I have been getting a lot of questions... I will answer in them in due time. But that car was wore out...
Why I traded in the Meth Injected 2010..
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We all gotta do what we gotta do. I faced the same questions when I traded in my STSV for my SHO. Fact was it was starting to nickle and dime me and they gave me a trade in value I could not pass up.BJSHO said:
Glad to have you in the 13+ crowd, knowing your penchant for mods I looks forward for learning from your endeavors and making my mods easier! :laughing1:
The 2010 had a stuck injector under full boost while spraying meth... afterwards the car had a nasty bottom end knock...
But in short the car was going to need the following this year..
PTU: It was starting to leak..most likely needed to be replaced.
Motor: See first comment.. was going to need a rebuild or replacement
Turbos: both were leaking substantially, and needed replacement
Torque Converter: It was burned relatively badly, it would no longer lock under WOT in third gear and beyond.
VCT Sensor: It was flaky and needed to be serviced or there was an electric gremlin somewhere.
I could handle the replacing the torque converter, Turbos, and PTU.. that wasn't a big deal.. but when the motor crapped the bed, and the dealer still offered $12K for it, I couldn't turn that down. The dealer never asked about running condition, nor did they even test drive it. They bought it as is, but with the stipulation I left all the performance parts on it...
In any event, it was ultimately cheaper for me to get into the newer 2016 w/ 7K miles with CPO Warranty at the price they were offering for it at $27K plus my trade in, than it was to replace all the needed parts.
But in short the car was going to need the following this year..
PTU: It was starting to leak..most likely needed to be replaced.
Motor: See first comment.. was going to need a rebuild or replacement
Turbos: both were leaking substantially, and needed replacement
Torque Converter: It was burned relatively badly, it would no longer lock under WOT in third gear and beyond.
VCT Sensor: It was flaky and needed to be serviced or there was an electric gremlin somewhere.
I could handle the replacing the torque converter, Turbos, and PTU.. that wasn't a big deal.. but when the motor crapped the bed, and the dealer still offered $12K for it, I couldn't turn that down. The dealer never asked about running condition, nor did they even test drive it. They bought it as is, but with the stipulation I left all the performance parts on it...
In any event, it was ultimately cheaper for me to get into the newer 2016 w/ 7K miles with CPO Warranty at the price they were offering for it at $27K plus my trade in, than it was to replace all the needed parts.
SHOdded said:
Yup... started after the injector got stuck and flooded the cylinder....
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avidmotion
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what dealer was that my son looking for great deal on a newer SHO....I in NJ
avidmotion said:
Ted Britt Ford Chantilly, VA...they are probably one of the top grossing dealers in the US... they move a crap ton of cars... usually have good deals ... they have new SHO’s for 10-15K under MSRP right now...
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