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2011 GTS Manual Being Delivered by Truck

Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 5:52 am
by johnhenrydale
Welp,
I've taken the plunge: my wife's going to drive the SLS CVT and I'm getting a 6SP Manual GTS (Azure Gray, 27k miles). We purchased from a dealer in Denver for 13,800. Pricewise, that was on the better side of all the manuals of that year and mileage I've seen on Cars.con/Carmax/Auto Trader etc., so we decided pretty quickly on it. We took a risk, obviously, on purchasing a car we've never driven before, but I did a LOT of research and drove a manual Kizashi here in Miami locally and definitely liked what I saw. I also GRILLED the sales guy and they have a 48 hour return policy, so I'm not too worried about it being a lemon. Carfax checked out fine: one owner and 27k in 3 years means they weren't driving it THAT much. Here's a picture:
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I'm going to make a video of the delivery and post in on youtube or vimeo and also do a first drive impressions video too. All for the Kizashi nerds. Stay tuned !

Re: 2011 GTS Manual Being Delivered by Truck

Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 6:24 am
by murcod
Congrats. :)

I think you'll enjoy the manual.

Re: 2011 GTS Manual Being Delivered by Truck

Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 6:40 pm
by sx4rocious
bought my wife's sight unseen. I drove about 720 miles round trip. It's been a great car, so it wasn't a bad thing for us by any means.

Re: 2011 GTS Manual Being Delivered by Truck

Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 6:58 pm
by bootymac
Nice! Another manual GTS :D

Re: 2011 GTS Manual Being Delivered by Truck

Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 9:03 pm
by johnhenrydale
My plan is to basically turn this GTS into a manual SLS w/ bumper sensors, nav, leather seats and reverse camera. I figure the rain sensing wipers i can live without. Any tips on how to wire up the SLS bumper w/ sensors will be much appreciated.

Re: 2011 GTS Manual Being Delivered by Truck

Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 10:54 pm
by kizashigal
What dealer? I live in Colorado and could tell ya if it's reputable.

Re: 2011 GTS Manual Being Delivered by Truck

Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 11:15 pm
by johnhenrydale
Schump BMW / Honda / Mini

Re: 2011 GTS Manual Being Delivered by Truck

Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 10:13 pm
by KansasKid
I was eyeballing this very car on AutoTrader.com, and was heartbroken when the listing disappeared off the internet. :cry:

Glad to hear it's going to someone who cares enough to partake in the forums. Do you mind me asking how much was it to have it trucked out to Florida?

Re: 2011 GTS Manual Being Delivered by Truck

Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 12:31 am
by johnhenrydale
I got them to down to 700 for delivery. That definitely beat flying out there and driving it back to Florida by a longshot. So far it's been great. Sorry I haven't posted videos yet. Got really busy with work right after we got it delivered.

Re: 2011 GTS Manual Being Delivered by Truck

Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 12:48 am
by kizashigal
good dealer, make;)s me curious as to what the previous owner traded it in for ;)