thinking bout buying a vr4

[quackmandude]

yea and in the end, if i get jipped then ill just stab him in the throat with a pencil and call it even

[hawk362]

Hmm word to the wise, thats the kinda car i would def. take to a trusted mechanic to get checked out, then i would decide how much I am willing to pay for that car, you never want to pay 7 grand for a lemon, then end up with 5 grand worth of work still needed...

[quackmandude]

yea, true that. u think the guy will be cool with me taking it out to a mechanic?

[hawk362]

Listen, from this point on till you die, if the person you are buying any car from, civic, 3000GT, pinto, gallardo doesnt matter, anyone is a hesitant to let you take the car to a mechanic, especially if you bring him with or something like that, then that car definitely is going to bite you in the ass, be careful....

[quackmandude]

yea ok gotcha. kool man thanks

[quackmandude]

anything i should be looking for whne im driving it? anything thats a normal problem for vr4s that age and milage?

[vectorspecialist]

it just depends on how it was driven. my car has 62k on it, but isnt even running right now, it has a shit load of problems. every car is different. just the engine and trans.
nd yea bring it to a trusted mech

[hawk362]

Check the brakes, see how the clutch is hopefully no grinding, no gears popping out, make sure there is no spilled fluids in the engine bay, check all fluids, tire thread, check all electical a/c headlights, interior lights, fogs, look for a check engine light or any warning light. Make sure all windows locks alarm is in working condition. Listen to the motor closely to hear any knocking or ticking, press the pedal to make sure turbos spool up fine. Other than that I would just let the mechanic see the car to go a little bit more in depth, but this is what i can think of to do on the top of my head, question anything and everything the person your buying from, i mean pick his brains out to make sure you know everything there is needed to know about the car.

[aerosoul]

Originally Posted by Twizted_3KGT

Yes that's too much. How much is a lot of miles? Mod's don't add value. I would think if it's in great shape and around 100k mi. you could get around 4k at most.

i think you could easily get 5 maybe 6 for depending on the condition of it, i sold my sl about 3 weeks ago with 161k miles and leaking valve seals and i got 4500 for it...

[Igovert500]

Originally Posted by quackmandude

anything i should be looking for whne im driving it? anything thats a normal problem for vr4s that age and milage?

could be wrong but this might be in the FAQ

[quackmandude]

yea some dude said hell buy it for 6.5 the other day, but he needs a few days to come up with the money, but yea, its up for sale as of yet, im not gonn amke the sale final until i have make sure the vr4s gonna be mine. hey quick question, how would i be able to tell whne i throttle it up if the turbos are spooling good?

[hawk362]

Look for shaft play from the turbos, umm other than I dont know go to youtube and listen to how stock vr4 turbos sound if you can.