[RamAir02]

Originally Posted by Zybane

Thanks for the hook up with the owner that did all the mods! Really made a difference in the sale. I have the receipt for the wheels; they are 20x11 +11 in front and 20x12 +45 in the rear. The owner that put them on worked with KC Trends Motorsport in Kansas to get the fitment just right without the tire sticking out too far or being tucked.

Enough wheel in the rear that I may consider going 335/345 25/20 if the suspension allows for the next tire change... I have to do more investigation on that front.



Man you have to tell us what this guy did to you to get you all riled up lol.

I completed the car purchase without much fanfare. I didn't have any problem with Mike. Not many used car salesmen would have a car up on a lift
ready for the customer and let them inspect the underside of the vehicle. I would consider that going above and beyond.

Not to mention, his store has a Google rating of 4.7 which is very high, with over 200 reviews. I don't think that would happen if you say he's as god awful as you elude to. Going back to what exactly did this guy do to you?

Ya, he's not the best at knowing about car mods etc. Still better than most car salesman knowing that the car has four wheels and that's about it. Comments are only turned off for individual vehicle ad videos. To me that makes sense. Comments are on with his regular Chevydude channel videos.

Anyway, on to the car!

I will admit I was a bit trepidatious about the car and mods during the 10 hour drive up to Louisville. Going in blind to a modded car could be a score if it's done really well and you essentially buy mods for pennies on the dollar, or you risk something that wasn't done right.

Thanks to Wuiquen above, he got me in contact with the owner that put almost all of the 8K miles on the car and did every single mod. The guy happens to be in the military like me, and we talked at length about the car over about an hours time. He and I were even in Afghanistan at the same base before.

Everything we talked about even aligned with the Carfax report.

1. Car arrived at dealer around late March 2019, so hopefully doesn't have the engine oil pump issue that the 2017/18's have in the forum poll.

2. Car was bought by first owner in October 2019.

3. According to the 3rd owner (who did all the mods), the guy that was the 1st owner only drove it 1,200 miles over 15 months, it was too much car for him and he traded it in at Lexus dealer.

4. So the guy that purchased it and did all the mods (who sold the OEM 1LE wheels on this forum to Wuiquen), bought it from the Lexus dealer.

5. There was some weird thing with "owner two" who he believes may have been the dealer that bought it, as "owner 2" only had it for two months and put 12 miles on it.

6. Owner 3 that did all the mods, put on the ~7K or so miles, never tracked it and said there was no evidence the 1st old guy tracked it either. I checked the strut tower bolts and basically all suspension/alignment bolts and no evidence of adjustment. Looks like still all factory settings no wrench/paint scratch marks and bolt slip markers all lined up.

I have the receipts for all the mods, which is very nice for re-sale value and confidence. Also, have all of the original OEM manuals and handouts... something that is nice to see confirming the car was handled well. I even have the original Ceramic Pro paperwork when the car got coated.

Performance mods were completed by "House of Boost" out of Kansas City Missouri, who have 4.9 Google reviews. The receipt even has his military discount applied.

He says he still has the original car cover which he said he can send me (I offered to pay shipping). He even has some of the original parts in his garage. The ownership handovers have been so good that even the OEM small dash drivers side window defogging vent that got replaced by the custom half vent to hold the iBanks display is in the glove compartment...

He says he sold the car to buy a BMW M6 and mod it. He said he regretted selling this car and going to an M6.

7. Owner 4 only had it for two months and put less than 500 miles on it. The guy just pulled into Mike's Car Store one day, said he had some medical issues and wanted to put the car up for consignment sale, and here we are.

A few thoughts about the car:

1. The paint really is beautiful.. the Satin Steel has a really nice depth to it.

2. The A/C blows cold! Way colder than my brand new Jeep Rubicon Gladiator Diesel.

3. The interior is immaculate.

4. The sound of this Borla Atak exhaust is insane. Especially with no cats. I would say definitely louder than my GEN V Viper and even louder than my cat-less straight titanium exhaust Nissan GTR. I just need to find the switch for the exhaust valves. I may splice-in high flow cats at some point as unburnt fuel smell in my garage isn't my favorite thing in the world.

5. LOVE the Anderson CF hood. I know a lot of people like OEM stuff, but the vinyl wrap on the OEM hood seems a bit chintzy and can get nicked from rocks. I've had quite a few carbon fiber hoods and this one is top tier quality. Very very solid and looks amazing. Car really isn't going to be driven in the rain so not really concerned about water dripping in the engine bay. The owner that did all the mods said he was going to send me a link to custom ZL1 emblems for the hood.

6. The wheels look even better in person than in photos. They have a nice depth/3D'ness to them that looks sweet.

7. Car rides completely fine with the DSSV's and the 20" wheels. Then again I'm used to pretty sporty/firm rides like in my Cup Lotus Exige S260.

8. I'm glad it comes with the windows tinted but will most likely put a high transparency ceramic tint on the windshield too.

9. Need to read the owners manual on all this stuff.. like how to operate the PDR. I understand you can have this running all the time for dash-cam purposes?

10. This car is a blast to drive. Especially with 670 RWHP and 707 RWTQ that sounds like hell is opening up WOT.

11. I did get the car for under the "discounted" asking price and am very happy with the purchase. It's a crazy race-car like experience yet at the same time having comfort items like vented seats.

Massive congrats on the purchase! I'm glad everything worked out and seems like a sweet car. I was a bit nervous for you, but I would also have much more confidence after speaking to the previous owner that did the mods. Good stuff.

[Revalot]

Glad it all worked out for you man. Enjoy the animal !

[Dan82679]

Originally Posted by Zybane

Yes, please don't get me wrong I really appreciate the feedback! I'm just posting my experience which wasn't too bad.

In all I ended up with a sweet ride.. but super tired after 26 hours of driving over two days I don't even want to drive her again yet as my Jeep and Uhaul trailer are still blocking the driveway.

EDIT: Oh ya forgot to mention UHAUL SUCKS. They didn't have the auto transport at the location I reserved at and dropped the ball. I had to do an extra 2.5 hour round trip to another location to pick it up, making pickup day much more long/frustrating. They did give me a $50 refund though. Laugh.

Great purchase! I would probably change the hood and wheels back to stock but that just me.

[Schlok]

If you are not tracking this car then the blower being overspun by the lower pulley shouldn't be an issue. You might see some minor power reduction if you are doing big hits on the street with this thing. Doesn't appear that any cooling/fuel mods were made to this car. Those would be the things I'd do if you ever wanted to track this beast.