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fatride

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I came across kind of a barn find... It's a Dk. Garnet red Limited with Gray leather Int. WO2 package and CF5 astro roof. Its a 55k original mile car. I would like to know if this is a rare combo. I wont get to see the RPO sticker till monday to get all the options... Interior is mint. And exterioris 7 to 7.5. No rust anywhere.. Im not a Limited guy, but if its a rare combo I might snatch it up..
Thanks for any input.
 
Any turbo Regal Limited is rare, only 1,035. And, no two are alike. Unlike black-only GNs, they come in a wide array of colors along with different types of interiors. Floor or column shifters with bucket seats or benches in cloth or leather. If it's got a bench seat with pillow pads, nothing's more comfortable. It's like a La-Z-Boy with a rocket engine strapped to it. My 87 GN's bucket seats make my ass and back hurt. Besides its low mileage, the seats are the other reason I don't drive the GN. If the Limited's a real turbo, these are things they should all share on their trunk's SPID tag: C60, LC2, Y56, J47(not M47), and have M in the fifth position of its vin. Also, it'd have a Regal Limited dash plaque(mine glows). Beyond that, anything goes. It's funny too, that W02(blackout package) would've cost you more than chrome.

One last thing to note, just because something's rarer, it doesn't necessarily mean it's more valuable. You and especially the owner/seller need to know this. Perfect example, 87 GN: 20,193 vs 87 WE4: 1,547 vs 87 turbo Regal Limited: 1,035. And remember, all those GNs and WE4s are virtually identical to themselves.

I'd be curious to know if on that car's SPID tag it also has W05 along with W02. I have a medium gray metallic Limited with chrome that only has W05. I'm unsure if this is a code that they'd all share for Regal Limited or if it's just for its chrome trim.
 
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Yes that is a rare color for a Limited and the leather option is pretty rare also.If you can buy it right and don't want it I would possibly pay you some profit on it!!!!!!
 
Albertan is probably as knowledgeable about Limiteds as anyone else. He's on the board, and runs the Limited registry.
My TurboLou built rosewood car is a blast, but my stone stock (except for TT chip) 45K one owner Limited with the marshmallow leather seats and that funny column shifter ROCKS!
 
Thanks guys for the replies ! Albertan was the 1st person I sent a PM too..:)
 
As many of indicated most any Limited in mint condition is quite desirable even the ride quality is better. Some exceptions exist for example years ago I had a Limited red in color T-Tops and half padded roof two options but was in a word ugly and a tough car for me to sell. I have had other Limiteds and they were more desirable. Keep in mind almost any of the unique interior features including the ultra plush carpet is tough to find in reproduction as is the funky plastic chrome trim int he door panels. The neat trick is the way the panel lites up at nite that is above the glove box. Something that would have been nice had other Turbo models had it..

Again just my thoughts....I have owned a few of them....

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Ha! I like the padded roof and t-top. I think the odd (or ugly) nature keeps away undesirable attention and lets you enjoy the car that much more.
 
My Limited panel above the glove box doesn't light up at night. Are all of them supposed to?
I had a new GN in 87 but since I'm older now the Limiteds just kinda do it for me. And the stone stock (except for tt chip) Limited I bought in May STILL impressed a lot of older folks that knew what the 2 tone car with the hood bulge was;). According to my Scanmaster it still did 130+ blips through the Nevada desert.

I have a Turbolou and Azgn Nick built rosewood car thats a blast, and a 87 GN clone that I'm learning to tune on. (Don't want to hurt the good stuff) This clone is so nice you wouldn't ever know it wasn't a real GN, except for the vin, and antenna in the rear fender.
Any weirdly optioned "ugly" tr Limiteds are welcome to apply:cool:
Hi, I'm Leland, and I'm addicted...
 
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