Wow... (no reserve)

"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
09/24/2018 at 16:40 • Filed to: None

$27k engine rebuild. Any bets on how little this sells for?

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DISCUSSION (41)

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
09/24/2018 at 16:43

I thought BaT was for cool cars

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/24/2018 at 16:47

Way too early for an April Fools joke.

WilliamsSW > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
09/24/2018 at 16:47

Less than the cost of that engine rebuild is my guess. The white wrap looks awful with the black parking sensors, and I give the seller credit for fessing up to why the car is wearing a wrap to begin with.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
09/24/2018 at 16:48

BaT with their occasional suspect entries...

Tripper > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
09/24/2018 at 16:49

Hard to say, but I will guess under 20k.

That thing doesn’t sound nearly as mean as my mom’s C5 which only has headers and beyond . Where did the other $26k go?

Takuro Spirit > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
09/24/2018 at 16:49

$27k engine work... no dyno numbers. Hmm.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > WilliamsSW
09/24/2018 at 16:49

Yup, that’s what I’m thinking.

Wrap is bad, wheels are bad, auto is bad...

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
09/24/2018 at 16:50

I mean, they’ll list anything if you pay them, right?

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
09/24/2018 at 16:51

$35k

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/24/2018 at 16:52

Kinja'd!!!

bob and john > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
09/24/2018 at 16:54

engineered automotive is a no joke shop too. the shit you see inside their walls....

Tripper > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
09/24/2018 at 16:54

Yea those wheels...making those discs look tiny.

WilliamsSW > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
09/24/2018 at 16:56

Were these available with a manual?

I don’t like these things to begin with - they come from an era when GM wasn’t really capable of building stiffly-suspended convertibles that weren’t rattletraps. Whenever I see one (there’s at least 1-2 in my area), all I can think of are squeaks and rattles - and I don’t like the look to begin with.

PS9 > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
09/24/2018 at 16:58

27k is almost used C6ZO6 money. It's also gotta be enough to swap in an LS7 over the broken Nopestar. I don’t understand.

boredalways > WilliamsSW
09/24/2018 at 17:08

No. All XLR's are automatics.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > WilliamsSW
09/24/2018 at 17:10

Looks like no (as boredalways noted). Just assumed they did.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
09/24/2018 at 17:11

I cannot comprehend why someone would choose to spend $27k rebuilding a Northstar instead of just swapping in an LS.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > bob and john
09/24/2018 at 17:11

Not questioning their ability, just the owner’s taste and sanity.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
09/24/2018 at 17:11

I’d be surprised if it brings over 30.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > TheTurbochargedSquirrel
09/24/2018 at 17:13

I can’t comprehend choosing those wheels either, so...

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Tripper
09/24/2018 at 17:14

“My mom drives a Corvette.” =)

bob and john > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
09/24/2018 at 17:22

thats what I’m saying. I know the work done to it is worth but...

but why

WilliamsSW > boredalways
09/24/2018 at 17:23

Ah, thanks - I kinda thought so, because Cadillac (and this was before the CTS/ATS-V manuals).

boredalways > WilliamsSW
09/24/2018 at 17:25

It probably has the firewall support for a manual swap tho.

JeepJeremy > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
09/24/2018 at 17:36

those wheels are fucking terrible

Censored > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
09/24/2018 at 17:40

I just started my car and before I let it warm up or the engine fall to idle, let me rev it multiple times to 5krpm. Great sales tactic.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
09/24/2018 at 18:29

Wow. I never thought I’d s ay this about that style of wheels but... t hey look good on that car.

Future next gen S2000 owner > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
09/24/2018 at 18:38

Kooks headers with drilled-out catalytic converters

Because fuck the environment, I want anothe r 5 hp.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
09/24/2018 at 18:47

Autotrader has most of these in the $25-30k range, so given the work I don’t think 35k is out of the question. I also wouldn’t be surprised if it went for less than 30k though