Re: Original owners?
Im kind of the original owner. Im the first titled owner but the dealership had put
almost 7k on the truck for demo/shows.
A buddy working at the dealership told me about how they had 2 of them for sell
and what he could buy them for. Since it was actually the spring...
Re: what would you buy?
Spirit R/T Made in 91-92. Just like a sy/ty you will have to learn how to work on it yourself. Parts are expensive for the motor. Very sleeper looking though which helps alot to avoid attracting the attention of the police. Front wheel drive so tractions a problem but...
Re: My truck comes off the ground when I launch.
My dad told me my Syclone had both front tires in the air when I was playing with a Camaro. I never noticed it in the truck though. Truck hasnt ran very well lately so cant video it. Did notice it always launched hard in the cold weather.
I can tell you that different insurance companies total at a percentage of the value of the truck. If you are that close they will total it for sure. Most of if you are at 80 - 90% value.
As far as the body shop quote goes it is about what it should be. Every state has different laws on what...
As soon as my brother gets in town I will get some pics of my 64k mile Sy with its rust. Then you will really see what rust is. Just to give you a idea its condition I have had to replace brake lines because they rusted in two and leaked. Body has cladding held on by a prayer. That truck looked...
I remember reading about them in 91 but thought there was noway a truck could be worth 26k new. Early 92 I sold my 88 GT Mustang and was looking for something else to play with.
OF all things a friend working at a GMC dealership that sold the big GMC trucks told me I should look at the Syclones...
I would have to say alternator bearing going out is a big cause of underhood fires. A friend bought a salvage titled Syclone and you could see where the fire started by the alternator. When the alternator went out on my Syclone it made a small fire but flying pieces from the alternator...