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Old 01-18-2010, 12:22 AM
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SVX was totalled in the end :-(

So in the end my car was just hot too hard. The whole drive line was shifted over and the conclusion was that the car could never be "right again". So Monday morning Suki, my 94 Pearl LS gets hauled to wherever State Farm is going to salvage her. She provided 16 years of amazing automotive adventures. I really hadn't imagined replacing such a wonderful car.

So if anyone is interested I can ind out where the car is going. The car had a great LS interior, perfect glass, all the body panels and rear spoiler are in great shape, low miles rebuilt 2WD transaxle, 135K strong engine that had just been resealed. Recent alternator. All power steering comments were in excellent shape. Two tool kits, one new. perfect spare tire, good sun visors, new mats. Sun roof was working great. Power windows were prefect. All the drive line was excellent.

I'm trying to mention anything someone might find useful to keep another one of these wonderful cars on the road.

So in case anyone was wondering what I'd find to replace this incredible car, I purchased a Hyundai Genesis Coupe. I got the V6 with the 'track pack" in the limited edition Yellow. A very "frisky" car for sure. Not quite as comfortable as Suki was for so many years. The Hyundai is definitely skewed towards the "track" as compared to the "highway". I hope that I can get to like the more "harsh" nature of the experience.

Not as "unique" as the SVX, but I couldn't think of anything you can buy new today that is.

I definitely enjoyed the community events I could attend. I'll keep track of the local gatherings and may have to pop in when I can to remind me of what I loved so much about my car while I was lucky enough to have her. (I'm spending the evening before she is hauled away thinking of some the amazing road trips I had in the car, experiences like a freak blizzard in El Paso TX on New Years Day where my SVX was one of the only cars on the road that could make it out of the city...).

Well, I now have to leave the important task of keeping this wonderful cars alive to the rest of you!

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Old 01-21-2010, 09:20 AM
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Re: SVX was totalled in the end :-(

Poor SVX, I'm sorry for your loss.
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Old 01-21-2010, 11:27 PM
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Re: SVX was totalled in the end :-(

Yuck, replaced it with a Hyundai? I would have gone with a Legacy 3.6R myself, but at least it didn't get replaced with an Accent or something like that. You should buy it back from insurance, maybe someone on here would buy it :P
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Old 01-21-2010, 11:31 PM
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Re: SVX was totalled in the end :-(

I too am sorry for your loss.
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Old 01-23-2010, 11:47 PM
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Re: SVX was totalled in the end :-(

Please let us know where its going to go for salvage. I'm looking for a few parts to get my Polo back on the road.
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Old 01-24-2010, 01:01 PM
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Re: SVX was totalled in the end :-(

Does it have a plain gray dash instead of the woodish kind? I've been lusting for a different dash.

If it has a black tail, those are sought after. Not so easy to find a black spoiler (Sue had to drive around with a blue one for a couple of months).

Are you grabbing the portables (tool kits, mats and whatnot)?

BTW, since I'm not inclined to invite nonsvx friends to the meets, you can likely ride (or drive) with me if you get nostalgic for your lost SVX and wanna come to a gathering.
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Old 02-16-2010, 12:56 AM
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Re: SVX was totalled in the end :-(

Any word on where this one went?
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1992 Dark Teal LS-L ~184K (05/91) #0739
1992 Claret LS-L ~196K (05/91) #0831
1992 Pearl LS-L ~103K (06/91) #1680
1992 Pearl LS-L ~151K (06/91) #2229
1992 Dark Teal LS ~150K (07/91) #3098 (parts car)
1992 White LS-L ~139K (08/92) #6913
1993 25th AE ~98K (02/93) #164
1993 25th AE ~58K (02/93) #176
1993 25th AE ~107K (02/93) #215
1993 25th AE ~162K (02/93) #223
1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~124K (1/94) #2408
1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~144K (10/93) #1484
1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~68K (10/93) #1525
1994 Barcelona Red LSi ~46K (02/94) #2624
1994 Pearl LSi ~41K (12/93) #1961
1995 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~70K (02/95) #855
1996 Polo Green LSi ~95K (03/96) #872
1997 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~55K (08/96) #097
2003 Brilliant Red LS1 Convertible ~29K (04/03) #8951
1999 Magnetic Red LS1 Coupe ~33K (04/99) #6420

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