[s-cars] A/C retrofit- is it silly?

[Joe Pizzimenti]

Actually, the parts from STi's are in high demand to the WRX crowd, so
it's up there on the "cars stolen for parts" lists.  The seats retail
over 500/ea street value, the instrument cluster should get 300 or so,
the wheels you could get 1k easy, the 2.5 block and heads are in
demand as well as the gearbox and diffs, all of which bolt up to a
WRX.  Between that and the exterior panels, you're looking at clearing
about 10k in parts if you do it right.

There isn't really a black market for the German stuff as much as the
Japanese stuff.  Ask anyone who's had an Integra Type R.  About 2 out
of every 3 ITR owners I've known have had their cars stolen around
here just for parts.  When I say parts, I mean they took everything
but the frame rails.

Joe

On 8/13/05, Bob DG <bobs6 at msn.com> wrote:
> Cuz I'm sure someone would rather steal a STI than a S4, A8, Carrera GT,
> etc...
> 
> >From: Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com>
> >To: Joe Pizzimenti <joe.pizzimenti at gmail.com>
> >CC: s-car-list at audifans.com
> >Subject: Re: [s-cars] A/C retrofit- is it silly?
> >Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 18:48:59 -0400
> >
> >It's not that it's not fun to drive, rather that it doesn't get the
> >opportunity to be driven the way it should be going to and from work.
> >Also, in the area where I'm in now, the probability of theft or
> >vandalism is too high to park at work.
> >
> >I drove it all the time during my 200+ mile daily commute.
> >
> >Taka
> >
> >
> >On 8/13/05, Joe Pizzimenti <joe.pizzimenti at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > It's probably to keep the miles down on the ricebox, which is a
> > > pattern of behavior I never understood.
> > >
> > > If the car's fun, drive the wheels off it.
> > > If it's not, sell it.
> > >
> > > Joe
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