Sad :(

Sr240sx · #1 11-28-2006, 11:55 AM

Well, about a week before the ad for selling my SVX was going to end, we got a call. Someone in Canada found my car, and was very interested. He was going through a liason (I'm assuming because he probably speaks french and needed someone who spoke english to deal with us ameeeerikans) and dealt with my parents. They setled on $4,500 for it. I think the guy got a steal since then, because we just replaced the rear wheel bearings, the front windshield is brand new (advice, glass coverage makes that 1400 dollar price tag for a new windshield go away) and aside from all that work I already did to the car, It just got the brand new wheels mounted to the new tires. I'd say it was worth 5-5.5k... But that's how life goes, I guess. I spent the day cleaning out the interior, cleaning the upholstry and carpets, conditioning the leather, and saying goodbye to the car I was hoping I would be able ot keep...

I sent an email to the "liason" with a detailed description of all the car's faults, what was fixed and what still needed to be (seat bolster, hood and trunk struts, and one stripped lug stud on the back right wheel) and I was reassured by her that the person she was getting the car for absolutely couldn't wait to see it in his garage... So I do feel better about one thing: I saved a doomed SVX and brought it back to being the car it always should have been. And now it's going into the hands of someone who will love and take care of it

. I stuck a personal note for the new owner to the title, and left for Washington, never to see the big green cruiser again...

I loved my SVX. even with all it's problems, that car just drove so well. Smooth and quiet, the rear seats were so easy to flip down, those rear windows perfect for my pup to stick her head out of, with a great feeling of safety when behind the wheel, and that purty noise you could get when you slip it into neutral and tap the gas. I am CERTAINLY going to start looking for another one (I'm thinking pearl/black this time?) as soon as I've got my BMW to spec (reinforcing the rear subframe and a new M5 clutch/flywheel) so expect to see me back here someday

you've all been really helpful friends.

-Sr240sx