Hello Craig,
I had a look at the 2001 Saphire RT/10 (Congac interior) at EuroSport this afternoon. Overall, I'd rate the car excellent, but not perfect - the imperfections are, however, pretty minor. At least that's my opinion.
I should add that all the panels fit like they are supposed to. Nice even gaps everywhere - hood, doors, decklid, headlights. No obvious evidence the car has ever seen the inside of a body shop.
Here is a picture of the car (I hope!):
And if not, here is a link...
http://gallery.viperclub.org/data/500/137DSC00799-med.JPG
And if not, you can see it in the Membership Gallery under my name, Joe Dozzo. I've also uploaded some other pictures trying to show the few flaws I found.
1. Car has 2468 miles on the odometer and appears to be in excellent condition, inside and out.
2. Worst "blemish" is on front fascia. You can see where a previous driver made light contact with a pole (?). Shows up in one of the pictures. Some cracking, but most paint still intact. This description is worse than the blemish!
3. There are a couple of small (perhaps 1/4 - 3/8 in long) scratches in the roof, probably from storing / installing. I have a GTS, so I don't know how common this is. No picture.
4. Right rear wheel has a very small nick, maybe 3/8th inch. Not "rash", more like a "spall". I believe this is visible in one of the pictures.
5. Left rear wheel has a bit of curb rash, maybe 3" long. Also observed in one of the pictures.
6. The deck lid has a couple of very minor imperfections. You can see one just at the lower right corner of the dollar bill I placed for reference.
7. The car has been polished and several of the minor "marks" I thought I saw were just dried polish. Suffered from just a few too many hand-prints, should have been Zaino'd (at least I think that would make it show better.)
Again, the car does have some minor issues, but overall, I thought the car was in excellent condition.
Only modification appears to be smooth tubes. Dealership could not confirm K/N's...
Spoke with the shop owner, Leon V. Seems friendly and knowledgable, but also seems more geared to Porsche / BMW. On the other hand, I liked that he recognized my Audi as an RS6!
Also spoke with another customer in the shop. Leon received a very favorable review from a fellow who purportedly has bought 20+ cars from leon over the years.
I have no affliation with either purchaser / seller. Just trying to help out.
