a few months back, my 2006 cobalt ss/sc was totalled by a super nice little ol lady whom wasnt paying attention and blew a stop sign.
so today, i brought home my new lsj platform, a 2004 saturn ion redline. 100000kms, purchased from original owners in thier mid 50's, no kids, no pets. no aftermarket add'ons. they bought it new for $36000 after taxes, i paid $6000 tee-hee-hee. mint interior, came with winter tires and rims. found it in a little town 1.5 hours north of my home town of winnipeg, manitoba, canada. it is a gem.
i have a few pics, but it was -30 celcius this morning and my hands were pretty shakey.









dont know which route to go with it. first to lower this 4X4, then source out turbo parts, or keep the m62 if we ever get E85 up here.

 

it looks clean for 100km, so that's like 60k miles? If so not bad, not bad at all.

 

I like those redlines. Nice car

 

Very nice Redline, good price as well. I just start with some basic bolt ons and lower it.

 

thanks for the compliments!
yeah, wanna lower it, then not too sure. prob a stage 3 kit for a bit...

 

wow clean, nice grab!

 

congrats!!

I only have one question;
Were Ion's ever $36k(CND) MSRP??

Did the original owner keep the window sticker??




ok, so that was two...

 

nice congrats

 

car is beautiful, congrats on the new ride

 

Wow ..... great price on a nice IRL ...... If i had know about the Ion's before i bought my first SS (SC) I prolly would have gotten one. The half door's would be alot easier getting the kid's in the back . I'd love to kind a blue comp package 06 or 07 someday just to have a car that whined again. You really got a steal there.

 

yeah, he told me brand new, after taxes, dealership add-ons like paint protection, rust proofing, interior stain guarding bla bla bla, it was $36000 and change. he was choked to sell it for so little but he just wanted to give it a new home.

 

Did the original owner keep the window sticker??

he gave me all maintainance records, dealership brochures, an ion redline promotional poster thats about 4ft tall, all the manuals, warranty and tire manuals. two sets of keys with the power lock, trunk, alarm buttons, and 4 snow tires on rims one year old. but he couldnt find the original sticker as of yesterday. he said he knows he had it. but he had to leave after the transaction to go sledding across lake winnipeg. he will find it for me and ship it to my door.

 

that's a hell of a nice replacement. But I can't ever see paying 36k for one. that's crazy! you got a good deal though!

 

i might start to slowly buy some turbo parts. i love the turbo lsjs. unless E85 ever comes north of the border.

thanks for the compliments guys!!!

 

Its canada so the price started at more than we are used to

to the op nice car very clean

 

dealer add-on's & taxes don't count

I for one would be interested in seeing the window sticker for that car once you get it.

 

Always liked them, always hated the interior. I drove an '04, back when they had just came out. I liked it. Just couldnt get past the dash. I love the 4 doors tho

 

Sweet Man

 

looks clean as hell. good ****