a 2500$ SVX in Victoria !

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Sat Sep 29, 2012 10:05 am

wish I had the dough, the space etc

http://www.carsales.com.au/private/deta ... rt=default

Might be of interest to a member, same owner last 15 years !

Post by **TOONGA** » Sat Sep 29, 2012 10:07 am

Don't let RSR see this or he will buy another one

TOONGA

Gannon · Post by **Gannon** » Sat Sep 29, 2012 11:14 am

Id love to get one of these and transplant a 3.6L H6 along with the flappy paddle 5sp auto

Brumby Kid · Post by **Brumby Kid** » Sat Sep 29, 2012 6:45 pm

Can someone please tell me about the svx.
I saw one in a yard in here, and went ohh nice. Then saw the emblem and went WHAT?
Dad was pretty interested untill we saw it was an auto.
$6 something thousand but reckon you could talk him to 4-5k

Cheers Cam

Gannon · Post by **Gannon** » Sat Sep 29, 2012 6:55 pm

wikipedia.org/Subaru_Alcyone_SVX

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Sat Sep 29, 2012 7:08 pm

Not often you'll find a luxo car as a stick shift Cam

Was more thinking of our UK based member snapping it up - right from under our noses

Silverbullet · Post by **Silverbullet** » Sat Sep 29, 2012 7:40 pm

I think I've only ever seen two in the flesh, one very local not long ago parked in someones front yard, the other quite a few years ago before I knew what they were. The window-in-a-window makes them quite memorable

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 7:47 am

I can only think of five or six in all the years I have known of them. The first went sailing past me in a 100 zone, closely followed by da fuzz

, a couple have sat around looking less loved. A mates dad has one, gotta tie him down one day to compare the Vort

sven '2' · Post by **sven '2'** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 8:05 am

I worked in a car yard one summer during high school back in the day.

Adelaide members will know Solitaire Motors on Belair road - top end dealership for Jag, VW, Audi etc.

I remember washing in the blazing December sun a burgundy SVX - 'reduced to $59,990 for a quick sale'.

I think they on the road north of $80K when new.

~$3K is about right. Today, they are still a very comfortable, stable car (read heavy), and slow despite the 6 cylinder. There is a US based SVX forum like ours which is always interesting reading - esp when they add twin puffers to move the girls along...

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Mon Oct 08, 2012 3:55 pm

TOONGA wrote:Don't let RSR see this or he will buy another one

TOONGA

Iz already have 2 of them.. 1 is black so I'll leave this for someone else.

Brumby Kid · Post by **Brumby Kid** » Mon Oct 08, 2012 4:25 pm

The guy that tried to sell us one reckoned there were only 250 that came to Aus.
True?
Cheers Cam

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Mon Oct 08, 2012 6:24 pm

Not sure exactly how many were brought into Australia but knowing the cost of them new was around $88,000 and the average cost for a new home in 1992 was around $100,000, then I'm guessing numbers wouldn't have been too high.

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Mon Oct 08, 2012 10:45 pm

that $100,000 house aint devalued to $2500 now has it !

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Tue Oct 09, 2012 12:23 am

Not to many cars increase in value

purp · Post by **purp** » Tue Oct 09, 2012 5:57 am

In that time the house has gone from ~$100k to ~$400k.

A car with similar luxury and performance is what? ~$150k max?

So relatively speaking, luxury cars are heaps cheaper, and regular cars are basically free.

Venom · Post by **Venom** » Tue Oct 09, 2012 6:10 am

According to wikipedia 260 were sold in Aus. 25,000 world wide.

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Tue Oct 09, 2012 7:51 am

can't one of us get in there and adjust that 260 to whatever we felt like ?

Reckon I have seen as many SVX on the road as Vortex

Venom · Post by **Venom** » Tue Oct 09, 2012 10:25 am

Unique cars mention that at the end of sales in 1996 total sales in Australia were less than 280 vehicles. Linky:

http://www.uniquecars.carpoint.com.au/p ... fault.aspx

I don't get why in the ad it says "parts or project" if its also in very good condition. Makes me suspicious.

FROG · Post by **FROG** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 2:17 pm

This one is heading my way Dessertrunner bought it
he tells me he has five now!!!

thunder039 · Post by **thunder039** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 2:28 pm

steptoe wrote: Reckon I have seen as many SVX on the road as Vortex

yep one of each