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

[Jason Polzer (jason]

Bank it and wait and save more lots of time the fun is in the testing 
and shopping!

Tom Reynolds wrote:
> What would you get instead?  For around $10K or so?
> Thanks,
> Tom
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jason Polzer" <jason [at] internethosting.com>
> To: "Tom Reynolds" <kjtar [at] cox.net>
> Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 8:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] NFC: Camaro SS post mortem
>
>
>   
> > 100%
> >
> > Save -Your-Money
> >
> > Jason
> >
> > 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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