1995 T5R, original owner for sale

T5grrr · Post by **T5grrr** » 17 Dec 2017, 12:56

I ordered this Beautiful T5R special edition, one of 1200 manufactured (Note the X in the VIN, only the original cars had this), in 1994 at the Paris auto show, When it arrived in Germany in early 1995, I flew there and drove it around Europe for six weeks, then shipped it home to Oregon where it has never seen a salted road and has always been garaged or stored. On the autobahn it easily reached 175 mph, zero to 100 kph in 5.2 seconds, documented.
The original special suspension has been upgraded with Stage 3 IPD Bilstein shocks/struts, drilled rotors, stainless brake lines, huge sway bars, tower brace, lowering coils.
Engine mods: MSD ignition, intake system, stainless exhaust, all red silicon hoses, and IPD CPU modification.
Belts were changed at 60K, oil is changed every 3K, brake fluid every 3 years and antifreeze every five years.
The odometer reads in KM (Kilometers) so the miles on it are multiplied by 0.6 to get miles which is 57k approx.
I will supply the original German license plate,the original T5grrr plate which it wore while being tested for the Oct 1996 issue of European car magazine and the 1996 IPD catalog which featured this car and my Volvo 544 on the cover and inside. The magazines and catalog come with the car.
The interior is as new and smells new as shown in the photos.
Some professional repainting has been done due to scratches while stored but the finish is good.
Everything works well, performs well. Tires are at 50% average. This has been an extremely reliable car and absolutely sings on the highway, handles like a dream and has great power. It has traction control and a multi mode transmission that absolutely snaps from gear to gear, it will break traction at 60 mph. Oh, and a freshly laundered soft cover is supplied as well.

Some notes on maintenance: There are no oil leaks anywhere. The rear sway bar was replaced under warranty in January due to cracked end mount welds.
The passenger side half shaft was replaced about 7 years ago due to a ripped boot and CV joint contamination. Turbo drainback tube seals were replaced at about that same time. The alternator was replaced in 2006 as were all belts including the cam drive belt. Indicated Mileage was 60K. Oil is changed at 3000 mile intervals using only synthetic. Brake fluid is changed according to factory schedule and antifreeze has also been changed. Transmission fluid was changed at 30K and 60K with synthetic fluid. I do have many maintenance records although some were lost during divorce in 2005. I also have a complete maintenance and drivers manuals on CD, all original manuals and 3 keys, 2 remotes come with the car as well as the original mint condition headlights.

Photos available on request. 503-344-6772 [email protected]

Post by **matthew1** » 17 Dec 2017, 15:44

T5grrr sent me these...

Post by **matthew1** » 17 Dec 2017, 16:15

Post by **scot850** » 17 Dec 2017, 22:40

And the price is.........?

Neil.

Post by **abscate** » 18 Dec 2017, 07:39

Serious enquiries only....

Post by **Clemens** » 18 Dec 2017, 15:28

Too good it's on the wrong shore of the atlantic or I'd have to sell my wife's new VW Multivan rightaway...

Post by **scot850** » 18 Dec 2017, 22:36

175 mph? I have serious doubts of that. The Vauxhall Lotus Carlton/Opel Lotus Omega of the early to mid 90's had about 380 bhp straight 6 that was also twin turbo if I recall. Fastest Production sedan at the time at 177 mph. 157 mph maybe. I had a Porsche 928 S4 with a 5 liter V8, 320 bhp 0-60mph in 5.2 secs and top speed of 170 mph.

Car has low mileage but not mint looking at just the wheels. Like I said, it would depend on the price if it is interesting or not.

Neil.

Post by **abscate** » 19 Dec 2017, 04:14

Metric 175 mph - I don't think this will sell on speed, regardless - especially with the Matt Slushbox

Post by **Rattnalle** » 19 Dec 2017, 06:03

Also known as kph.

They were limited to 200 something kph when new. I'm having no trouble believing it'll hit the limit quite easily since even the NA ones will do 200 with a bit of patience.

Post by **Clemens** » 20 Dec 2017, 01:49

The at ones should so 235 kph, the manual ones 240 kph. I guess theses numbers are speedometer speed, not actual speed. I hit 200 kph with my AT 96 R a few times but didn't want to lose my license, so I never pushed further. It will definitely go more than 200 though, that's for sure