Just noticed that I put the wrong trim level descriptions on my above post. Slingshots don't "decode" correctly on the automobile vin decoder that I use. The LE means that it is okay for sale in states with higher emission standards like California. Should have put SL & SL LE. Not sure if I didn't catch that because of too many cocktails, being tired, or just plain brain deadness!!! The choice is yours!! Sorry for any confusion.
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Was at a Manheim auto auction in Indianapolis today. They were running a lane of motorcycles and also had 3 Slingshots that ran. I am sharing this, because of how much $ they brought.
2015 Base- 8800 miles, bald tires, not the best aftermarket stereo install I have seen, and the lower front wings on both sides were completely broken off. The nose piece they attach to was also cracked and broken. It brought $11,100!!!
2016 LE- 11,300 miles, very clean, & the only mods I saw were a CAI & a PRP 1st gen seats. It was red in color. It brought $16,700!!!
2016.5 LE SE- 10,800 miles. Very clean, but the tires were on the weak side. Blue in color and the only mods I could see were some tastefully done pinstripping. That one brought $16,300!!! (Would have thought it would have done more than the LE)
I am a car buyer for a large dealership group. Have started to see more and more Slingshots starting to show up at various auction houses around the Midwest. Never really had time until today to watch what kind of $ they brought. Frankly I was really impressed. Indiana is a very strong motorcycle state, especially Harley Davidson's. A buddy of mine who is a motorcycle wholesaler said that Slingshots do very well here also. He did say that those 3 probably went a little higher than they should have, but not totally out of bounds with the exception of the 15 which was a total RAT!!! They are holding their value pretty well when you consider the average car losses about 50% of its value after 4 years with miles of 15,000 a year on average.
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So I just bought my SS in May of this year. I have only 450 miles on it and when I was washing it yesterday, I noticed that the black panels in the back are fading it's color. I put some armor all on them to take away the white fade, but this is not sustainable. Is there any recommended treatment that I can use to keep that "black" look?
Car Guys makes a plastic restorer that renews and seals. I have used it on several different vehicles. It will last a few months before you have to redo it. One of those things that the more you do it, the better it keeps getting. Amazon sells it. Around $15 a bottle.
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That top looks awesome!!! A top is definitely on my mod list. Anxious to see what it is when it comes to market!!!
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Display MoreI’m going to tell you a car buying story that totally sucks.
In 2008 when they were practically giving away vehicles....I found several pickups in dealers that were in other states. So I made contact with several of them talking prices and such...innocently not thinking of anything else.
So I descided to go to a dealer about 35 miles from me...the night before I went I paid to get my credit score so I could take it with me to make a deal.
I spent 2 hours haggling price and the truck I wanted a was in Delaware. The salesman said before he went into his office...how’s your credit....I said I checked it last night it’s good...
After a few minutes he comes out looking at me like I’m a turd in the toilet....he says..I thought you said you credit was good....I said it is...he said come here...
We walk into his office...on the computer screen is all 3 credit bureau scores right across the top of the screen....all are in the mid 500s.....he said I can’t get you financed like this.
The night before I bought my scores...they were all in the mid 700s.
Here is what I figured out....car sales were down because the economy sucked and salesmen we’re starving....so everyone of the salesmen I talked to ran a credit check on me without me knowing it...so they could make a deal.
So many back to back inquiries drove my score down the drain....I couldn’t buy a new truck.
I talked to a guy that deals with this kind of thing he said my score wouldn’t come back up for at least 6 months...
I waited and finally bought a 2011....
Moral of the story.....if you decide to talk to several dealers about vehicles.....NEVER give them any info about your identity.
Don’t let them run multiple credit checks...
When you finally decide to buy a vehicle go to one dealer and make the deal with them...that will only be one credit check....
But even if they shop several banks for better interest rates..your credit score is still taking hits...
It happened to me....
As a side note my credit card company sent me a fraud email warning today about someone making a fraudulent purchase on my card...they are sending me a new one..
This is definitely not correct!!! You would have to have about 1000 "hard" pulls of your credit for your score to drop like that. Until you decide to buy, they will do "soft" pulls of credit. As stated below, when you are shopping for credit (car and house), inquiries made at the same time count as 1 credit pull. Having multiple pulls done (like 10, which is a ton) will only drop your score about 8- 15 points on both Equifax and Trans Union. They are the 2 bureaus used by most lenders. If your credit was pulled as "hard" pull without your SIGNED consent, they are in violation of Federal law. You could sue each and every dealership that pulled your credit without SIGNED consent. You would win no questions asked!!! I can speak in confidence on this, because I have been in the car business for over 25 years. Have worked in Finance and know the mortgage side also, because have dealt with it too!! Something else happened here to make your credit score to drop like that. It also doesn't happen overnight.
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Hopefully it is not some "Parasitic Drain" from something in the Sling. Dealt with that once in a truck I owned. Real pain for technicians to track down!!!
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Go down rt 10 about 40 miles and you will be to my house!
Good ole Rt 10!!!! Lost many a brain cell along there. One of our "Party Routes" in my jaded youth!!!
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Have to drive my Sling to my hometown of Lincoln, Il and screw you all up!!! @Bruce Wayne might be real surprised to see a red Sling sitting next to his when he comes out of ALMH!!!
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I was with Nationwide 1st. $1100 a year. Clean driving record and over 55. Went with State Farm. $310 a year with $500 deductible.
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Mine is 13.5 with stereo (2 amps powering) and some lights on.
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We have people/idiots protesting a hotel today in the town I work in Champaign Illinois for allowing Ice agents to occasionally stay in their hotel. These are hard working men and women try to uphold our laws and we have people trying to prostest that. I’m at a conference today and tomorrow in Springfield Illinois or I would of counter protested these idiots.
Loved living in Champaign/ Urbana. Great city!!! Only problem is all the liberals because of it being a large university town!!!
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How do you get custom designs?
SSreaper
Got these from http://www.mrkustom.com. 2 different grades of lights. The more expensive ones are for when you intend to leave the lights on for extended periods of time. They will not fade out over time. The regular ones are intended for being on just a few seconds. Like having a car door open. A friend of mine has a "show car". They are on for hours at a time. He has had them on there for a couple of years. His still look great. Bright lights and vivid color.
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My "Puddle Lights" were delivered to me on Saturday evening. I have yet to install them, but was glad to see that it is a fairly easy install. @Tech_Rick put out some awesome instructions on how to make this happen!!! I have a right and a left facing Camel to install on the appropriate sides of the Slingshot!!! Now I just have to get off my lazy ass to make this happen!!! My guess it is about a 6-pack install!!!
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Had the same issue. I think I had to much Teflon tape on it. Leak went away after I messed with it a couple of times.
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Mine is correct!!! Lock and load!!!
Yeah all the time. In my experience, it is the Harley guys who give you the low thumbs up wave most of the time!!!
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Display MoreThere are basically 2 types of shocks being sold, twin tube and monotube shocks.
Our DDMWorks shocks and the QA1's (which have been branded as HAHN,Twist,etc) are twin tube shocks. Twin tube shocks are less expensive to manufacture, hence the lower price point that you will see with twin tube setups. Most OEM shocks on cars are twin tube shocks since they offer generally a good ride at a lower price point. A twin tube shock has essentially 2 tubes inside, with the piston moving through one of the tubes and the fluid inside the shock able to move around and into the other tube. The downside is that the piston area on twin tube shocks is relative small when compared to a monotube shock.
The JRI, Bilstiens and Ohlins setups are monotube shocks. Monotube shocks are what you will find on most performance cars from the factory and most performance aftermarket shocks. Monotubes are just a tube with a large piston inside, which allows for better control of the movement of the shock than the twin tube setup. Generally monotube shocks are also gas pressurized also (some twin tube shocks are gas charged also). If you are doing racing the Monotube will offer more consistent damping and better control, however at a higher price.
Our shocks are not manufactured by QA1, we found another manufacturer that is able to offer Slingshot specific damping and several other upgrades over the QA1 shocks and is the reason we chose to go with them for our setups. We also designed our setup for the majority of the customers we have met over the years now with the Slingshot. Most customers we have talked to want a setup that is nice and comfortable for long drives and cruising, but has the option to be sporty if they want to go play for the day. Also, price is always a big consideration with customers looking at shocks and that $1000 mark seems to be the price point most are willing to pay for a good setup.
For comparison, we have driven every suspension option out there at this point (except the JRI hydraulic height adjustables, I have never seen those yet). For around the $1000 mark you have our DDMWorks shocks, the QA1's (HAHN, Twist), Bilstein and the single adjustable JRI's. The JRI and Bilsteins are monotube shocks and definitely work well, offer height adjustability, but no control of the damping. I would probably say the JRI's are a little more comfortable than the Bilsteins, with the Bilsteins having a little better handling (higher damping) than the JRI's. The QA1's and our DDMWorks shocks both are going to offer height and damping adjustability at that price point and if you are not tracking the Slingshot heavily, the advantage of the monotube over the twin tube shock is not something you will notice. The specific damping of our DDMworks shocks over the QA1 shocks is definitely noticeable and ours can be set to a very comfortable ride or pretty sporty. I know it is not a surprise coming from us, but our shocks are definitely a better performer than the QA1's at the same price point. There are starting to be a good amount of the sets out there, people like @MACAWS has had both sets and can probably give some feedback here also.
Once you get above that $1000 price point, you get into the JRI double and triple adjustables along with the Ohlins. They are great performers, with the Ohlins basically the best handling setup for the Slingshot there is, but also the most expensive.
That is a quick explanation, let us know if there is anything else we can answer, back there working on the turbo kit today
Dave
- Also here is another quick explanation about twin tube vs. monotube -
KYB Americas | The Differences Between Monotube & Twin-tube
Pros and cons of monotube and twin tube -
Monotube Vs Twin-Tube - What is the Difference? What is Better? - ISC Suspension
Are these ever going to be offered with powder coated springs to match color schemes of different Slingshot's? Big thing holding me back from buying the DDM's.
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I started having the problem with the Android app Saturday afternoon .
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Good to finally be able to get out and ride today!!! 75° and sunny here in central Indiana!!! Windy with 40mph gusts, but not complaining. Chance of snow again late Sunday!!!
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I mounted my stickers on a thin piece of textured plastic. Used 3M primer before mounting them. Used large sheets of 3M double sided automotive tape on the back of the plastic. Cleaned flaps good with alcohol and then used the 3M primer. Gave it all a good shot with a hair dryer after mounting it. Been on there for a while, don't think it is going to come off. My flaps really needed some personalization!!!!
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