The coveted badge |
Since it was raining the car was put inside a small garage for my inspection (which also meant that it had been sitting outside until the day prior). As I mentioned, I had very little knowledge to assess mechanical parts, so I decided to rely on my OCD as a gauge of how well the car could have been treated by the previous owner.
Note: please excuse the bad pictures, I just snapped them as a quick memo with no ideas that they would have ended up on my blog one day.
Finished in Black Pearl, the car was sitting on a set of Nismo S-tune suspensions and 19" BBS LM rims. At a first glance it appeared to be in great shape.
Not a fan of the colour, but still looked great. |
Stock OEM! |
Pretty much 66,000km and, yes, that light is bothering me a lot. |
What's that!? |
First and foremost a cigarette hole in the drivers seat (!). Albeit small it was definitely noticeable and, with the original OEM seat covers now out of production, a problem not so easy to fix.
A closer look |
MFD looking tired |
Cheap plastic: lots of scratches! |
As I begun to inspect the paintwork, I stumbled in what turned out to be the main deal breaker. The thick layer of clear coat on the exposed carbon fiber of the NACA duct on the bonnet presented massive yellowing and cracking, which was clearly synonymous that the car was parked outside for most of its life.
Uh oh... |
Can you see it? |
Gold VIN plate and engine cover: it's authentic |
On my way home I collected my thoughts and decided to book a visit to inspect the other Sparkling Silver model for a comparison.
More on Part 3...
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