Carsales club Spec IV...
 

Hey folks,

Just seen this on carsales, something's not right but i can't put my finger on it:

[URL]http://tiny.cc/bodus[/URL]

longer link for those that don't trust short links:

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What do you guys think, its a huge amount of someones work to sell for $18990..

Thats a member on here "bloomer" I think.

if its all above board, thats a monster of a car for sub $20k!

The urge to trade mine in is strong...

[QUOTE=SPEC IV;537646]Thats a member on here "bloomer" I think.[/QUOTE]

Blommer*** and I don't believe he is the current owner of the vehicle.

Gut feeling there's something not right about it either, wouldn't know until you go inspect it first hand.

it's just that decal on the side..

^^ LUL Jordan... you're probably right hey... don't know about that naruto sticker....

it was 24k a few months back

thats what makes me wonder.. there's no way someone is chucking away all that cash unless something is up with it. I dread to think how much has been spent on that car!

i think its just alittle to outthere for most people, a car with that many mods only appeals to a small group. Also a good example of $$$ spent doesnt mean big increase in value

End of the day its a 10 year old mass produced jap shitbox.

The market is dead atm, so even with mods, its going to struggle to sell.

I'm going to be in the market for an MY99 or 00 STI shortly... hence why i'm trawling carsales tonight :)

Previous hail damage??

Seen that car a few times on car sales.
To be honest, it's the big ugly graphic on the side that turns me off, not sure I like the body kit either. To be fair, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all, but I firmly believe the more you do that kind of thing to that car, the less likely it is that other people will like it.
You craft a car to your specific vision, you kinda narrow the field of those who would like to buy it/be happy to be seen driving it around.

This is the same for Tilly's GC8 she's trying to sell, the car seems fine, but that paint job, the changy colour from different angle thing, to me it makes it look like a cheap Red Dot toy car. Some people love it, though I wouldn't think it would be that many.

That's my 2 cents.

[QUOTE=Pablo668;537677]Seen that car a few times on car sales.
To be honest, it's the big ugly graphic on the side that turns me off, not sure I like the body kit either. To be fair, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all, but I firmly believe the more you do that kind of thing to that car, the less likely it is that other people will like it.
You craft a car to your specific vision, you kinda narrow the field of those who would like to buy it/be happy to be seen driving it around.

This is the same for Tilly's GC8 she's trying to sell, the car seems fine, but that paint job, the changy colour from different angle thing, to me it makes it look like a cheap Red Dot toy car. Some people love it, though I wouldn't think it would be that many.

That's my 2 cents.[/QUOTE]

Agree, not a lot of people have much spare cash at this time and that car only appeals to a handful of people in WA.

I think the fact the decal says "styled to race" and the owner is advertising it as a "weekend car" most people would assume it has been thrashed / tracked on weekends....

I'm unsure what the fuss is about?

It's a GC8 with a 6 speed, VF34, PowerFC, coilovers and a body kit.

$23k original price is too high. $18k is better, but at the upper end.

[QUOTE=teejay;537663]End of the day its a 10 year old mass produced jap shitbox.
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HEY!!! I take exception to that! :p My GC8 is a mass produced Jap work of art!:p:p:p

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id probably sell mine and grab that one if the body was stock with those mods and only 58k its decent bang for buck imo, just like ssjcomso(i think??) a car thats hard to sell due to the body

[QUOTE=Shodown;538042]I think the fact the decal says "styled to race" and the owner is advertising it as a "weekend car" most people would assume it has been thrashed / tracked on weekends....[/QUOTE]

poser sticker imo but mechanically its been done very well

put the bodykit in a skip bin, peel off those stickers and enjoy the quality mechanicals/mods at a fair price

i tend to agree, once dericed the paintjob isn't that bad, decent mechanical mods inc 6 speed, vf34 and powerfc + low km make this a good buy for the money imho

+ the z32 AFM. All been done propperly IMO.

WRP10's are a peice of shit, I have never driven one, never done any research on them or never inspected one. I just know they are.

[QUOTE=mARC;538089]WRP10's are a peice of shit, I have never driven one, never done any research on them or never inspected one. I just know they are.[/QUOTE]

Great input.


Sarcasm off/on topic:
I agree with Kato etc - price was initially high to try make back what the mods are worth, but then cut down to a more realistic price figure given current market.

[QUOTE=mARC;538089]WRP10's are a peice of shit, I have never driven one, never done any research on them or never inspected one. I just know they are.[/QUOTE]

No idea where that came from, but thanks... i think?

Blommers old car looked and went very well! The pearl flake in the paintwork looked amazing in the sunlight. Dont dig the decals etc though....

If anyone is looking for a Club Spec IV specifically, mine will be on the market whenever i get around to taking pics and posting up the for sale thread. Just FYI just in case anyone come's across this thread and is interested.
Stock as a rock engine wise, 115XXX Kms. Fantastic condition, 22B style adjustable spoiler, STI front lip
For Sale thread to follow soon with further details/price/pics etc

I like the car clean as a gc8 should be wish mine looked like that

I actually understood the point of one of your posts for once Mark!

He is indicating that few of us have actually seen the car, driven the car or know any details about it...yet we're making judgements based on a few pics. Rip the decals off, lose the gay body work and you have a good looking, quick street car. All for a very decent price!

edit**i give up, the reason for my posts has obviously been mis-understood. meh.

Anyone actually know the "real" condition of the car currently?

Styled to race is a lo-jack auto store owned by our friends from the far east. I've seen the car in the flesh it is very over dressed but the custard pearl paintwork is nice. Ask Doug (dtrally) about the owner & car I'm sure he's worked on it a couple of times I first saw it at his house and met the owner.

I don't believe blommer (Jian) from S2R is the current owner of the car.