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Mar 24, 2009 | 07:49 PM

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blue44

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Looks like the black car has had more of the $$$ stuff done ( trans, head, suspension ), and you can't beat Cup I's. Service records are a big plus...
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Donn C.

Mar 24, 2009 | 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Fox944

another thing to look at is the asking price for both cars...and how much it would cost you to actually get the car. The Florida car would add a plane ticket & possibly a flat bed back up to NY for me, where as the NJ car would cost me just Gas to drive back to NYC.

Either way I'd have to fly and drive, so that's not a big deal. I like the fact that the black car has had the known issues fixed, but it does have 40K more miles on it. It's also 2 yrs older. Is there any inherent value in the different MY's?

Mar 24, 2009 | 09:52 PM

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I may be wrong but a friend was looking at #2,talked to the prior owner and said he sold it for $5,000.

Mar 24, 2009 | 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by John Etnier

It's not the HID, per se. For a street car, that flat hardware-store plexiglas-screwed-into-place thang just looks tacky.

At least to me.

Agreed, for a street car, but for a track car its probably a good improvement.

Mar 25, 2009 | 01:31 AM

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Jim Child

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I'd definitely choose car #1. I'm not comfortable with the hit that car #2 took, and I hate the headlights.

Mar 25, 2009 | 02:03 AM

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StewHatch

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FWIW my '93 with 168,000 miles has near-perfect compression still. These cars have extremely sturdy motors it seems. I had my car serviced extensively this past month and was told my CR was the same as a newer car. I've never had any head work, nor had the PO.

Mar 25, 2009 | 11:34 AM

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Thanx for all the help so far guys!

Mar 25, 2009 | 01:49 PM

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Michelle, The dif. btwn model years are minor. The '94 car is a 94.5 car. So it would have the newer style seats (which were installed in the 92 you are looking at). the '94's also dont have the 2 engine compartment covers 92-93's came with. The B Pillar is color coded on the later cars vs flat black on the early cars. I would also check the option codes on both cars and see if either has an LSD. the later cars were avail with Torsion LSD's where as '92's were avail with either Torsion or Clutch Type LSD (the latter is better for track use). Not sure if either car has an LSD option.

The '94 has some really nice upgrades (big red brakes, etc) and a few really nice factory options (mahogony shift ****).

couple pics from of the car from a couple years age.