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Old Sep 26, 2017 | 06:44 PM
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I sold my '98 XK8 convert and just bought a 2001 Silver XKR coupe. 95k miles.It has quite a few upgrades. Tensioners, transmission, supercharger rebuild, belts and hoses,performance exhaust, lowering springs, secondary aluminum radiator, smaller blower pulley. I am thinking it should make near 425 hp and a similar torque number. It has Silverstone Brembos and the Silverstone BBS wheels and a Silverstone hood badge. It runs great and looks fantastic! Big fun for me.
 
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Old Sep 26, 2017 | 08:09 PM
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Nice looking car! Congrats
 
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Old Sep 26, 2017 | 09:33 PM
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Happy for you.
 
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Old Sep 26, 2017 | 09:44 PM
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Nice looking car and it's a coupe!
 
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Old Sep 26, 2017 | 10:32 PM
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Great looking car!! Now disconnect that antenna!
 
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Old Sep 27, 2017 | 10:49 AM
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I agree, but I do actually listen to the radio!
 
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Old Sep 27, 2017 | 11:57 AM
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Nice. Very nice!
 
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Old Sep 27, 2017 | 01:25 PM
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Welcome to the "XKR Coupe Club".
They are timeless.
 
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Old Sep 27, 2017 | 07:01 PM
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Nice!
 
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Old Sep 27, 2017 | 07:38 PM
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I'm jealous ��
 
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Old Sep 27, 2017 | 07:52 PM
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Very nice. Enjoy.
 
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Old Oct 5, 2017 | 07:17 PM
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nice coupe, maybe think about tinting the rear tails and putting clear front markers?
you can see my pics for my "get the red out" upgrades...and doing LED bulbs makes the dash super pretty at night...
 
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Old Oct 8, 2017 | 08:49 PM
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It's a beauty! Congrats!
 
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Old Oct 9, 2017 | 07:23 AM
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congrats ! very nice car - now get the Arden tuning kit and lower her
 
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Old Oct 9, 2017 | 10:24 AM
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Beautiful coupe willtoliv, congrats!
 
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