Re: A few questions from a potential owner
4) Am I going to be setting myself up for disaster if I only want to spend $3-4k on an SVX? I want to get out of my Bimmer payment and into a car I *own*, but it would be nice if the maintenance didn't add up to my $311/mo. payment. :-)
So for $3,732.00 (a year's worth of Bimmer rental), you could buy a new tranny, two rear bearings, two front rotors, & have enough left for a pair of nice lighted dice for rear view mirror.
As to autocross, I've always felt that an automatic has an advantage. You can't miss a downshift. To autoX an SVX, put it in 1st & leave it there. It'll shift to second automatically right before the engine explodes. I've watched newsvx (Harry) cross his mint '97 for two years, & he's never warped a rotor, lost a bearing, or a tranny to my knowledge, unless he's hiding something.
Best wishes, Ron.
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