isn't this the guy who was accused of stealing $650 in the other thread?

 

[iiNFAMOUSCHRiS]

whoa whoa why did i post on this? hmmm it showed up on the recent posts on the right side? the thread is 6years old but yeah its him