Mrskylighter
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Re: Interesting little AW11 for sale on Carsales HKS 5age
2013/05/28 13:55:21
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Glad it's in Sydney. I would be in SO MUCH TROUBLE if I even looked at it . . .
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Re: Interesting little AW11 for sale on Carsales HKS 5age
2013/05/29 11:14:03
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Yeah, that car is posing some serious pocket digging issues for us that live in driving distance to it.
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Mrskylighter
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Re: Interesting little AW11 for sale on Carsales HKS 5age
2013/05/29 12:03:42
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Yeah is no too far from me as well. If I had some spare cash I'd buy it, stick it in the shed and get it running & rego'd again.
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Re: Interesting little AW11 for sale on Carsales HKS 5age
2013/05/29 17:40:56
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Tempting but I just bought a Legnum. A great base, but if the motor's shagged then it'd be a real pita.
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Re: Interesting little AW11 for sale on Carsales HKS 5age
2013/05/30 03:36:57
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do tell us more about your legnum, I just sold my series 2 black leggy :(
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Re: Interesting little AW11 for sale on Carsales HKS 5age
2013/06/01 16:16:27
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GOOD FIND. That engine is amazing... someone buy it!
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Re: Interesting little AW11 for sale on Carsales HKS 5age
2013/06/10 17:17:29
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FYI... I had a mate of mine go and check this car out for me. He is a mechanic with a lot of experience with AW11s & SW20s.
After hearing what he had to say, I would recommend anyone else interested in buying this car to be very cautious. There were quite a few anomalies with the car, and with the seller's story.
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Re: Interesting little AW11 for sale on Carsales HKS 5age
2013/06/10 18:18:39
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Don't tease - pass the word on. Maybe somebody from here would then be able to make an informed decision, perhaps take a road trip, and beat the seller down to a reasonable price.
Damn, what am I thinking . . .
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Re: Interesting little AW11 for sale on Carsales HKS 5age
2013/06/11 10:03:03
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Please do tell. Looks like it would need a lot of work to be honest.
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Re: Interesting little AW11 for sale on Carsales HKS 5age
2013/06/11 22:41:57
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Re: Interesting little AW11 for sale on Carsales HKS 5age
2013/06/11 22:46:13
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Happily pass on that. Good project if it were a few grand cheaper.
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Re: Interesting little AW11 for sale on Carsales HKS 5age
2013/06/11 23:26:46
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A few points observed
1. car will need a full respray. front guards are new. front bumper, spoiler, headlights and bonnet are all 2nd hand. original paint on other panels is pretty faded and there is damage to driver's door. According to seller the car was involved in an accident in the 90s where it was driven through a chainlink fence.
2. aftermarket sunroof - glass was broken years ago and would need to be replaced
3. battery was (conveniently?) flat so seller could not crank over engine to demonstrate whether it turns over, or do a compression test
4. from looking at brake disc surfaces it looked like car has been moved recently
5. looked like sump might have been off recently
So as I said, if you are interested in buying this car, do yourself a favour and inspect it thoroughly so you know what you are getting.
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Re: Interesting little AW11 for sale on Carsales HKS 5age
2013/06/11 23:31:54
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oh, and by the way, as far as i can tell from my research on HKS 5A-GX engines, it is basically a 1.6L with a stroker kit that takes capacity out to 1711cc. Not 2000cc as advertised.
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Re: Interesting little AW11 for sale on Carsales HKS 5age
2013/06/11 23:48:56
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Thanks for posting the pics.
The seller isn't wrong on the carsales when he says, "Please note the first shot is how it was in its hey day will need some love and paint to get back to this"
I guess thats just what he'd 'like' for the car and says reasonable offers considered. But looking at what has been replaced body-wise a good chassis inspection is a must.
Unfortunately for the seller I reckon the price is close to what the car was worth (in todays AW land) what he is asking but as it is shown in its hey day.
Interior looks good. Full respray needed, engine - unknown quantity, I go by the thought of if it ain't ticking over, its dead.
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