lekmedm Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 Well, a couple of weeks ago, the ol' wagon gave me the death rattle on the way home from work and spit up a rod! It broke my heart to see her go... Anywho... In comes our new(er) '06 XT Limited with Navi! We love it so far. Fast as all get-go! Mmmmmm... The king is dead. Long live the king! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86BRATMAN Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 If you loved the car so, a motor would have been cheaper than payment and insurance on the new one in a two month period. But either way congrats on the new car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lekmedm Posted May 30, 2007 Author Share Posted May 30, 2007 Nah, a new (used) motor from a salvage yard costs around $1200, and that's if you can find one in good condition. Plenty of them already knock! Then, have that motor broken down, cleaned out, and resealed, and we're talking $3500 - $4000 in repairs. Now, I'd have to keep that car for, what, 4-5 years for it to pay off, and that's assuming that nothing else goes wrong with it in that time (or it doesn't get totaled). We would have been looking for something newer sooner than that anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjo Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Don't forget the cool noise the XT makes when you bring her above 3000 rpms and the s**t eating grin you get when you push the gas... and it goes... and goes... and GOES.... you know.. .you can go to stage 1 on the XT for relitivly cheap, and get come coilovers...... ok i'm done :-p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lekmedm Posted May 30, 2007 Author Share Posted May 30, 2007 you know.. .you can go to stage 1 on the XT for relitivly cheap, and get come coilovers...... ok i'm done :-p Whatsa stage 1...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjo Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Whatsa stage 1...? 285hp @ 305ft-lbs that's on the 91 octane fuel maps.... 290hp @ 305ft-lbs with the 93 oct maps... once you hit stage 2... well.. you have to swap out exhaust parts... but they go oh so much faster :-p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86BRATMAN Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 www.cobbtuning.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotshot Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Saw a guy on cardomain with an OBXT with a Cobb exhaust and chip putting out 315hp and 360ft pounds on a dyno. I want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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