ASPIRE question

[nitrofarm]

Did Aspires have a sunroof option? I see one listed with one. Jus wondering if its after market?

[htchbck]

I've seen two with them in the yard. One was obviously adapted from another car. The other looked either very professionally done or maybe a dealer installed option. It was just a "pop-up" one though, like the festiva ones. No slide back option. I want to get one and mod the hinges to work like the ones on wifey's old Fiero, where you could take it all the way off and store in the trunk

[FestYboy]

^ just use a fiero one then... they're HUGE though and the seal system sucks but the view would be awesome.

[htchbck]

^ Already considered it but WAAAY to wide lol. That was a wide car and even on it the sunroof only left maybe 2 inches on either side. Might fit the festiva longways though :lol: I liked the one I found on a protege at the yard, but didn't feel like trying to retofit all the sliding mechanism into a festiva lol.

[nitrofarm]

Ok another two questions....

Talked to the seller.He says he thinks its factory installed? And he says the owner before him.Whom he works with.Had a NEW tranny put in.And I asked him if he meant (REBUILT).And he said no new. Are these trannys even available NEW anymore? This car was pink & it got sprayed Flat Black.drool

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PINK ASPIRE!

I'd be stripping the flat black and finding that old paint code!

[Damkid]

where you could take it all the way off and store in the trunk

My old festiva's sunroof was fully removable

[nitrofarm]

PINK ASPIRE!

I'd be stripping the flat black and finding that old paint code!

LOL

[nitrofarm]

My old festiva's sunroof was fully removable

Was it factory kid?

[Damkid]

I believe all festiva sunroof's were dealer installed, either way i got the car with approx. 130k kms on it

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Are you looking for a flip up or one that slides back inside?

[nitrofarm]

Gonna go check out this CL Aspire with a knocking motor

Are you looking for a flip up or one that slides back inside?

No I'm lookin at an Aspire tomorrow with Sun roof. Jus wondering how it got there? Guy says the tranny was NEW from dealer @ 30k ago. Not rebuilt but NEW ! Is he BSing me? That means it was purchased/installed @ 3 years ago. And its got a sunroof. Jus wondering if they came from factory thats all. I got a burning in my pocket.Its Aspire money! I''l keep you guys posted.Meeting the Dude @ 4 pm.

[nitrofarm]

Bought it $325.00

http://madison.craigslist.org/cto/2791297040.html

Its got a new home

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NIIICE.. honestly I don't think there is such a thing as a "new" transmission 15 years later.. but I also wouldn't doubt a dealership or two might have an unused factory transmission laying around..? I suppose anything is possible really, say someone looked at a standard and wanted an auto, maybe they swapped it??? Nice score tho!

[nitrofarm]

NIIICE.. honestly I don't think there is such a thing as a "new" transmission 15 years later.. but I also wouldn't doubt a dealership or two might have an unused factory transmission laying around..? I suppose anything is possible really, say someone looked at a standard and wanted an auto, maybe they swapped it??? Nice score tho!

Ya when I went to buy it the story had changed. He said the PO had it rebuilt. It feels very good,except down shifting into 3rd is NOTCHY. So I'll just baby those shifts. The car is pretty clean for these parts. I'm really thinking about putting Mckabe's old BP in it.