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SVX Sales Frenzy
In the land of the long white cloud, SVX sales have been coming thick & fast.
There are 5 on sale on TM right now with at least another 2 sold recently, one being a dark green 95 & the other being a black variant re-sold by a dealer (bought for $1,800 & resale at $5,500). Bar one, all appear to be JDM imports. I was tempted to pursue 1 or 2 of them, but my red NZ 95 SVX is enough, besides I am in negotiations for a BMW E39 M5, so needs must. Here are the pics of those SVX's for sale. You can view more at www.trademe.co.nz. Just enter Subaru SVX into the search field. |
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Re: SVX Sales Frenzy
Be carful of the BMW as they get older they give problems, I am not a expert but a friend has a BMW and it seems when they get over 200,000k they need to be sold off, computer, transmission and radiator. The dash system tend to drive people nuts as well.
They are a good car but need to understand they don't grow old gracfully. Tony
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1995 - SVX 700,000 K Mine, DMS Struts to lift car 2in. Tyres Wrangler Silent Armor 235/70R16, PBR Radiator. 6 speed with DCCD and R180 rer diff, Heavy duty top strut mounts front and rear. Speedo correction box fitted. New stero (gave up on the old one). Back seat removed and 2 spare tyres fitted for desert driving. ECUTune SC sitting in the box for the next SVX. 1992 - SVX 255 K Wife (Want to stay Married so not allowed to fit SC) 1992 - SVX Pearl with black roof race car roll cauge etc ready to race. Ex Tasman Targa car. 1995 - SVX Green low k mint condiation. 1995 - SVX Rally car, ex Matts car. Now to be used on track. 1992 - SVX red & Black being converted to Mid Engine. 1995 - SVX Red 143,000 bit rough. Owned 5 others Subaru back to a 1974 1400 GSR. |
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Re: SVX Sales Frenzy
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Speaking of the SVX, my car has 300km on the clock, but is in exceptional condition, cosmetically & mechanically. Without fail, people cannot believe the condition it is in with most cars in worse condition at 50-100km. This just goes to show what TLC & regular servicing & maintenance can do for a car. This is also part of the reason why I have passed up a couple of the recent opportunities for both SVX & M5. As a side thought for discussion, my purchase conditions are guided by some obvious & less obvious matters. 1. Obviously the first is regular schedule servicing & maintenance (FSH) by a reputable workshop. It doesn't have to be Subaru/BMW, but someone who has a good reputation with looking after their customers. SVX/M5 experience is nice though. 2. Secondly, I look how well the car has been kept cosmetically i.e. interior condition esp. with leather, curbing of wheels, minor stone chips repairs done (as opposed to just being left), door rubber condition, general tidiness, type of tyres. The latter point is about the tyre being the only thing between you & the road - if you select cheap tyres, then you are more likely to be cheap when it comes to looking after the car. 3. Attitude of the owner/driver/seller. In my experience, it is unlikely that having been all good with the first 2 above that the owner/driver/seller will be have a bad attitude, but if he/she does, I normally walk away. I just do business with people with bad attitudes. 4. I also try not to buy from car yards, as they tend to be good at covering up a multitude of near future issues that even a PPI will not uncover, but when I do, I always make contact with the previous owner to discuss his experience with the car. As for PPI's, I have used the AA, but find them very generalist picking up little or no more than I would. Finding a reputable workshop with no agenda is key here. Problem is, most of them are concerned about repercussions should something go wrong with the car shortly after the PPI & subsequent purchase. |
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