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Old 12-08-2009 | 11:16 PM
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i am not interested in buying it.

i posted it because i thought it would be a good car for a renlister.

please feel free to buy it and let me know if i can help in any way.

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Old 12-08-2009 | 11:35 PM
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Very nice...and in the nicest color...just wondering why it would need a clutch at a mere 29.5K miles and why a person who "recently" purchased it would want to part with it.
Old 12-08-2009 | 11:56 PM
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Originally Posted by IXLR8
..just wondering why it would need a clutch at a mere 29.5K miles :
Too many 4-wheel drive burnouts? If the car truly had been subjected to too many stop-light brawls, what else would you expect to be broken or near broken?
Old 12-09-2009 | 12:07 AM
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Originally Posted by IXLR8
Very nice...and in the nicest color...just wondering why it would need a clutch at a mere 29.5K miles and why a person who "recently" purchased it would want to part with it.
Originally Posted by Tango635
Too many 4-wheel drive burnouts? If the car truly had been subjected to too many stop-light brawls, what else would you expect to be broken or near broken?
Wow! Good insight.

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Old 12-09-2009 | 01:07 AM
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That seems like a pretty fair starting price.
Love the color and a sunroof delete too...

PPI and buy
Old 12-09-2009 | 04:22 AM
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I saw the first owner trade the car in at the dealer. He was an old guy and did not look like the type to do a burn out. Car was clean. If someone is a serious buyer and is interested in having me give the car the evil eye I'm game.
Old 12-09-2009 | 07:45 AM
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Sorry guys-for me the car looks good in that color as long as someone else owns it. I could not do that color at all. Maybe that's why it's sitting?
Old 12-09-2009 | 09:09 AM
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If that car was Silver, it would be in my garage.
Old 12-09-2009 | 09:57 AM
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I think the sunroof delete is pretty cool.
But contrary to what many of us think, the sunroof delete actually hurts it, and narrows the market a little for this car. Especially on a turbo.
Old 12-09-2009 | 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by UserA
If that car was Silver, it would be in my garage.
... and if I had 60K lying around it'd be in mine. After all the proper due diligence.

Hate to say it but it kinda sounds like things are adding up to a story. First, any car that the seller straight out says "NO STORY" has a story. After all the guy buys it in 4/09 and drives it for 7+ months and wants to dump it. There is a story in that alone. It looks very yummy, but proceed with caution.

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Old 12-09-2009 | 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Justin Keenan
I think the sunroof delete is pretty cool.
But contrary to what many of us think, the sunroof delete actually hurts it, and narrows the market a little for this car. Especially on a turbo.
i agree with the narrow market comment...i like speed yellow, but wouldn't buy a SY car. also, i would want a sunroof...a gt3 car, no problem w/o a sunroof...just my personal opinion.
Old 12-09-2009 | 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by simpateko
i spotted this yellow 1996 turbo on craigslist today.
looks like a sunroof delete.
low miles too.

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/1498765736.html
deleted sunroof is a bummer. Its a must have, for me, on every vehicle.
Old 12-09-2009 | 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by roche
i agree with the narrow market comment...i like speed yellow, but wouldn't buy a SY car. also, i would want a sunroof...a gt3 car, no problem w/o a sunroof...just my personal opinion.
I agree. I think the market for this car is a club racer type who's all about reduced weight and wants a turbo to convert to 2WD ala GT2.
Old 12-09-2009 | 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Franklin229
Sorry guys-for me the car looks good in that color as long as someone else owns it. I could not do that color at all. Maybe that's why it's sitting?
When I was shopping for my tt I had the mind set that I would keep the car forever. And I mean, forever. With that said, as much as I like SY, I didn't think it would be a color that I would want forever. The silver color I bought (IMHO) will be timeless.

With a good PPI, this may be a great deal.
Old 12-09-2009 | 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by IXLR8
Very nice...and in the nicest color...just wondering why it would need a clutch at a mere 29.5K miles and why a person who "recently" purchased it would want to part with it.
it's easy to burn up the clutch if;
1 - you're clueless
2 - you're hammering the car
3 - there was a hardware problem
4 - i vote most likely problem = wetware

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