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Does anybody know this car (Rally Saturn Ion)?

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Re: Does anybody know this car (Rally Saturn Ion)?
September 12, 2012 03:15PM
I'm glad I came back in here and checked up, interesting happenings since last time I looked. smiling smiley
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Re: Does anybody know this car (Rally Saturn Ion)?
March 20, 2013 06:56PM
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2004-Saturn-ION-Rally-Race-Car-one-kind-just-5500-miles-must-see-/130870439797?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item1e787c6f75



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Re: Does anybody know this car (Rally Saturn Ion)?
March 20, 2013 11:33PM

wow, folks are actually bidding on it?

(that said, it does seem to be one of the least bad SEMA 'rally' cars I've seen, but that's not saying much)



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Re: Does anybody know this car (Rally Saturn Ion)?
March 21, 2013 10:39AM
Private bidding..could be a trick. The owners best friend could be putting in straw bids to generate interest.
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Re: Does anybody know this car (Rally Saturn Ion)?
March 21, 2013 11:57AM
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Private bidding..could be a trick. The owners best friend could be putting in straw bids to generate interest.

Very true. When someone doesn't want to pay $12k for Evan Moen's ITR, I don't see how someone would want to pay at least that for this car.
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Re: Does anybody know this car (Rally Saturn Ion)?
March 22, 2013 02:22PM
"Displayed at SEMA in 2005 and stored since"

Doesn't exactly match the history as described earlier in this thread



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Re: Does anybody know this car (Rally Saturn Ion)?
March 22, 2013 07:08PM
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"Displayed at SEMA in 2005 and stored since"

Doesn't exactly match the history as described earlier in this thread

You mean
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"raced X Games in 2006. It was extremely competitive in the street legal 2 wheel drive class while winning most every race. The car was so competitive that it was beating many of the 4 wheel drive cars. Pretty soon the rules were changed and the car was no longer allowed to compete. The car has been stored since that time and has less than 4,700 miles since purchased new in 2005."
???

Yeah a little difference..just a tad.



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Re: Does anybody know this car (Rally Saturn Ion)?
March 22, 2013 07:32PM
I can't remember how much this sold for last year. Was it around $6K?
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Re: Does anybody know this car (Rally Saturn Ion)?
March 22, 2013 07:54PM
Well the ad says $70K spent on building it....





You could have a great time studying economics and looking at "race cars" as a subject.



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Re: Does anybody know this car (Rally Saturn Ion)?
March 22, 2013 09:18PM
20 exterior photos, basically all the same thing..
Odd.



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Re: Does anybody know this car (Rally Saturn Ion)?
March 23, 2013 02:49AM
I don't think that's the same car.



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Re: Does anybody know this car (Rally Saturn Ion)?
March 23, 2013 03:06AM
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I don't think that's the same car.

same car. Proflex suspension and that weird B-pillar bar bent around the passenger seat.
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Re: Does anybody know this car (Rally Saturn Ion)?
January 30, 2014 10:17AM
Adding a VIN, since it's come up for sale again, and is still being misrepresented.

VIN. 1G8AY12P74Z201077
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Re: Does anybody know this car (Rally Saturn Ion)?
January 30, 2014 02:32PM
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You mean
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"raced X Games in 2006. It was extremely competitive in the street legal 2 wheel drive class while winning most every race. The car was so competitive that it was beating many of the 4 wheel drive cars. Pretty soon the rules were changed and the car was no longer allowed to compete. The car has been stored since that time and has less than 4,700 miles since purchased new in 2005."
???

Well 0 car generally gets to the last MTC ahead of everyone so that winning, right? Winning!!
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Re: Does anybody know this car (Rally Saturn Ion)?
January 31, 2014 08:08AM
will someone just buy it and wreck it already.



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