Possible speed 3 up for grabs and a few other cars as well

[Firesk8ter]

As some of you may already know my wife and I are planning on moving to Florida soon. We have not sold our house yet but when we do and if we do we want to be able to get out and go. Sadly I will be having to part with some cars to make the moving process as simple as possible.

The Speed 3 will make it a lot easier to move down without but I love it so much I do not want to part with it hence I am not in a rush to sell it. But if it goes I want it to go into good hands. So I am giving you guys first dibs at it before I let it go to the wolves on autotrader and carsoup.
Most of all I got a couple other cars for sell. Heres the small list.
89 toyota cressida (RWD)
95 nissan pathfinder
96 chevy tahoe
all of these cars are in good mechanical shape. The pathfinder has rust but everything including 4WD and A/C works in it. Makes a great winter truck. The tahoe is in mint shape with the body and interior in excellent shape everything works in it as well. The cressida is a good reliable winter car or something to have fun with in the summers being its RWD. All good cars.
INFO
The 08 speed most of you have seen it has less then 15,000 miles on the clock and it is in excellent condition. In fact I took it to mazda and asked what condition it would be under for kbb and they said it would be under excellent . No dents and a few clear coat scratches that bug the hell out of me. The car may come with some the mods wich include a cobb SRI, newest forge bpv,PG turbo inlet,ebay test/racepipe.Mazda does not know about the purchase of any of these after market items. Recently I have been taking my mazda to a local ford dealership for services as they offer better prices and service. I just got 35% tint all around from tintpros and still have warranty papers for that. I think it is life time. I also have receipts of documents of everything and anything done to the car like services and even receipts of mods purchased.

Rare thing about this speed is it has a professional install by mazda sunroof with warranty papers on that also.Also comes with a factory MP3 player adaptor and auto dimming rearview mirror. The car has not been drivin winters except to get its every four month oil change. The carpets and floor mats are in new condition. Looks unused. All of the interior looks unused.lol The car still has the new smell to it. Tires still have a little more then half there life to them.

PRICE
Here is kbb value on it.
http://www.kbb.com/used-cars/mazda/mazda3/2008/private-party-value/pricing-report?condition=excellent&id=197460&equipment=2134467|true&mileage=15000
I would think asking $19k mods included with package would be a fair price to ask.
I will be still driving the cars and going on with my business as if I was not selling them but mileage on these cars should not differ a whole lot as I only drive the MS3 for fun use anyways mostly on weekends.

If any of these cars sound like it may be of interest to you lmk. Again I am not moving right now but hopefully in the near future.

Here is a photo album of the mazda with me just testing to see fitment of the parts that I purchased also has pics of before and after the tint...
http://s284.photobucket.com/albums/ll39/firesk8ter/My%20MS3/




http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll39/firesk8ter/My%20MS3/IMG_7309.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll39/firesk8ter/My%20MS3/IMG_7252.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll39/firesk8ter/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC00441.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll39/firesk8ter/Rides/DSC00392-1.jpg

[JohnnyT]

Luke should buy that 'ho.

[mndsm]

I kinda want the cressida.... too bad all my money is tied up in a Celica.

[YSOSLO]

Is this a Sport or GT? It kinda looks like fabric interior, but not 100% sure. A sunroof in a GT and for SURE I'd start working on the wife to get her to give me the green light on talking turkey about this ride...

[mndsm]

It's a Sport Pete, check the tails, they're not LED.

[Firesk8ter]

Yeah its a sports trim. There is no doubt if you have not seen the car to at least check it out. If you are serious into eventually getting a speed seeing this car will speak louder actions then what I can explain it to be.Bring the wife and she may give you the green light after checking it out with you. If any other questions lmk...:)


mndsm

I kinda want the cressida.... too bad all my money is tied up in a Celica.


What year celica? Is it one of the RWD models? i love the way those look...

[mndsm]

FWD- it's a 1990 GT-S that myself and some cohorts are sharing for Chumpcar.

[VTEC8YA]

What do you gotta have for the SUV's?

[Grappler]

Do you have any more info on the Cressida?

[YSOSLO]

Sorry dude, but Sport trim means no LEDs, no HIDs, no heated leather seats, etc. It would have to be my daily driver, so I'd have to have all of the comfort items as much as I'd love to have the boost. Good luck with the sale anyway.

[Workdawg]

The GT didn't have heated seats either... HIDs is an easy swap, and LEDs are hardly a comfort item... but you could probably get a set of those as well.

One plus is that you wouldn't be stuck with BOSE's proprietary shitfest.

[YSOSLO]

My GT has heated seats....wtf? You Speed guys got screwed apparently. I actually don't mind the Bose system, but I'm not trying to wake up the neighbors with my bass either.

[JohnnyT]

Just put a couple cans of beans in the glovebox when you need heated seats.

They're overrated anyways.

[Firesk8ter]

Sorry dude, but Sport trim means no LEDs, no HIDs, no heated leather seats, etc. It would have to be my daily driver, so I'd have to have all of the comfort items as much as I'd love to have the boost. Good luck with the sale anyway.

lol yeah man thats cool. If you can live without the heated seats this car will make one kick ass ride for someones weekend or daily driver.



Do you have any more info on the Cressida?

It has a little over 200k miles on it but that is just about break in period on a toyota. It is an automatic but thankfully the straight six 7m-ge (earlier supra engine) has enough TQ to kick her out for some parking lot shenanigans. I checked autotrader and typed in anywhere in the US and only got one listing. here it is http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/searchresults.jsp?lastStartYear=1981&num_records=25&search_lang=en&page_location=findacar%3A%3Aispsearchform&search_type=both&distance=0&address=55302&marketZipError=false&style_flag=1&make=TOYOTA&model=CRESS&make2=&start_year=1989&end_year=1989&min_price=100&max_price=3000&seller_type=b&transmission=&engine=&drive=&doors=&fuel=&max_mileage=&color=&keywordsrep=&keywordsfyc=&keywords_display=&sort_type=priceDESC&body_code=0&certified=&advanced=&highlightFirstMakeModel=&showZipError=n&default_sort=priceDESC&awsp=false&systime=&rdm=1279027842840 Going of that I would say about half the price of that should be fair? idk


VTEC8YA

What do you gotta have for the SUV's?


Well not necessarily gotta have. I am flexible and will listen/reason with pricing...

I am asking $2,000 for the beast as my wife calls it. The pathfinder is the ultimate winter truck. On RWD or 4WD this thing kicks ass. The truck works good in the summer (cold A/C) but works even better in the winter. Idk what it is about it but the colder it gets out the even more better it starts and goes. In bellow zero weather it starts like a champ. I would bring it with me to florida but clearly this is a MN truck as it likes summer and loves winter. it has 180,000 miles. Only issue is some undercarriage rust. I still drive it daily or weekly...depends. But there is no doubt it is as reliable as they come. Gets a consistent 21-22mpg in the summer and 18-20 in the winter. If using 4WD the whole time it can get down to 15mpg.
Here is a link of around what pathfinders generally cost.http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/searchresults.jsp?lastStartYear=1981&num_records=25&search_lang=en&page_location=findacar%3A%3Aispsearchform&search_type=both&distance=0&address=55302&marketZipError=false&style_flag=1&make=NISSAN&model=PATH&make2=&start_year=1993&end_year=1994&min_price=2000&max_price=4000&seller_type=b&transmission=&engine=&drive=&doors=&fuel=&max_mileage=&color=&keywordsrep=&keywordsfyc=&keywords_display=&sort_type=priceDESC&body_code=0&certified=&advanced=&highlightFirstMakeModel=&showZipError=n&default_sort=priceDESC&awsp=false&systime=&sownerid=1150898&rdm=1279026862669

The Tahoe uses a little more gas and is not as fun to drive. But it is in a lot more better of condition bodywise and really does get the job done when needed. Used mostly for towing it is rarely driven but It has no issues as well. V8 power can get up and go but you will pay for it at the pump.4WD works,A/C,and most everything else. Front speakers are bad. That is all I can think of thats wrong. Asking $4,000 for the tahoe.

[JohnnyT]

git dat 'ho Ruke!

[dmention7]

$1k for the cressida and $2k for the pathfinder? Haha, now you have my bad-idea-detector twitching.

[JohnnyT]

Funny that everyone wants your shitboxes while Pete's bitching about the MS3 not having heated seats.

[Firesk8ter]

lol I love the speed 3 and I am sad to see it go especially with all the work I put into keeping it in the condition it is in. I rolled with EVOs,Vipers,and even a GTR and not once did I have issues keeping up. At times they had to keep up with me.lol

But I have to admit I will be just as sad to see the other vehicles I am selling go also. The pathfinder got me through these god awful winters with ease...

[mndsm]

Now you're just gonna need a vehicle that's hurricane proof.

[ZoomZoom Diva]

My GT has heated seats....wtf? You Speed guys got screwed apparently. I actually don't mind the Bose system, but I'm not trying to wake up the neighbors with my bass either.

They stripped out many amenities on the Speed3 to hit a price point. No full leather, no heated seats, no moonroof, no heated mirrors...

[dmention7]

Just put a couple cans of beans in the glovebox when you need heated seats.

They're overrated anyways.

This. I'd take a heated steering wheel and a heated shift knob over seats any day. Not a big fan of the "Is that the heated seat or did I just diarrhea myself?" feeling.

[SLyness18]

now thats funny- i have that feeling all the time! and yea wtf is taking car companies to come out with heated steering wheels

[Big Nate]

Well people have finally become big enough pansies to want it.

Heated seats are bad enough but heated steering wheels.......NO.

[Firesk8ter]

^ you guys crack me up! I think heated stuff is only an issue for northern states. Can you imagine having heated seats option in texas or florida. If heated seats are a big selling factor someone should maybe open up shop here in MN and start selling aftermarket heating options.lol I am laughing but it might really work...

[Workdawg]

This. I'd take a heated steering wheel and a heated shift knob over seats any day. Not a big fan of the "Is that the heated seat or did I just diarrhea myself?" feeling.

I agree with this. While absolutely not something that I need in a car (and I probably wouldn't pay more than a couple hundred for if it were an option), I wouldn't mind heated steering wheel or shift knob. I keep a set of gloves on my in the winter that I wear almost exclusively while driving because of cold wheel and shift knob.

The seat just isn't an issue for me. Of course, I don't have full leather either... but I prefer it that way.

[Picklz]

I think I'd prefer a cooled steering wheel to a heated one. With full leather heated seats are great, without it they aren't really needed IMO.