Saturday night I was bored and went to a cruising strip on the other side of town in my GTP. I seen a car almot identical to my first car! I folllowed it for several miles. The options on that car all together was rare to find. It had a factory power antenna, duals, factory spoiler w/ 3rd brake light, and package shelf 3rd brake light delete, 16x7 White Wheels, and non B4U package. In fact my dad was the original owner of the car and ordered it brand new through GM (he was a GM employee). Anyway, the driver ended up turning into an apartment complex and I kept going. About 1/2 mile down the road I turned around. I seen the guy getting out of the car, I thought it won't hurt to ask. I pulled in and asked him... "Excuse me sir, is that a 1993 GP?", "Yes" he said. "Did you buy from a mother or a younger lady from Edmond?", "Yes" he said, "I'll be damned, I think you own my first car!"
Anyway, he was cool and we talked a bit, he let me look around it a bit. I asked if I could looked at a couple things, which he let me. The exhaust I put on it was still there, I had Flowtech Afterburners on that car. It was my old car no doubt! It was like meeting an old friend again, but sad at the same time. The car is all beat up and well worn.
I sold the car to a Mother from Edmond. She bought the car for her 16 yr old daughter for her first car. The car was flawless and in perfect shape, perfect starter car. Sold it for $3,800 and it had 150,000+ miles on it. All it really needed was new tint, otherwise it was mechanical sound and took care of. Well, she bought it in Aug of 2002 and thats the last time I saw it again. I always regreted selling it but I had to. I just got another car and I was fresh out of High School so I needed the money to pay off my car, plus I had no where to keep a second car. If I had to do it again, I would of tried harder to keep that car around as a spare, it was a good solid car.
Anyway, I guess the daughter got the car and beat it up here and there and I guess she had a dumbass boyfriend and they got into a fight and he seriously tore the piss out of the car. I guess the mother got fed up and sold the car to its current owner so he told me, this guy whos about in his 40s and a painter. The car is pretty much as he got it. He says it been realible, all he's done was installed a new alternator and a tranny at a 170,000 otherwise its at 200,000 now and going strong (though I noticed it misfiring badly at a couple lights). Its a basket case, nothing like it was before.
Only a few people here saw the car but it was in 2002 the cleanest 93 model car in the country. It was show room condition. I probably invested $1,000 into the car keeping the sides nice and slick thanks to PDR. Beatiful car, very realible, never had any problems with it. Great cruiser but it was seriously underpowered with a 140HP 3.1 MPFI V6.
Here are some pics when I first got it, just as my dad left it...
After having it a while, I added a few small personal touches, nothing big...
These are the last pics I have before I sold it. I took everthing off minus the K&N filter and the Flowtech Mufflers. I kept all the original parts such as the pillar and swapped them back. Swapped the stock wheels back on of course.
I didn't have a camera with me to show what it looks like now, I don't think I could of taken the pics. It was just sad to see. Beat up on both sides, clearly wreaked in the rear before (lots of overspray in places). If you'd seen the car before and after you'd never know it was the same car. The guy was nice, told me where he worked and told me to stop by sometime. Pretty nice considering I was a complete stranger to him at 11:30 at night.
I have some serious regrets selling that car. If I would of kept it, it would of been still perfect and realible and I let it go. I won't make that mistake twice, let me tell ya. Its hard to find a good realible car. My GTP has fit that bill perfect and I won't let it go.
I've had crazy thoughts about actully buying back the old 93 and restoring it like it was or doing something a little custom. If I had hook ups with a good paint and body guy i'd seriously consider it. I could do the mechicnical work myself. The body would have to be straightened out perfect, a good paint job applied for the sleek lines. According to KBB in Fair/Poor condition its worth $875. Restoring it would be purely for sentimental value only, the car ain't valuable otherwise. I kinda wonder if this is a second chance? Its wierd finding this car in an area i've cruised for years (I used to even cruise this area in that car!) out of the blue. I've thought about the cars over the years, I figured the dumbass kid wrapped it around a tree soon after. Its nice that its still alive, but sad its in the condition its in, ya know?
I donno what to do guys, I can't stop thinking about the damn thing!
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Originally Posted by GTPluv
