NatesDoneWaitin
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Hey all. Hope you're havin a good one.
Just to preface, I am 23 and it's my dream to have one of these V8 beasts.
My colleague recently gave me first dibs on his black 2006 VE SS that he's selling sometime after Christmas. It's stock, done 270,000km and is in immaculate condition aesthetically with a 2.5' Catback Xforce exhaust though it has a tick (I think it's a lifter) but drives smooth as butter. The previous owner (my colleagues wife) is a lifetime Holden V8 enthusiast so I know it's been in good hands. He's had it the last 12 months and barely drives it (with the tick and all)...
I've been watching CarSales for the last 6 months and every other SS with similar K's (in worse condition aesthetically) is up for at least $12,500... that being said I've only seen one of those cars move. He only wants $8,500 because he was going to trade it in to finance something else and he knows that's roughly what he'd get from a dealership... He's also advised me it'll cost $1.5-2k to get rwc. I keep also seeing SV6's with similar/more k's selling for around that price ($8,500). It's also got a set of black VF SSV Redline rims that are worth roughly $1.8k(?)
I've been saving my ass off for the last 7 months, and I've finally got $12k together. I'll continue to save until I buy it (if I do), but I am stuck wtf to do. I've never seen a L98 VE SS over 300,000km for sale which gives me serious doubts as to the lifespan left on this beast. Can't find anything about L98's lasting too long on these forums either, doesn't seem as reliable as it's other LS siblings.... Would it be worth buying it and rebuilding the engine (which would set me to roughly that $12,500 that similar cars are listed for) or is that a ridiculous/unwarranted idea?
This is a LOT of money for me right now (I'm on like $28k/yr) but there is a good chance next year I will be on a decent wicket (family business starting up soon) so if I bought it and it did completely seize/brick in a little while, I could possibly conserve and eventually turn it into my first sleeper project car and drop a cammed LS into it.. Am I insane? Would it even be worth doing that? If the business didn't come off I could wreck it and still make ~$5k back right? Please help guys, I've driven a VW Polo TDI for the last 5 years and I've always dreamt of having one of these beasts, sick of envying P platers with their clapped out SV6's LOL! I don't want to miss out on this because I literally never do anything financially risky, but I also don't want to **** myself...
Any input whatsoever is appreciated and valued, this is literally keeping me awake at night haha! Sorry if you see this thread as a waste of time also.
Kind regards,
Nate
Just to preface, I am 23 and it's my dream to have one of these V8 beasts.
My colleague recently gave me first dibs on his black 2006 VE SS that he's selling sometime after Christmas. It's stock, done 270,000km and is in immaculate condition aesthetically with a 2.5' Catback Xforce exhaust though it has a tick (I think it's a lifter) but drives smooth as butter. The previous owner (my colleagues wife) is a lifetime Holden V8 enthusiast so I know it's been in good hands. He's had it the last 12 months and barely drives it (with the tick and all)...
I've been watching CarSales for the last 6 months and every other SS with similar K's (in worse condition aesthetically) is up for at least $12,500... that being said I've only seen one of those cars move. He only wants $8,500 because he was going to trade it in to finance something else and he knows that's roughly what he'd get from a dealership... He's also advised me it'll cost $1.5-2k to get rwc. I keep also seeing SV6's with similar/more k's selling for around that price ($8,500). It's also got a set of black VF SSV Redline rims that are worth roughly $1.8k(?)
I've been saving my ass off for the last 7 months, and I've finally got $12k together. I'll continue to save until I buy it (if I do), but I am stuck wtf to do. I've never seen a L98 VE SS over 300,000km for sale which gives me serious doubts as to the lifespan left on this beast. Can't find anything about L98's lasting too long on these forums either, doesn't seem as reliable as it's other LS siblings.... Would it be worth buying it and rebuilding the engine (which would set me to roughly that $12,500 that similar cars are listed for) or is that a ridiculous/unwarranted idea?
This is a LOT of money for me right now (I'm on like $28k/yr) but there is a good chance next year I will be on a decent wicket (family business starting up soon) so if I bought it and it did completely seize/brick in a little while, I could possibly conserve and eventually turn it into my first sleeper project car and drop a cammed LS into it.. Am I insane? Would it even be worth doing that? If the business didn't come off I could wreck it and still make ~$5k back right? Please help guys, I've driven a VW Polo TDI for the last 5 years and I've always dreamt of having one of these beasts, sick of envying P platers with their clapped out SV6's LOL! I don't want to miss out on this because I literally never do anything financially risky, but I also don't want to **** myself...
Any input whatsoever is appreciated and valued, this is literally keeping me awake at night haha! Sorry if you see this thread as a waste of time also.
Kind regards,
Nate
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