Yeah sorry QIK51X as good as your car sounds, I have no doubt that it has been thrashed. The only reason you put a shift kit in is to drive it hard.......and you also mentioned some quarter mile times. Not having a go at you - because I know how I would drive such a car!! :yeah:
No offence taken. But when buying a car as old as a VR, with everything still kept stock, in my opinion it is more likely to fail/break something, than a car which has been driven hard but it has fully built motor like mine, 12 Months old(full reconditioned, ACL Pistons, copper head gasket, new valve springs, new cam) fully built gearbox, 9 months old (new clutches, kevlar bands, upped oil pressure, new valve body, stage 2 shift kit) has been dyno tuned, new diff, new tailshaft, new steering rack. etc
I have a close friend who purchased a VR Series II the same week I purchased my VR Series I. Now we both drive our cars hard. In the 2 years we have had it, the problems I have had with my car has been I blew a head gasket 1 year into it still stock. When the engine builder told me if I want to do something to the motor once he was repairing the head gasket I told him I have $3000 to spend, thats why I modified it with the above things. 3 months after building the motor the gearbox had enough and needed to be rebuilt so I rebuilt the box with the above mods to handle the power of the motor. That is the only problems I have had with it.
Now my friend who bought the VR Series II has kept it stock, and in the 2 years he has had to rebuild his gearbox twice at $1200 each time, and just recently blew his motor and is costing him $1500 to build it to stock spec.
His car has left him on the side of the road at least 10 times over 2 years with all kinds of problems, and it is always me going to help him in my car when he is stranded.
I know my car and what I have done to it. It is a very reliable car. Have all the receipts, still have 3 months warranty left on the box, Haven't had a problem since I built the motor and gearbox none at all.
Come take it for a drive and see if you don't buy it off me for $6500. It does mid 14's at 95mph plus. It's only a V6 Normally Aspirated good for P platers, has beaten WRX, SS, XR6 Turbos, 200SX's etc. I have been offered $8000 off a mate who has a VN SS V8 who I chopped at the drags I ran a 14.5@95mph he ran a 15.3@91mph. but he lost his licence last week.