How far would you travel?

[Low_VX_Taxi]

Ive found a nice car that i can afford (plus have sum $$ left over), only problem is its 350kms away

So my question to all you car enthusiasts is would you travel that far for a car?

The car im interested in is:

1996 HSV SENATOR VS 185i
237,000kms
cherry black
leather wrap around seats
sunroof
19 inch speddy rims
pioneer cd player with 2 12 inch sony subs with amp
diff was rebuilt in march 07 and upgraded diff ratio to 3.45:1
alternater and front brake rotors replaced may 07
twin 2 1/2 into single 3 inch exhaust
detailed engine bay

Few questions also for you HSV buffs (or senator owners) car has 215i stickers but in description states 185i... im guessing there may not be a selection for the 215i? Also is this a stroker?

Also its $10 000 do you reckon thats too steep for that many kms (given its a senator.....)

Thanx in advance for ur responses

[Emackulation]

I bought my car from Melbourne and im located 4 hours north of Brisbane in QLD. I was going to fly down and drive her back, but I evened up getting VP Luke to check her out for me and then bought it without even seeing it.

The kays seem a tad high ont he VS.

I just saw that this VP Senator 5000i is for sale for very cheap $7,500!!!
HERE

200kw engine
Number Built: 136 + 30 5th Anniversary

So the VP is a little more rare.


On the VS INFO

the 185 is the 5.0L and the 215 is the 5.7L stroker.

Have a look here

[Grennan]

As stated above, the 215 Senator was a stroked version, Ive been looking for one myself and its hard to find one in decent nick and lowish kays. However for 10 grand i doubt it is a 215 as most of them go for about 15 even with the amount of kms it has. 350 ks away isnt that far away, so i would say definallty go check it out, if its decent nick its a pretty good find at 10 grand, the only thing that scares me is those amount of k's. If it is a 185 model, you can always stroke it to 355 and rebuild

[maginoodle]

when i have to travel for something i add the price of travel to the price of the item and see if its worth that total. I travelled 500 kays for a motorbike, 700 for a vs.
If you think its worth it dont worry about what anybody else thinks and just remember it is a HSV.

[mason_luke]

yeah bro 350 klms is nothin , if its on highway itys only about 3 hrs each way, make a day of it.

[V85000i]

yeah 350km's is not that far, i drove 300km's once to look at a car and it was a heap of ****, rust, broken bits everywhere, worn out parts everywhere suspension and brake wise. on the 300km trip back home i was pretty dissappointed, until there sitting on the side of the road, was a car that was absolutely everything i wanted except it was an auto and i wanted a 5 speed, but after driving it i couldn't refuse it and bought it on the spot, also was way less than the other car and way better. so go for it and see what happens.

[AttaBoy]

I traveled about almost 300kms to get my VS. It ain't too far, just enjoy the drive.

[Ripcell]

bah 350ks, if me and my mates go cruisin thru the mountains around victoria on a weekend we do way more than that in a night, ok you have to double it to get home, but if its the car you want then go for it man

[Reaper]

I have bought boats interstate and sold cars interstate many times. For a car like you are looking for you need to be prepared to travel unless you are very lucky.

Reaper

[Troy711]

dad and a mate flew up to QLD from canberra one morning, bought a corvette and drove it home all in one day

[Tom_1569]

350k's is nothing, wouldnt even put it into the equation if the car is what you want. I did a near 800 k round trip just to pick up my VK lol. A mate of mine recently went to sydney to pick up a 4wd he had never seen, he left at 2 in the morning and returned at 1:15am the next day. Yes he drove nearly 24 hours straight just for a car, and only stopped once (for food) and oviously to pick the car up.

Cheers Tom

[Spaced]

If you're really serious about the car and they will hold it for you to go have a look I'd organise to have racq to do an inspection at the same time.

[VLDavo]

i flew to brisbane from canberra airport and drive back 1200ks to goulburn for my calais lol

350ks is nothing thats like a sunday drive lol

[TheForgotten]

we bought our vt having only seen photos, threw it on a truck 2000 odd km home. all up it cost less than buying local, so really the distance you'd reasonably travel for a car changes wherever you live

[Astranomical]

Hell, i'd do it.