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Post by RCA1186 on Dec 17, 2011 16:19:11 GMT -6
SO, after almost two months of daily hour long searches for an Aurora, I finally got one!  Shes a Navy Blue Metallic 1998 Autobahn, adorned with Light Oak interior, chrome rims, heated seats and the Gold Package.     I don't know if you guys can see the odometer in that pic but the mileage on her is a touch over 53,000 !!!  Shineyyy chroooome       Unfortunately it snowed so shes not this clean right now :/        she had 36k miles up until a year ago! I'm the third owner, the first was an old couple who sold it at 36k miles, the last owner used it as his highway driving car (to work) and put 20k miles on her in a little over a year!      And last but not least:  Look at that flawless dash corner! haha The best part of it all was actually the price I got her for! $2200 cash!!! Thats right $2200!! the owner took into account in the price the fact that it needed a new tire (nail in the sidewall) and the detail I needed to get (some paint scuffs on it from the first owner) as well as the fact it needed an oil change. I have a few projects to tackle still, I want to change the trans fluid, I also need to fix the power antenna as its stuck up, the shift indicator wiring needs fixed as the light is out, and the passenger vent is busted (needs to be put back together or possibly replaced) but nothing other than that and all easy stuff! All in all, including the detail, the oil change (full synthetic mobil-1) the tire, and taxes and title she ended up at just over $2600!!! I think I'm in love ;D |
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Post by XJSman89 on Dec 17, 2011 16:27:56 GMT -6
Fantastic, man! I was excited when I got the text, I had hoped it was your new one! My 99's color looks very similar if not the same, and it's called "Midnight Blue Metallic."
Looks amazing on the computer as well as on my phone haha. I saw the picture and was like "We'll see how good it looks on something bigger than this little blackberry screen." lol. You did a real nice job cleaning her up. Kudos on the mileage too! What a great find.
So here's the list:
Cutouts/Straights
Cold Air
LED dash
Projectors
LED trunk panel (The right way this time! ;D)
Clears
...and I'm probably forgetting something haha. Come to kansas and we'll make a weekend out of it! I'll even throw in the clears for free. ;D
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Post by RCA1186 on Dec 17, 2011 16:29:44 GMT -6
Haha not even attempting any of that till its warm lol, maybe tints
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Post by RCSRGREAT on Dec 17, 2011 16:29:57 GMT -6
DAAAMMMMNNN, nice man!
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Post by oldwino on Dec 17, 2011 17:10:48 GMT -6
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Post by dynamic1964 on Dec 17, 2011 17:12:39 GMT -6
She was really really nice! What a good find you did. Congratulations!
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Post by tka420 on Dec 17, 2011 17:32:15 GMT -6
She's a beauty! Love it love it love it! Did you keep your other one?
It's good to see Aurora life after Aurora death. Cannot wait to see what you do to her
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Post by ntrenn on Dec 17, 2011 17:49:38 GMT -6
Good things come to those who wait.
One darned fine find you have there.
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Post by nelson480 on Dec 17, 2011 19:01:10 GMT -6
Those headlights have me drooling, i like your orange interior too lol
The only mods this needs, is 20% tint, and the BOSE upgrade
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Post by RCA1186 on Dec 17, 2011 19:22:42 GMT -6
Lol the TAN is my new favorite interior color haha, I'm probably gonna do 20% or 35% to stay legal, idk about bose, it would be nice but idk if I feel like it haha, thanks guys!
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Post by nelson480 on Dec 17, 2011 19:25:03 GMT -6
Lol the TAN is my new favorite interior color haha, I'm probably gonna do 20% or 35% to stay legal, idk about bose, it would be nice but idk if I feel like it haha, thanks guys! If you heard it, you'd change your mind right away |
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Post by Marc on Dec 17, 2011 19:40:09 GMT -6
Looks good!
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Post by scottydl on Dec 17, 2011 20:16:09 GMT -6
Absolutely beautiful!!  And that is an outstanding price, really very close to book value but (as we all know) there are a lot of sellers out there with inflated ideas of what their cars are worth. I LOVE THAT COLOR. ;D So how did you finally locate it? Sounds like it was a local find? |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2011 20:32:21 GMT -6
I may have found a new favorite color.  Very nice car there, Rob! |
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Post by RCA1186 on Dec 17, 2011 21:44:34 GMT -6
Found her on craigslist surprisingly, in the Naperville/Plainfield area
Tka-No I don't have my old one sadly
Thanks everyone!
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Post by 71corvette454 on Dec 18, 2011 9:34:50 GMT -6
Congrats Rob! It looks just great and having the price in mind - totally amazing! I also love the interior and the mileage Awesome find! |
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Post by lkraft92 on Dec 18, 2011 10:49:12 GMT -6
congrats on the great find. she is definitely a beauty, and that color is awesome.
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Post by XJSman89 on Dec 18, 2011 11:07:19 GMT -6
If you heard it, you'd change your mind right away Nelson is just trying to tell people that he upgraded his audio lol. ;D BOSE is cool but if you're going to spend the time switching out all of your audio I would just get new aftermarket speakers. Did you have audio in the old one, Rob? |
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Post by RCA1186 on Dec 18, 2011 17:49:14 GMT -6
I had a aftermarket h/u and then the stock speakers
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Post by RCA1186 on Dec 18, 2011 19:35:55 GMT -6
Took the time and looked up my RPO's haha used this site: www.cadillacfaq.com/rpo/index.phpFound out that the tan leather's correct name is Light Oak haha and my cars correct color is navy blue metallic heres another that looks almost like its the same car aurorah.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Ride&action=display&thread=9474and here's the rpo's if anyones interested haha RPO Code Explanation/Description AG1 DJUSTER FRT ST POWER, MULTI-DIRECTIONAL, DRIVER AG2 DJUSTER PASS ST POWER, MULTI-DIRECTIONAL AK5 ESTRAINT SYSTEM SEAT, INFLATABLE, DRIVER & PASS AL2 SEAT, POWER LUMBAR AQ9 EAT FRT BKT, LUXURY A43 SEAT ADJUSTER, MIRROR, POWER, DRIVER A80 ADJUSTER FRT ST BK POWER, DRIVER, RECLINING A81 ADJUSTER PASS ST BK POWER, RECLINING BA5 NTATION EXTR, CUSTOM CJ2 HVAC SYSTEM AIR CONDITIONER FRT, AUTO TEMP CONT, AUX TEMP CONT DD7 MIRROR I/S R/V LT SENSITIVE, COMPASS DK2 MIRROR O/S LH & RH, REMOTE CONTROL, ELECTRIC, HEATED, COLOR FE3 SUSPENSION SYSTEM SPORT FE9 CERTIFICATION EMISSION, FEDERAL FV4 RATIO TRANSAXLE FINAL DRIVE 3.71 IL3 TRIM INTERIOR DESIGN (L3) JL9 BRAKE SYSTEM PWR, FRT & RR DISC, ANTILOCK, FRT & RR WHL KA1 R SEAT, FRT KB9 OL ELECTRONIC, TRANS SHIFT KG9 GENERATOR 140 AMP L47 ENGINE GAS, 8 CYL, 4.0L, MFI, DOHC MH1 TRANSMISSION AUTO 4 SPD, HMD, 4T80-E, ELECTRONIC CONV CLUTCH MX0 MERCHANDISED TRANS AUTO PROVISIONS, O/D NF2 EMISSION SYSTEM FEDERAL, TIER 1 NP5 STEERING WHEEL LEATHER WRAPPED NW9 TRACTION CONTROL ELECTRONIC N10 EXHAUST SYSTEM DUAL N98 WHEEL CHROME, VAR 2 ORN PLANT CODE ORION, MI, USA QQX TIRE ALL P235/60R16 BW R/PE ST TL AL3 R9A OL SALES ITEM NO. 76 R9R OL SALES ITEM NO. 92 R9S OL SALES ITEM NO. 93 UG1 R GARAGE DOOR, UNIVERSAL UH8 CLUSTER INST, COOL TEMP, TRIP ODOM, TACH UP0 RADIO AM/FM STEREO, SEEK/SCAN, AUTO REV MUSIC SEARCH CASS, CD, AUTO TONE, CLOCK, ETR US7 ANTENNA POWER, PAINTED, RADIO UW6 SPEAKER SYSTEM 6, CUSTOM U40 AY DIGITAL DIRECT READOUT, TRIP MONITOR VH9 OPE OWNER INFO MAN VK3 LICENSE PLATE FRONT FRT MOUNTING PKG VM3 LABEL INFORMATION CONSUMER, CONTAINS BPR IMP STANDARD FOR FRT 5 MPH & RR 5 MPH V73 VEHICLE STATEMENT USA/CANADA WJ7 OVERRIDE INTERIOR *LEATHER* (TO BE USED BY ALL USERS BEGINNING 1997 MODEL YR) 1SA PACKAGE OPTION 01 1SZ UNT OPTION PACKAGE 28U PRIMARY COLOR EXTERIOR, NAVY MET (02) 6PB COMPONENT FRT LH COMPUTER SEL SUSP (6PB) 65I INTERIOR TRIM LT OAK (I) (98) 653 TRIM COMBINATION LEATHER, LT OAK (3) (98) 7PB COMPONENT FRT RH COMPUTER SEL SUSP (7PB) 8CW COMPONENT RR LH COMPUTER SEL SUSP (8CW) 9CW COMPONENT RR RH COMPUTER SEL SUSP (9CW) |
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Post by roara on Dec 18, 2011 21:21:35 GMT -6
Dude, that is a smokin hot color, with the taillight red, I love it. That has to be my fav color with my color or Bronzemist being 2nd.
Great deal you got there!
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Post by bobsblue95 on Dec 19, 2011 9:04:32 GMT -6
Gorgeous! Well done sir!
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Post by owner298auroras on Dec 19, 2011 17:35:49 GMT -6
Beautiful.....love the navy with the gold package....great find....enjoy her
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Post by RCA1186 on Dec 19, 2011 23:00:25 GMT -6
Thanks everyone!
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Post by bruce59 on Dec 20, 2011 1:49:07 GMT -6
Looks good ! My second one was a '99 with that color and the gold package, but a charcoal interior and not chrome wheels. I thought I would never want the lighter color (they look good dark) but my gold one is growing on me.
Maybe you prefer not to have it, but if you needed the plastic mount for the front plate I have one. You could have it for the shipping cost if that isn't too prohibitive from here.
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Post by 71corvette454 on Dec 20, 2011 9:07:41 GMT -6
I believe this interior was only available in 1998 - must be my favourite color. I checked it some time ago, when I've seen a '95 with it and the owner claiming it's original  |
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Post by RCA1186 on Dec 20, 2011 10:03:19 GMT -6
Maybe you prefer not to have it, but if you needed the plastic mount for the front plate I have one. You could have it for the shipping cost if that isn't too prohibitive from here. I actually have two of them sitting in my garage haha. I took it off both my Auroras, I hate how it looks. The only reason I have the plate even on is to avoid the harassment from the cops for not having one. |
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Post by northofyou on Dec 20, 2011 19:50:43 GMT -6
MFA MFA!!! ;D WOW! She is a looker for sure! LOVE the light oak interior, and that blue! If/when i decide to take on a classic, that's the one I want! MFA MFA! ;D
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Post by auroranut75 on Dec 20, 2011 19:52:46 GMT -6
FINNNNNEEEEE looking ride I am saying!!!!!!!!!!!!!You did good.
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Post by aj on Dec 20, 2011 22:44:17 GMT -6
Nice ride Rob! See when you wait patiently look what happens? It makes sense especially when the Aurora kept you guys safe and whats a better car than an Aurora?
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