Am I allowed to say that on this board? ;-)
I drove past a small used car lot last Saturday evening and out front
was a 93 garnet/grey with really nice original paint. Of course I had
to stop and check it out. Interior had creasing and wear on the
drivers seat, but the other seats and carpet was very good. The front
mats were original and almost new condition. There was a set of
rubber mats in the trunk, so I think they were always covered.
Best part was the odometer read 74,6xx. Sticker was $3995.
I went back early Monday, before they opened, to make sure the
suspension was still up. Later, went back for a test drive.
It started/idled/ran perfect, tranny shifted smooth under light
throttle and even scratched 2nd at 3/4 throttle with new
Bridgestone tires on it. I checked the PCM code, it was W3Z2
(my original 93 is W3Z3) You can't beat a 93 for being "hot outa
the box". A sniff of the tranny dipstick showed Mercon V.
The down side is the car (from Wisconsin??) must have been spent
winters with the drivers side facing the sun. The rear 1/3 of
the rocker panel is rotted, strange, since the lower parts
every else is sound and the pass. side is very good.
Build date was 1/93 (other 93 is 4/93). Now I have a complete
set of replacement parts for the 23k mile garage queen.
Only major difference is my original 93 has snowflakes and this
one has painted 20 spoke directionals. As much as people gripe
about snowflakes, 20 spoke painted dr's are uber-ugly.
Talked the guy down to $3640, w/tax/lic/misc out the door for $3855.
Mel C.
93 garnet/grey X2
1 Garage Queen, 1 not so royal
I drove past a small used car lot last Saturday evening and out front
was a 93 garnet/grey with really nice original paint. Of course I had
to stop and check it out. Interior had creasing and wear on the
drivers seat, but the other seats and carpet was very good. The front
mats were original and almost new condition. There was a set of
rubber mats in the trunk, so I think they were always covered.
Best part was the odometer read 74,6xx. Sticker was $3995.
I went back early Monday, before they opened, to make sure the
suspension was still up. Later, went back for a test drive.
It started/idled/ran perfect, tranny shifted smooth under light
throttle and even scratched 2nd at 3/4 throttle with new
Bridgestone tires on it. I checked the PCM code, it was W3Z2
(my original 93 is W3Z3) You can't beat a 93 for being "hot outa
the box". A sniff of the tranny dipstick showed Mercon V.
The down side is the car (from Wisconsin??) must have been spent
winters with the drivers side facing the sun. The rear 1/3 of
the rocker panel is rotted, strange, since the lower parts
every else is sound and the pass. side is very good.
Build date was 1/93 (other 93 is 4/93). Now I have a complete
set of replacement parts for the 23k mile garage queen.
Only major difference is my original 93 has snowflakes and this
one has painted 20 spoke directionals. As much as people gripe
about snowflakes, 20 spoke painted dr's are uber-ugly.
Talked the guy down to $3640, w/tax/lic/misc out the door for $3855.
Mel C.
93 garnet/grey X2
1 Garage Queen, 1 not so royal
