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

[LL - NY]

Joe,
 You forgot, those parts will easily fit in a Saabaru, too! 
(ooops, there aren't enough of those to matter)
 LL - NY - 95.5 UrS6, '05 Saab(aru) 9-2X Aero, '89 200Q - - 4 sale ----

 On 8/14/05, Joe Pizzimenti <joe.pizzimenti at gmail.com> wrote: 
> 
> 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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