Cheap BA XR8!

[Armageddon Designs]

Check this out. Cheap XR Makes you wonder what he did to it to make it unregistered?

[XA-Coupe]

Insurance write off that someone went to the trouble of fixing I would think.

[Deadman]

and yet they still list the condition as 'good' ... :

[Feathers]

If it's a statutory write off, then I wouldn't be paying that much for it, to not be able to drive it anywhere. It's a pretty expensive promotional vehicle.

If you think about it, it's a lot of money to pay to have it just sit around looking nice.
And don't most places like WSID want proof of rego/roadworthy before you can race?

[XA-Coupe]

I would actually think the parts would be worth more so I'm at a loss as to why they bothered.
It also may have been reshelled .. but I thought after jumping through a lot of hoops you could get them registered

[SpoolMan]

''reapaired accident damaged cannot be reregistered suit race or promotional use almost complete drives urgent sale''.
must have a huge hev ho, i wonder what the front rails on the car look like.

[Au2falcons]

This cars is at McAurthur Plus Parts in Narellen. I went the to get some bits for the AU & it was out the front, it has been in a bingle, both airbags have been deployed. When i saw it, it looked like it does now. Yeah i say statutory write off, he's asking too much for it, would make great track car.

[parawolf]

I'd prolly pay $12,000 for it... maybe.... actually at $12,000 i'd SERIOUSLY consider it

[ratman]

if anyones looking for a'cheap' BA XR8 ute, there was one advertised in the canberra times this week for $23k negotiable, I've heard its in good nick, no bingles but high kms. seems like a better deal than one that can't be registered.

[parawolf]

Ahh see price for me is most important because its going to be a weekend race car

[MITCHAY]

Couldnt a wrecker buy it and sell the parts. Arent cars worth more pulled apart than put together. That would be my route anyways.

[Psycho Chicken]

If it was going for $12,000 I'd buy it and drop the running gear into an XB coupe.....mmmmm hell yes.

[parawolf]

Originally Posted by MITCHAY

Couldnt a wrecker buy it and sell the parts. Arent cars worth more pulled apart than put together. That would be my route anyways.

This car would be... but its coming from partsgroup which are autowreckers to start with. Obviously an in-house project as it has cross colour matching panels and a GT front bar.

[gtfpv]

shouldn't be allowed to be sold .

[parawolf]

Originally Posted by gtfpv

shouldn't be allowed to be sold .

Why shouldn't it be allowed to be sold? They are saying that it is an 'ex accident' car, they are saying that it cannot be re-registered. They are saying that it would only suit race or promotions..... Why not sell it?

[Full Noise]

$12000 would be reasonable if you wanted to transplant bits and pieces to another car, say if you had a BA ute and wanted to make a mock up Pursuit.
For 20 large, no way.

Cheers, Danny

[au-steve]

wouldn't bother with it ... even for 12,000.

[parawolf]

Originally Posted by au-steve

wouldn't bother with it ... even for 12,000.

Depends on what you want to do with it... for $12,000 its an ultra cheap of that level of performance for a club track car

[Racecraft]

Chris or one of you mad keen drag racers buy it, strip the guts out of it make some money back and lighten the bugger, open the BOSS and run some low 10's

[parawolf]

Originally Posted by Racecraft

Chris or one of you mad keen drag racers buy it, strip the guts out of it make some money back and lighten the bugger, open the BOSS and run some low 10's

oi! steal my idea :

:eclipsee_ :eclipsee_

[ef5l]

Originally Posted by au-steve

wouldn't bother with it ... even for 12,000.

why would you think that? Imagine a xw with that running gear even fit up the irs. it would be ing unbelievable it would cost about 5 grand for a 351 build up with 260kw, thats not even injected and i dare say it hasnt been done before. even fit the air con.. thats it im excited i want to do it. :Reverend: