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Old 02-20-2005, 11:01 PM
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So, as I'm sure some of you saw, I made a 1300 mile round trip to eastern PA and back on Saturday. I took my sisters '93 Olds 88 and had no problems whatsoever. I test drove the car and there were no problems, it drives great, and it was exactly as described. I offered $700 for the car, he accepted, and I went on my way. (after checking out his black 5 speed '89 Turbo GP first) The car is a White '90 Lumina Euro. However, this is what I liked about the car, and why I made the trip...



The engine was swapped in by the guy I bought it from, so he would have something to drive around while he was converting his Turbo GP to a 5 speed.

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I'll get some better pics when I get the chance, these are the pics he showed me before I went to look at the car. I figure for $700 it won't be a bad car to drive around while I'm fixing my GP and doing a few mods to it. This car already has a chip in it, and will likely have a few of the cheap/free mods done to it in the very near future. It runs extremely well and should be a good driver. You can't tell from the pics, but it has dual exhaust from the Turbo GP he got the engine from, however its tucked under the bumper about 3-4" so its kinda hidden. I'm not sure if I'll lengthen it out so it is close to even with the bumper, or if I'll leave it where it is, I haven't decided yet.

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Looks like Harofreaks old car.....that met it'* demise on the ice with a parked vehicle............hehehe
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that is really sweet, i assume that lumi was a euro orignally,
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nice ride man gotta love da turbos
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Wow, ultimate sleeper. I was shocked to see that engine under the hood.
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Nice find! It looks like that will be a nice sleeper.
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Originally Posted by Sol
Wow, ultimate sleeper. I was shocked to see that engine under the hood.
Thats the idea. I love sleepers, always have, and as soon as I heard about this car, and found out it was for sale, I HAD to have it. Then I heard the price was $800 obo, and then I saw pics, I got it as soon as I could. Its definately me. There will be some hints for unsuspecting people, but chances are they won't know it. I am putting my "COOLED2" plate from the GP on it, then I'll be getting "COOLED6" for the STE. I am contimplating getting some intercooled stickers for the rear quarter windows.

Thats 5 forced induction cars out of 7 now in this household.

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That'* a mighty nice ratio.....lol
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Oughtta surprise a few ricers with that!
Got any numbers on that puppy?
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if you are going for the whole sleeper look, why bother with the stickers? btw, you should shoot some videos of that thing tearing up the roads.


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