Miami owners please help

[Derek]

I have located a 97 blue and white in Miami, Florida. It looks great in pictures but, it has a after-market steering wheel with no air bag in it(I don't know what to make of this)and they only want 45000 for it(only 13000 miles). The dealer has not provided me a car fax report yet. Can anyone in Miami Florida check out this car for me please?? and here is the VIN 1B3ER69E7VV300708 Thanks in advance.

 

[Dimitrios]

i dont think 97 came with airbags

 

[Derek]

that's exactly what the sales person was telling me. I quote"it has a after-market steering wheel without air bag in it"

 

[Derek]

here's a picture of it

You must be registered for see images attach

 

[Dimitrios]

that is an aftermarket steering wheel. maybe they did come with airbags

 

[carguy07]

97 and up RT's and all GTS's had air bags. The shifter does not look like the correct one for a 97 (probably kept his short throw and put that one back in). The emergency brake is pulled up farther than anyone I have seen (stretched cables?). And those buttons on the steering wheel sure look like a good way to spray laughing gas. Not exactly what I would want to see. I would want to hear some good stories before considering this car.

 

[Shelby3]

The 96 GTS has air bags too. The shifter is from a late model Gen II. I would have this car checked carefully if you're interested in it, no telling what other goofy mods a previous owner did to the car.

 

[hemibeep]

strange, why would someone change the steering wheel? Also, as mentioned, e-brake is WAAY out of wack. However the seats look to be in good condition.....have someone REALLY look this one over.

 

[big-n-italian]

i am wondering what do the red buttons on the steering wheel do? this might be an indication of past history, for example raced hard, drag raced, etc.

 

[Bill B]

PM sent.

 

[Anaconda]

haha those buttons are really "The Fast And The Furious" looking.

 

[Topawam]

Perhaps, this custom steering wheel comes with those red button. Anyway, the only (cheap) reason I see to change the steering wheel on a street car, is that the airbag "popped up", maybe you could check the passenger side to make sure?
Definetely suspicious...

 

[FrankBarba]

The steering wheel looks like a Sparco. The buttons work with an aftermarket dash similar to the Stack Dash. I have the same steering wheel with the bottons. The buttons are intergrated with the Stack Dash so i can change the information on my dash. ie...look at oil temp, speed, tach,
water temp, ect...ect..

 

[2000GTS]

If Bill B can't do it, let me know. Maybe I can, depending on where it is in Miami.