cdkelly91
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- Dec 5, 2011
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Tallahassee,
Florida
Clean DD Build
Well I've been meaning to do this for a pretty long time, so here it is. I picked up a '98 GS this past winter here in Florida. When I first laid eyes on the car it was "OK". So I called them up and met the "owner" at the car for a drive. To my surprise when I arrived the said "owner" was shoving a long piece of wire in the door to unlock the doors since he BROKE the door handle! (Big surprise there, typical issue as we all know) So finally I just crawled in through the hatch. Turns out he was a friend of the owner and I talked to guy down to 1900, which I still felt was too high but the car was growing on me. So a mechanically inclined friend and I took her for a drive and all sounded and drove well. Of course it wasn't perfect for a car with 145k...
First here's some pictures of the car before purchase:
Once I was able to give the car a good look over I noticed a few issues:
- Someone sealed the sunroof with silicone, seemingly common leak "fix" with these cars.
- The hatch struts were blown causing the trunk latch to not disengage all the way so the trunk would only partially open. On top of that the key would only work 25% of the time.
- Headliner was ripped and had signs of water damage.
- Headlights were horribly yellow
- Missing the trunk floor panel, cargo cover, and mats
- Factory radio replaced with some horrid aftermarket radio, only the rear speakers worked because of their shoddy wiring.
- Obvious broken door handle.
Upon further research this car has ALL options. Including but not limited to:
Premium Infinity Sound
Sunroof
Alloy Wheels
Full Leather Two Tone
Max Adjustment seats, I've noticed not all come with lumbar adjustments etc..
Next, Initial Repairs. Plans for the car. Discovery of more problems.
Well I've been meaning to do this for a pretty long time, so here it is. I picked up a '98 GS this past winter here in Florida. When I first laid eyes on the car it was "OK". So I called them up and met the "owner" at the car for a drive. To my surprise when I arrived the said "owner" was shoving a long piece of wire in the door to unlock the doors since he BROKE the door handle! (Big surprise there, typical issue as we all know) So finally I just crawled in through the hatch. Turns out he was a friend of the owner and I talked to guy down to 1900, which I still felt was too high but the car was growing on me. So a mechanically inclined friend and I took her for a drive and all sounded and drove well. Of course it wasn't perfect for a car with 145k...
First here's some pictures of the car before purchase:
Once I was able to give the car a good look over I noticed a few issues:
- Someone sealed the sunroof with silicone, seemingly common leak "fix" with these cars.
- The hatch struts were blown causing the trunk latch to not disengage all the way so the trunk would only partially open. On top of that the key would only work 25% of the time.
- Headliner was ripped and had signs of water damage.
- Headlights were horribly yellow
- Missing the trunk floor panel, cargo cover, and mats
- Factory radio replaced with some horrid aftermarket radio, only the rear speakers worked because of their shoddy wiring.
- Obvious broken door handle.
Upon further research this car has ALL options. Including but not limited to:
Premium Infinity Sound
Sunroof
Alloy Wheels
Full Leather Two Tone
Max Adjustment seats, I've noticed not all come with lumbar adjustments etc..
Next, Initial Repairs. Plans for the car. Discovery of more problems.
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