At Reading 8, when my 1996, 90,000-mile "Pristine Green Polo Machine" was detailed and looking its best, I jokingly put a FOR SALE sign on it saying "$13,995.00 FIRM".I thought it would be funny and see what other members would think. They knew I had no intention of selling it and pretty much ignored the whole thing.
Many members had gone on the rally or elsewhere and some of us were just hanging around the parking lot. There was an older gentleman staying at the hotel who was wandering around the parking lot earlier in the morning, admiring our cars and asking questions, etc. He was not familiar with them but seemed very impressed with the SVX overall.
I had even forgot that the sign was on the car and that same gentleman came up to me later and asked me if this was my car; I thought he just wanted to ask some more questions, etc...
And then he said in a most sincere voice: "For that price, are you willing to inspect it?" This really caught me by surprise and I quickly said I was entertaining a prior offer and quickly removed the sign! He gave me his contact information just in case.
I am too attached to this beauty to sell it even for that price. However, there ARE people (such as Ron Pratte) willing to pay whatever it takes to get the car they want. That is how Carroll Shelby's personal 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Supersnake was sold at Barrett-Jackson in 2007 for over $5,000,000 plus a $500,000 commission! He also paid $600,000 for The Last Sting Ray
Now if that Red 1997 SVX had to have a production VIN of 640, that would be something to see...
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Subaru Ambassador
1996 Polo Green LSi #216 ..138,100 miles. ..SOLD
JFICX8659TH100216.....Date of Manufacture: November 16, 1995.....
Fuji Heavy Industries..Ōta North Plant....Ōta City,. Gunma Prefecture, Japan
In-Service Date: January 2, 1997
"The Pristine Green Polo Machine”
First Polo Green on the Network
First Clear front turn signals, JDM Alcyone hood emblem, rear panel, and BOXER engine cover on the Network (US) (2000)
First 5000K HID factory fog lights (2007)
First SVX JDM BBS wheels on a USDM SVX (2013)
HID lighting (5000K) for headlight and H3 fog lights, PIAA SuperExtreme 120W high beams, rebuilt EG33 longblock, Cometic head gaskets, Phase II flexplate, AMR aluminum radiator with custom silicone hoses, 160A high-output alternator in aluminum-ceramic coated case, new design alternator wiring upgrade v.4, rare factory headlight protectors, refinished JDM BBS mesh aluminum wheels and custom, polished billet aluminum new hex center caps, LED grille mod, R1 Concepts high-carbon cryo slotted rotors, Akebono ceramic pads, Goodridge S/S braided brake lines, Smallcar Stage 1 shift kit, ThermalTech aluminum/ceramic-coated valve covers, Energy Suspension urethane front & rear swaybar bushings, Bontrager22 rear swaybar with QS Components Chromoly Teflon/Kevlar endlinks, "$15.00/5 minute" suspension mod. Hella Supertone horns, Custom stainless steel exhaust system with 2" headpipes, Magnaflow cats, AeroTurbine AR25 resonator /AWD "Bullet" muffler.
R.I.P. 2010 Subaru Outback Limited 2.5 CVT...338,000 miles. Totaled by a 1,300 lb. COW March 4, 2016 
2014 Hyundai Avante Limited ...178,000 miles. Actually quieter and smoother than the Outback 
2007 Mazda Miata MX-5 PRHT...102,000 miles.
Plenty of parts, service and windshields. 
4th Registered Network member —2/21/2001
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Last edited by svxcess; 01-21-2009 at 10:51 PM.
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