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Old 05-18-2017 | 11:05 AM
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Nice car like the white. I am also in Massachusetts although it is hard to admit sometimes. Best of Luck with the car.
Old 05-18-2017 | 11:07 AM
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Awesome deal!
Old 05-18-2017 | 04:07 PM
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Welcome to the Club!

She's beauty that will only grow on you with time!

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Old 05-18-2017 | 04:19 PM
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Love the white, congrats!
Old 05-18-2017 | 08:22 PM
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Awesome price and also like the white. Hope you find there is lots of enjoyment left in this one for you.
Old 05-18-2017 | 08:25 PM
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Congrats! Great price, too!
Old 05-18-2017 | 09:06 PM
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Nice. Looks like an early 1999 with a 1998 build date. That's a good thing. At your purchase price, you can spend several thousand on maintenance and still feel very good about the overall cost.
Old 05-18-2017 | 09:57 PM
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Beautiful car. Actually you do have a service history...for the last three years...everything the PO did and didn't do. If the PO didn't change the brake fluid, it is time for you to. Original IMS bearing or has it been replaced? If it makes you uncomfortable, now is the time to do it. Motor mounts? Coolant tank and cap, serpentine belt, bushings, etc.? Just have your wrench put the car up on a rack and start servicing/fixing anything and everything that looks worn.
Old 05-18-2017 | 10:12 PM
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Nice looking car! What wheels are those?
Old 05-18-2017 | 10:17 PM
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Nice car, white is a nice look
Old 05-19-2017 | 12:13 AM
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Thank you for the compliments on the car. I got some decent seat time in her the other night as I took her down to Wareham for my sons baseball game. Both highway and country roads going about 120 miles round trip. Very enjoyable ride.
Old 05-19-2017 | 12:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Splitting Atoms
Nice. Looks like an early 1999 with a 1998 build date. That's a good thing. At your purchase price, you can spend several thousand on maintenance and still feel very good about the overall cost.
I agree plenty of room to do some proactive maintenance on the car and not feel underwater at all.

At some point I'm going to decode the VIN but why do you think it's an early model and what would be "good" about that?
Old 05-19-2017 | 12:27 AM
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Originally Posted by johnireland
Beautiful car. Actually you do have a service history...for the last three years...everything the PO did and didn't do. If the PO didn't change the brake fluid, it is time for you to. Original IMS bearing or has it been replaced? If it makes you uncomfortable, now is the time to do it. Motor mounts? Coolant tank and cap, serpentine belt, bushings, etc.? Just have your wrench put the car up on a rack and start servicing/fixing anything and everything that looks worn.
Regarding the IMS at this time I'm going to leave it. At least until I feel good about the overall condition and replace anything else that may need more immediate attention.
Old 05-19-2017 | 12:33 AM
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Originally Posted by charlieaf92
Nice looking car! What wheels are those?
I know the are Niche and I believe they are Targa M130 style. They are 19s



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