Car Totaled!!!
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Car Totaled!!!
About 3 weeks ago, I got into an accident and knew it was totaled. caught on fire, airbags deployed, frame damage….
Well I had just finished saving all of my parts to cam/head swap and even had a A&A kit.
Now looking at options such as a c6 LS2 or maybe a M6 C5 although I really want to move on from a c5.
With that in mind i’d have to sell my A&A kit and really no use for the 243’s I have either.
Just looking for the best route of keeping the c5 plan or moving on. How easy would it be to resell an A&A kit.
Any input is welcomed
Well I had just finished saving all of my parts to cam/head swap and even had a A&A kit.
Now looking at options such as a c6 LS2 or maybe a M6 C5 although I really want to move on from a c5.
With that in mind i’d have to sell my A&A kit and really no use for the 243’s I have either.
Just looking for the best route of keeping the c5 plan or moving on. How easy would it be to resell an A&A kit.
Any input is welcomed
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Yeah, Full kit, Just a standard V3, legit have everything still in the original boxes (sitting on a rack on my room).
Nothing has ever been opened, put on. anything lol
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That is an option i didn’t think about, however I feel like that would be a long time down the road to put on.
Thinking the cost of the A&A could atleast cover lights, exhaust. yk. atleast some of it. As of re-selling how hard would it be you think.
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If the parts are in good working order and complete, I would think that you would be able to sell them on the forum as long as the price is right. Post an ad in the C5 Parts for Sale section with a price and see what response you get.
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Frodo's idea is likely best to see what A&A can do for you, but I would only go that route after you have a car in-hand.
Good luck with the hunt. I dig a lot of the tech in the 6s. You might want to hold out for a nicely priced C6 Z06. I saw a 2007 which struck me as pretty clean for $31k last week with somewhere near 90k miles.
Good luck with the hunt. I dig a lot of the tech in the 6s. You might want to hold out for a nicely priced C6 Z06. I saw a 2007 which struck me as pretty clean for $31k last week with somewhere near 90k miles.
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Hahaha man, I had actually just put on my CC fenders on my car right before the accident happened. One of those things i’m just like damn.
I find it increasingly harder to source parts for a c5. I mean by the end of my ownership the weather seals were fried and the aftermarket ones are terrible. Could not source a OEM one for months.
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Frodo's idea is likely best to see what A&A can do for you, but I would only go that route after you have a car in-hand.
Good luck with the hunt. I dig a lot of the tech in the 6s. You might want to hold out for a nicely priced C6 Z06. I saw a 2007 which struck me as pretty clean for $31k last week with somewhere near 90k miles.
Good luck with the hunt. I dig a lot of the tech in the 6s. You might want to hold out for a nicely priced C6 Z06. I saw a 2007 which struck me as pretty clean for $31k last week with somewhere near 90k miles.
For sure that’s a solid idea, I think it’s my own worries that are like eh. You know if I have an ls2 all my cam swap parts will directly swap over. Truth be told i’ve only driven a handful of manuals, (jeeps, miata’s, ws6) and only for hours at a time. So owning a manual vehicle I believe would take some time to get comfortable before heavily modding
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For sure that’s a solid idea, I think it’s my own worries that are like eh. You know if I have an ls2 all my cam swap parts will directly swap over. Truth be told i’ve only driven a handful of manuals, (jeeps, miata’s, ws6) and only for hours at a time. So owning a manual vehicle I believe would take some time to get comfortable before heavily modding
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