posted 06-30-2016 10:41 PM                  

Meanwhile, I do have some practical questions as well. I've searched online for ages and also watched numerous YouTube videos of Prowler reviews, but never got complete answers to these:

1) About how long does it take to raise the top? Where I live in Hawaii, we have lots of sun, but sudden brief rain showers are also fairly common even on the nicest of days (we have crazy micro-climates here). As such, I will need to be able to pull over and get the top up fairly quickly if it looks like I'm headed into a shower.

2) I understand the "trunk" is virtually useless, but is the open space at least wide enough to hold a few golf clubs (not in a golf bag, but just some loose irons and putters)?

3) I don't have intentions of making many mods once I get the car, but I would like to be able to listen to my iPhone through Bluetooth. I've seen some threads about this, but what are your recommendations for the best options for upgrading the stereo to something a bit more modern?

4) It looks like many of you recommend two primary mechanical modifications/updates: First, new window regulators, and second a Wwonder Bar". Once I purchase my cat on the mainland, if I buy it anywhere in the eastern U.S., I will likely take it for a road trip to California for shipping overseas, with a leg through Texas to visit family. Any recommendations in Texas (or anywhere in the South) for where to have these two items installed?

5) Lastly, I am about 90% sure my target car will be Inca Gold, although I could also get comfortable with Red or possibly one of the Black Tie editions. As for the Inca Gold, are there other owners here with the same color and if so, what is your experience with the paint job? Easy or difficult to maintain? Does it show scratches, etc. more than other colors?

posted 07-01-2016 03:43 AM                  

Think I bought my 350 4 Honda in the city you are living in

Seen on the back of a Saturn Sky a golf bag carrier that hooked into the trailer hitch it was a hard shell and kept the bag upright.

The top should always be strapped down, so thinking you could leave it unstrapped to make it quicker to raise will increase the risk of damage to the top. Have seen Marty Usher put his top down at stop light, really doesn't take that long to raise or lower once you get the hang of it and rain really decreases the time it takes to do the task.

If you do plan on traveling in it for any time must pack light and in plastic bags or anything that can be put into small spaces. I can actually put more in the bags on my Goldwing than the trunk of the Prowler.

Might be a good idea to try and find a car that someone has already did some of the mods. There was a black tie just sold that would have been a great deal for you with the mods that you would like to have. If you have room for a trailer might be good to get a package deal. You might not need it in Hawaii, but would be helpful here on mainland.

Color is preference, black would be the only color that I would say takes special care to keep scratches to a minimum. The inca Gold isn't one that was real popular with many owners but it is still a good looking car. We all tease each other on what color is best, but glad they made more that just purple Prowlers.

Good luck on finding the car of your dreams.

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Larry & Sue Mayes

posted 07-01-2016 06:57 PM                  

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Originally posted by padroo:
I believe RPL is trying to sell an Inca Gold at this very moment.

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Dale is correct
http://www.prowleronline.com/ubb/Forum6/HTML/010825.html

Bob is one of the most helpful for everything Prowler. He helps people buy cars, sell cars and stuff. He also has had no longer available parts reproduced for the owners and diecast cars in the correct prowler colors for us to buy by the case. not sure what he has left but he might. Have some items a new owner would want or need.

If he says this is a good car you can trust his discription to a tee.

He was in upper management for Chrysler and had a lot to do with the car, so he knows what he is talking about in all aspects of the car.

If you were wanting the window regulators and wonderbar if they are not on this one he can proably make arrangements to get them installed for you if this is the car for you.

posted 07-02-2016 11:37 AM                  

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Originally posted by HawaiiHaze:
You guys are awesome with the quick responses. I'd love to get that Inca Gold that RPL is selling right now, but those conditions I agreed with my wife include me receiving a payout from my former company that won't happen until January. Maybe I'll be lucky and that one won't sell until then...

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Maybe your loving wife will see this is a great opportunity and agree to a little earlier than expected.

Dream Cruise is next month in Detroit, fly in and pick up car, ENJOY the biggest car cruise anywhere, see the states then ship the car home.

And if you buy in January the weather might not be Prowlin weather here, we are not in Hawaii........ LOL

YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE!

posted 07-02-2016 04:39 PM                  

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Well, she is a loving wife for sure, but also super conservative when it comes to money (Japanese gal who doesn't understand at all why someone needs a two seat car... with virtually no trunk... when we have a family of 3....). In Japan, they say the wife is the Ministry of Finance in the family (in other words, she controls the money, no matter who earns it). I do have to defer to her in this case because it was her influence on our money management that actually enabled us to retire relatively young in Hawaii, so if that means waiting a few extra months to get my dream car, I think I will just have to grin 'n' bear it.

I sure wish though that I could find a Prowler here in Hawaii that we could take out for a spin. Maybe that would help her understand why we *need* one. I've checked all the rental places and it seems like none have Prowlers in inventory anymore.

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Ok so she is Japanese, = very small in stature, so before she says, I CANNOT SEE OUT OF THIS THING, there is a way to raise the passenger seat so she can see out also.

posted 07-02-2016 05:57 PM                  

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Like this one?

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posted 07-02-2016 08:07 PM                  

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Originally posted by HawaiiHaze:
That golf club case is some seriously cool kit! And the color of the car looks great too. Is that the Candy Red? Our family's practical car is a Lincoln MKC in Ruby Red. A Prowler in a similar color might make a nice matching pair in the garage. There's a 2002 on eBay right now with about 10K miles. Looks sweet.

I don't think I will have to worry about my wife being able to see out of the car. Although Japanese, she's a little taller than the average J girl and has great posture. I think she sits higher in seats than I do!

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The ruby red and candy red are in the same family but not close in color.

I work at the plant that built your MKC, depending on what year it is and the shift it was built on I could have either put a part on it or even drove it in the factory.

As stated there are Prowler owners everywhere and most of us willing to help out. If you search Piddler screen name and find his Pearl white car, it was red in north central Indiana and he is in Alabama (I think) he bought it basicly site unseen. I drove up to look at it, test drove it then called him while driving it and then again after we left and was driving home. Eddie ended up flying into Indianapolis, took delivery of the car and drove it home. At that point he disassembled it and painted it the stunning Pearl white you see today.

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Larry & Sue Mayes

posted 07-02-2016 08:36 PM                  

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The support and response time on this site are amazing. Really appreciate your feedback on the colors, and the offers of help if I need someone on the mainland to inspect a car.

I'm really in this Red & Gold phase right now in my life. I just finished remodeling a spare bedroom into my Man Cave a couple of months ago, totally in Red and Gold tones (my wife even likes it). If only she could realize how nice it would look to have Red & Gold together in the garage.

(BTW, the MKC is a 2015 model -- you guys built a great car!)

posted 07-02-2016 09:37 PM                  

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1) About how long does it take to raise the top? Where I live in Hawaii, we have lots of sun, but sudden brief rain showers are also fairly common even on the nicest of days (we have crazy micro-climates here). As such, I will need to be able to pull over and get the top up fairly quickly if it looks like I'm headed into a shower.

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I live in the UK, the land of the messed up weather, stop worrying about how long it will take, it won't matter, the time you get the top down will be blissful, the few seconds (or minutes if you really slow) are just part of the fun, don't make this a deciding matter,

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2) I understand the "trunk" is virtually useless, but is the open space at least wide enough to hold a few golf clubs (not in a golf bag, but just some loose irons and putters)?

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3) I don't have intentions of making many mods once I get the car, but I would like to be able to listen to my iPhone through Bluetooth. I've seen some threads about this, but what are your recommendations for the best options for upgrading the stereo to something a bit more modern?

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there are plenty of bluetooth adapter for older stereos, otherwise just get a new stereo unit with a bluetooth built in, Ihave one, use it all the time

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4) It looks like many of you recommend two primary mechanical modifications/updates: First, new window regulators, and second a Wwonder Bar". Once I purchase my cat on the mainland, if I buy it anywhere in the eastern U.S., I will likely take it for a road trip to California for shipping overseas, with a leg through Texas to visit family. Any recommendations in Texas (or anywhere in the South) for where to have these two items installed?

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can't help there, sorry

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5) Lastly, I am about 90% sure my target car will be Inca Gold, although I could also get comfortable with Red or possibly one of the Black Tie editions. As for the Inca Gold, are there other owners here with the same color and if so, what is your experience with the paint job? Easy or difficult to maintain? Does it show scratches, etc. more than other colors?

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go for it. no colour should be harder to maintain than any other

posted 07-03-2016 06:46 AM                  

You can get a lot of stuff in trunk, it just can't be anything over 4-5" thick. if you use soft luggage or compression bags you can get a lot in there.

I wouldn't replace regulators just to do it. My 99 Purple with 17000 miles, I've had to fix both sides. My 01 Blue with 52000 has had no problems. Go figure, you would think it would be the other way.