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08-27-2013, 06:48 AM

#11

Soldier GT

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Very nice car broham! Any future plans for it?

08-27-2013, 07:27 AM

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dwtjr3

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Originally Posted by ctgreddy

car looks clean! ta's are deff the nicest of the ls1 cars. look into a 99+ pcm swap if you do anymore mods to it, once you cam them they're a huge pain to get to idle right.

+1 to this

08-27-2013, 12:48 PM

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JC316

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Originally Posted by PurpleIcedGT

Very nice! How many miles on this one? You go through cars like normal people go through pairs of underwear

168K. Yeah, I know. I get bored with them easily.

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Originally Posted by Gary Ugarek

LOL, while you guys don't know me, but I think I have him beat, I have had 7 Mustangs since 2011.

(1) 2011
(2) 2012
(4) 2013

Plus 1 2011 Camaro, a 2012 Challenger and I also have 2000 GT Convertible. He is probably like me and gets bored with them after a few months, and nothing is wrong with that. =O)

I have had 11 different daily's going back to the summer of 2010. So yeah, we are about on par with each other. And yeah, get bored with one, sell and get another.

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Originally Posted by Soldier GT

Very nice car broham! Any future plans for it?

H/C/I down the line. Right now, not a whole lot.

08-27-2013, 02:29 PM

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Gary Ugarek

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Originally Posted by JC316

I have had 11 different daily's going back to the summer of 2010. So yeah, we are about on par with each other. And yeah, get bored with one, sell and get another.

At least we do it with cars, most men do that with wives.

08-27-2013, 06:28 PM

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uberstang1

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I usually don't sell any vehicles, except for my bike. And my ranger but that went back to original owner. my monster k5 got junked after I cracked the frame for the 10th time.

08-27-2013, 06:47 PM

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JC316

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Originally Posted by uberstang1

I usually don't sell any vehicles, except for my bike. And my ranger but that went back to original owner. my monster k5 got junked after I cracked the frame for the 10th time.

Yeah, that doesn't work for me lol. I get bored and I have access to a lot of cars. I will likely wind up keeping the Formula for a while though. But yeah, since 10. The ones that I kept the longest on here was the 4V mustang, then the F150, and then the Cobra.

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08-28-2013, 11:31 AM

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smitty2919

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I don't blame you for the swap. I went from a 04 GTO to my now 99 Cobra...Cobra has no ***** compared to the GTO, but I didn't get it for the motor.

If this damn Cobra keeps giving me issues I'm dumping it ASAP for a 99-01 Camaro/TA. If I had deep pockets I would say F the 4V and swap a LS1 into it.

But 168K mi on a sports car...brave man for buying that.

08-28-2013, 01:18 PM

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JC316

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Originally Posted by smitty2919

I was looking for a GTO, but couldn't find one in my price range. My cobra has a good amount of power, but it's the suspension that I couldn't stand any more. Same thing, if I had deep pockets I would have converted to a coil over kit with tubular K member, subframe connectors, upgraded LCA's and 3 link conversion for the rear axle. At least you have an IRS in the cobra.

I'm not scared of high miles, it's all in how it was maintained. This one was very well cared for. I'm a used car dealer, so I see a lot of different cars at auction and what not. I have seen 300K mile vehicles that you would swear only had 50K on them, then I have seen 60K mile vehicles that have been through the ringer. The only car that I know of that is guaranteed to need a new engine regardless of care is the RX8.

08-28-2013, 03:54 PM

#19

Fillerdust

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Nice ride. I like the wheels. Pontiac got it right with the firebirds an t/as. Camaros on the other hand...
Pontiacs always looked better, wish they brought that name plate back.