S identification

[Boxx]

Actually that was funny. I just thought you were real adamant because you felt burnt on the 2.5 and didn't want any misinformation.

Out of curiosity, how long did it take before you realized the power probably wasn't a 3.2?
Did you test drive before and thought maybe it was just out of tune?
If it was me, it would probably be weeks or months.

[78F350]

Originally Posted by Boxx

... Out of curiosity, how long did it take before you realized the power probably wasn't a 3.2?
Did you test drive before and thought maybe it was just out of tune?

I figured it out the day after I bought it. The car was a rehabilitation project. It was in rough shape: Oil leak, bad AOS, misfire.... As I looked over it, I was concerned with what repairs I was going to make and hadn't even considered that I was looking at a 2.5L. Once I had it home and started working on it, it became obvious.

Chrome trim ring around the windshield on the S, not on the base

That's a good one. Not likely to be changed out, yet when I put a new windshield in my S, the shop used a generic black rubber trim. ...so 95% like the 6-speed, but not always.

I am amazed that anyone would make a fake S. Am I missing something or wouldn't it cost more to do the mods on a base than to just buy an S?

From what I have seen listed, a front bumper swap, or an S on the trunk is not that uncommon. One of my 99s had a trunk lid replacement from an S due to bad paint and minor dents. It has since been de-badged.

[Cbonilla]

That's the case for me as well. When I had my windshield replaced (big crack from a rock on the highway) the shop replaced it with the base black trim. A little troubled by it, but not enough to raise a stink. I'll know better next time, if there is one