Originally Posted by
mrreet2001
You may have to replace a few things, but it's still cheaper than a new XRAY and you still end up with an XRAY. As for the car being built, so what? I strip the cars down and rebuild them when I buy them. If you might not stick to it, it's even more of a reason to buy used as the depreciation has already hit. A $350 used T4 is still worth $350 if you decide you don't want to run it. How much is a XQ2S worth used?
There's a good chance you'll immediately need to drop $100 or so on parts for a used Xray, it's easy to blow that just on worn out drivetrain parts. For that price you can get an entire XQ2S.