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Old 03-13-2008, 05:13 AM
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there is this 2001 SS that i found online for sale it has 56k miles original owner and its for 12,500 this sounds like a good deal but i wanna make sure before i drive far to go buy it.
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I still say you buy the 99 I got for 9,500. .... So what if its a Heads and Cam, Stalled A4!
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Paid $13.5 for my SS with 77k. As long as it's not abused, I say you're getting a good deal.
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Yeah, it's a good deal BUT you better know the history of the car. It isn't worth anything if the car was abused (raced constantly, bad maintenance history, etc..). If you can't get some documentation about the past owner or maintenance history, just let it pass. It isn't like the car has real low miles, like 20,000 or so where it wouldn't be as important. 56,000 miles can be a lot if not cared for. We'll hope the best for you. Good luck!
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I still say you buy the 99 I got for 9,500. .... So what if its a Heads and Cam, Stalled A4!
lol well my car is 95% city driving so a head, cam, stall car would eat up so much gas especially with gas at 3.80 plus i decied that i want a 6-speed fo sho, but good luck with the sale thats a good deal and its a nice car.
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mine was 90k for 12 grand and the exhaust was already done. i knew it wasn't the best deal but the motor purred the exhaust barked and i love the chrome 10 spokes. so **** it.
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I sold my 01 SS back in November that had all the bolt ons,cammed and tuned with 66k on it for $12800
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Maybe a M6 Vert right here in Cali..........

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Originally Posted by Teal94Z
lol well my car is 95% city driving so a head, cam, stall car would eat up so much gas especially with gas at 3.80 plus i decied that i want a 6-speed fo sho, but good luck with the sale thats a good deal and its a nice car.
Thank you sir! ..
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C'mon you don't buy a LS1 for gas mileage, even though they are able to get good MPGs. You'll end up modding it wither way. If you really like the car you'll pay the price for it. What's a good deal? Depends on you, this questions has been asked many times and you'll find some people say they probably paid more than they should have but would do it again.

I wish I could have found an SS for 12.5k with 50-60k miles out here. ****, the cheapest SS usually is 14-15k and most of the time that is with 65k+ miles. If you like it buy it, we can give you advice all day but in the end it's you making the choice. All I can add is don't settle for a car. I would rather pay a little more for something I really like than pay a little less for something I'm not totally happy with.
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If it has the options you want then it sounds like a good price to me. I paid 16K for mine with 39,000 on the clock. Granted mine had everything I wanted right down to almost every SLP option but to some people that isn't a big deal and can save themselves some money.
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I think it's a decent deal. IF I were to sell mine I wouldn't take less than 16k for it with 48k miles on the odometer.
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well i didnt buy it, when i called him like 4 days ago he said he sold it already oh well there will be more out there.
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Originally Posted by Teal94Z
well i didnt buy it, when i called him like 4 days ago he said he sold it already oh well there will be more out there.
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