Well I saw the 12.500 GS-R today. It was in good shape...unfortunately I'm "second in line" as far as buyers go for it.

I also went and looked at the $17k car. It was immaculate except for it had 2 inch exhaust plumbing all the way through...and the 2 inch bore muffler at the end. Coupled with some outrageously large CAI...the kind that seems to go all the way to near the bottom of the car...it had sort of that farty sound at hard throttle. I don't see why people get those huge intakes, I can't imagine it helping the performance of the car since the thing is so damn long. Anyhow, the guy seemed to be obsessive compulsive about keeping things in good condition. His entire house, garage, and pavement around his house was clean and primped. It was sorta surreal in a way. He also had a go-kart and a late 80's accord which is the car he actually commutes in. The Accord was spotless, and go-cart didn't have a speck of dirt on it and the tires were wrapped in plastic for "safe keeping". The car had aftermarket sway bars all around it, and coil-overs with a 1 inch lowering on the car. It looked as though the brakes had been modified as well. Overall the car handled excellently, and *did* perform very well. Maybe the CAI and the exhaust do help, but it just seems like those really long ones are *too* long...plus they cause that damn farty sound.