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This car has seen lots of road, but could still service you yet. It runs and drives, and does so well, but needs a tune-up in order to be fully functional. This requires the replacement of spark plugs, wires, distributor cap and rotor, fuel filter, and air filter.
I bought this car in December of '06 at 183,500 miles and put 24,000 miles on it traveling on the highway between Mount Pleasant, MI and Kalamazoo, MI. Most of these miles are highway miles.
The car had the two rear rotors, the left back caliper, and right front axle shaft replaced in August of '07, and are still under warranty by the mechanic until August of '08.
Further, the car has four new tires with no miles on them (the car has sat since the tires were replaced in early April). Please see picture of evidence of tire tread life left.
The motor is in great shape and after 207,500 miles it is still running strong. It idles well and revs as high as you need it to without problems. There appears to be a small leak from the valve cover (gasket is probably old) but this is a cheap fix and the leak isn't detrimental by any means. The car has had regular oil changes every 3,000 miles. Please take note in the picture of under the hood that while the battery is not present, this is because I was replacing the battery at the time of taking pictures. There will be a battery in the car.
The transmission is a 5-speed manual and shifts smoothly and perfectly every time. As to my knowledge, both motor and transmission are original to the car. The clutch never slips and always works well, I've never had problems and the previous owner said the same.
Power steering is fully functional, and the brake system works without flaws (although the ABS light stays on, this kink could not be pinpointed at my shop and does not indicate that there are problems with the ABS system). The fuel and exhaust system is also in good working order.
The problems that this car faces are generally ones that effect the body. There are decent sized chunks of rust on the rear quarters around the wheel wells and on the back hatch near the handle where you would open the hatch (please see pictures for footage of all 3 rust spots). There is a small rust spot on the hood which is all the way through due to the hood latch being pushed up and cracking the paint off.
The main problem body-wise with this car is that the hood will not close fully. This is due to the fact that I was the victim of a hit-and-run in March of '07 where my front left quarter was hit, which caused the hood to be misaligned and not close fully (see picture for footage of the dent). HOWEVER, this car has absolutely zero frame damage from this accident, as verified by the mechanic which replaced my rotors and caliper.
The gas tank has a small leak, but this leak can probably be patched (the leak is extremely minute and results in a loss of less than a few drops of gas every few days).
The fan for the A/C is burned out and will need to be replaced in order to have heating and air conditioning function in this car.
This car got a flat tire back in October of '07 and as a result was not driven since that time, however, it still runs and drives like I have said. If there are any problems with the rotors and calipers as a result of this, they are still under warranty and can be replaced by the shop. Other than the tune-up, this car should be all set to go, or use for mechanical parts.
The interior is in pretty good shape for a car that has such high mileage, it is complete and only has a few minor flaws. The driver-side armrest on the door has a hole in it (see picture), but other than that the interior is in pretty solid shape. Carpets are good (but could use a decent shampooing) and the seats have no tears. The back hatch is also in pretty good shape. All windows are in good shape.
The Michigan title is clear and registered to me. It is ready to sign over to you.
If you require more pictures, please email me and I can send High-Res photos.
On May-17-08 at 21:52:56 PDT, seller added the following information:
ATTENTION: I have driven the car more since listing and can VERIFY that both back rotors are indeed in perfect working order, as well as all calipers. HOWEVER, it would appear that one of the front rotors is warped, as there is banging which sounds from the front when I apply my brakes, and the brake pedal wobbles as it would when there are warped rotors.
On May-18-08 at 16:35:20 PDT, seller added the following information:
ATTENTION: I just added more photos of the interior which depict it in a cleaner state, I have cleaned it as best as I could and it turned out quite well. Please message me if you require high-res images.
On May-19-08 at 08:10:07 PDT, seller added the following information:
ATTENTION: Since it appears that some of you are unable to scroll to the bottom of the page and view the question/answer section, I will again specify as I did there that this car is NOT a GSR, but an LS Sport Coupe. I never really took the time to figure out what model it is since I was told by somebody it was a GSR and never thought to look and check otherwise. ALSO, KEEP IN MIND that the frame is COMPLETELY INTACT with zero damage or weaknesses due to rust. The floorboards are in perfect shape.
On May-20-08 at 11:15:48 PDT, seller added the following information:
ATTENTION: THE RESERVE ON THIS CAR IS 1400.00
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