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| Tim N (Timn88)
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If you do sell it for that price and you want off the line acceleration, order a Z06 or try to find a really nice 95 ZR-1. They are both really fast, and ZR-1's sound good too with that quad cam 32v engine. | ||
| Martin (Miami348ts)
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Stufoot, I think you are a little on the high side. You may want to think more in the $55 to $60 range for your car. I have a 1991 at $ 78,000 and can not get any bites. | ||
| Jerry W. (Tork1966)
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It's just not too cool to try to "trick" people into looking at your car in the GFD section. If I want a Tr, I will look in the cars for sale section. | ||
| slufoot (Slufoot)
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David- Ya, kind of like the same relationship with my girlfriend (ha ha). No problem with your input, I just wanted to provide our fellow members an opportunity for a very nice TR if their interested. After reviewing the inquiries from ebay, I would feel much more pleased to sell it to an individual who will appreciate the car and is knowledgeable on the subject, which the members of this site are. | ||
| david schirmer (David)
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Slufoot, don't shoot the messenger. I just did the research, I didn't quote either of your posts. People can draw their own conclusions. I checked out your name because I didn't recognize it and I didn't know how much you participated on this site. It would appear to me that you have a love hate relationship with your car. My guess is next week you won't want to sell the darn thing... | ||
| slufoot (Slufoot)
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Tim - The reason for selling is simply because I'm not very impressed by the performance. I have driven a few Porsche 911's, vipers and vettes. The power/acceleration is remarkable in these cars. When compared to the TR, well, there really is no comparison. The TR just feels slow. Now, obviously for touring purposes, the TR is outstanding. I have made many trips to Vegas and its a very pleasurable experience. Also, the build quality of TR is amazing. Its a rock. Never any rattles or body issues as a vette would have. I guess I'm looking for raw "off the line" power, which the TR doesn't provide. | ||
| Tim N (Timn88)
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i still cant understand why you'd want to though | ||
| Adam Goldman '86 TR (Icnsltmfg)
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The car does look very nice and a fair price...If all of the records and services have been done. However the belt repair could be a few $$. I would look twice if in the market. | ||
| Tim N (Timn88)
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Thats a very fair reserve, i doubt you will have a problem selling it. | ||
| slufoot (Slufoot)
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Jerry and David- I also pointed this out in that post: "OK, since I vented a "bit" on my TR, let me detail the good points about the rig. First of all there is no getting around the beauty of the pinifarina styling. I have to admit I love the look of the car. The lines flow amaingly well. The other aspect of the car is the overall ride comfort. I was amazed at the difference of what I believed the car was all about before I purchased it. I thought raw speed and no comfort, but on the contrary, the car is extremely confortable to drive (if your under 6 foot) and is truly a touring exotic. The performance on the other hand, well you already know my thoughts. On the point of reliability, I have to admit, given this exotic, I think I have been lucky with only 2 major repairs. I had second gear worked on and the water pump repaired. I have put over 9K miles on it in 2 years, so I think just driving the damn thing is the number one reason why the service record is minimal. This is also the reson why I'm so critical on the car. I'm critical on every car I drive, so when something is off I will point it out. Michael (man90tr), thanks for the input. Acceleration seems to be slow stagnant probably because the TR feels like it redlines in first gear at almost 25-30mph. Second gear is pretty much the same, very quick reline. Third is the power gear. This is when I can actually start believing about the prancing horse and Enzo's dream. Like I said in my earlier post, after 100mph, the car is pretty damn impressive. At 120-40mph the car feels extremely solid and "true"." | ||
| slufoot (Slufoot)
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Timn88- The reserve price is $65K. | ||
| Tim N (Timn88)
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Whats the reserve? | ||
| slufoot (Slufoot)
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Pretty funny guys. I was just trying to inform everyone about my car and if your looking for nice TR, this one is is great shape. Jerry- I was just being honest and although it was a little harsh, its true. Although I'm not impressed by the performance of the car, I have taken great care of it and if anyone is in the market, take a look. | ||
| Chuck Rine (Chuck348ts)
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Well I guess that explains why it's on ebay. Great detective work happening on this site! | ||
| Jerry Wiersma (Tork1966)
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Interesting post from Slugfoot from back in October titled, "Is the Acura NSX a daily driver?" and I quote, "I agree with Mark's comments. I have owned a 1991 TR for 2 years now and the only thing I can say about it, is that its entirely all EGO!!! Yes, its ego. Its having the "eye service" of everyone when you drive around town that get most people to throw down the cash for these cars. I don't care about the history, soul, or any vintage prancing horse Enzo crap anyone on this board seems to bring up every single time the topic of overall output is concerned. My TR is absolutely pathetic from 0-60mph and only starts to feel it around 100mph. I can't tell you how many times I have been blown off the line by hondas, acuras, mustangs, camaros, and even one time I damn near lost to a freaking minivan! Most of time people dont even want to race because they think since its a ferrari, it is unbelievably fast. Its not the case. The handling is not even that great. There has been so many times when I lost the back end taking minor corners at low speed. I'm not Andretti but Jesus, I can take my friends Yugo on the same corner with no problems. The car has to be warmed up for at least 20 minutes before you can even think about driving it since you cant get the damn thing into second gear without the warmup. A minor repair will cost more than a monthly mortgage payment. My repair bill for a water pump cost $200 to purchase and $2300 to install. To put is simply, I'm into straight up overall performance and reliability, which basically consists of getting the most bang for my hard earned buck. This is the reason my 91 TR is on the market. | ||
| david schirmer (David)
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Keyword search > author > slufoot. Interesting posts. | ||
| BobD (Bobd)
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Slu, you weren't in charge of Marketing at Enron, were you? You are one clever man. | ||
| Steven J. Solomon (Solly)
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There is something I am missing here. No one can be this dumb. | ||
| BobD (Bobd)
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Geez Slu, just how amazing is YOUR car? | ||
| SteveF (Stevef)
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It looks like it's your car.  You could at least change your name so it's not so obvious you're pimping your car. Or better yet post it on ferrariads and support the site. | ||
| slufoot (Slufoot)
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This TR is on ebay and looks amazing! Check it out: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=601281317 |