Ferrari Mailing List: Re: NFC: Camaro SS post mortem

[Jason Polzer (jason]

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Dave Mills wrote:
> I wouldn't get too wrapped up in the SLP mystique around this car, Tom. I'd
> consider $10K way high for such a car unless it had been carefully packaged
> up and never driven. It's a '96 Camaro. The Torsen LSD is nice, but other
> than that, every SLP part has a better replacement, and that's generally
> what most Camaro folks did - replace them with better parts.
>
> Dave (presuming Jason will agree...)
>
>   
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tom Reynolds [mailto:kjtar [at] cox.net] 
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 6:40 PM
> > To: Dave Mills
> > Cc: The FerrariList
> > Subject: [Ferrari] NFC: Camaro SS post mortem
> >
> >
> > Well, heh, the Camaro didn't work out, coolant leak, could 
> > have been intake manifold or bad head gasket, which would 
> > have been around $1800.  Didn't want to take the chance, 
> > especially since the car lot droids never once agreed on a 
> > price, and after all the bitching, finally came down to what 
> > I'd originally offered, but by then too many red flags had 
> > been raised.  The guy, when placing the ad, told me "around 
> > $10K" but when I went to test drive it on Saturday, the other 
> > guy said $12,995.  ???  So, I drive it, then Monday talk to 
> > the guy who placed the ad, he said that he'd had it listed at 
> > $11,800 (??) and dropped it to $10,900 (??? again) and would 
> > have to get with his partner (two head honchos).  So, he did, 
> > and he got back to me and, without giving me a price, said 
> > "We're not too far apart, only a few hundred dollars..." So 
> > after all that crap, I really wasn't in a mood to alter my 
> > decision and when they met the price, I told him that I 
> > changed my mind, didn't feel right, and wasn't going to 
> > pursue the deal.  Geez... Tom Tulsa P.S. The car was nice, 
> > though...Torsen LSD, SLP optional exhaust system, Hurst 
> > shifter... 
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