$711 is bottom line encore? wow i'd really hate to pay the higher end price for the "good" one and come up with the same problem. I like chevy trucks and the vette but other than that i like the 60s'-70 model buicks. Got bored with seeing every hotrod,streetrod with a common everyday Chevy. This is getting off the topic but i was at a car show and saw this beautiful 1929 buick 2 door sedan streetrod. Amazing paint and interior. look under the hood and what do we see? a $2000 chevy 454 crate motor. Im like why spend all that money and put a ****ty lookin motor. If it were me i'd have put a buick 425 bigblock with an original dual quad setup. Just amazes me at how people take shortcuts. If you never handled an Encore sabotloader, do so! You'll be agreeing with me that the stock is worthless. The omega is my hand didnt hold steady and plus the stock didnt have enough drop for me to see the sights comfortably. Both had SS barrels.