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Originally Posted by PepeLePew
Leather swapped inc heater switches 156K older couple (he was 69 his wifes car) had car from new in ACT garaged which EO needs full service history how could i resist, i wasnt really after a XR5 but it felt like it dropped into my lap. I drove a blue (great colour) LS XR5 when they were new, enjoyed the drive, didn't like the pre facelift look. True story they replaced her with a i20n, i need a wife like that. I had to have the sunroof and the leather interiors are easy enough to swap in. Old cloth interior which was near perfect found a home in my daughters Mk2 LX. Too many kerbs on the wheels swapped in the later ST wheels with PS4's and i prefer the constrast in the wheel colour. Outside short shift was never going to mod it. It is very quiet though. I wouldn't go EO unless its been and going to garage it and really care for the paint. I still watch the market as i enjoy it and a few retiree type aged cars coming out still.
Anyway i can't lie on this forum, i want, love and enjoy my cars but i have a long history of being unfaithful to them  Theres a name for people like me but it's impolite and may be beeped by the forum Unusually i'm having a lot of hesitation bringing her to the point of putting it on the market, but well, not rich. |
Yeah they're great cars, but do have their common problems... And yes, EO requires a lot of maintenance and care throughout its life, otherwise the paint will fade and look crap... I personally have a Blue 2007 LS XR5T with the cloth interior, and have owned it for about a year now... It's got about 180,000km and it looks pretty good for its age, but not as clean as yours though, and does have a stage 1, with exhaust, CAI, etc...
One question, how much has the short shifter improved the feel of the gearbox, and is it easy to install?