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Old 08-18-2009, 02:55 PM
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Hey guys I'm new here, and I just picked up this Firebird from my buddy.

I only paid $500 for this car...so bare with me on the condition of it..

It's a 1998 Pontiac Firebird (V6) with T-Tops (which I LOVE). the previous owner says it was custom painted, but it looks very similar (and has the paint code) of the GM mystical teal met...however the door jams look like a different color than the car.

The only bad thing about the car was I had to replace the wheels and tires, a battery, radio and a driverside window lift motor. Car has 139k on the clock and runs extremely well.

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Note: I was just kidding about the condition comment, I got a steal with this car.
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welcome,that is a clean firebird for how much you paid for it. makes me kinda miss my old firebird, even tho it cant replace my trans am now. But congrats on your buy, and welcome to the fbody world.
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LS1 swap
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i bought my 02 firehawk for $550 but it wasnt in the condition your car is. nice buy...now time for the ls1 swap!
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clean car for a nice price. keep it as a better until the engine goes...they swapped in something with more ponies
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Nice buy !

Later down the road you can swap a LS1 or whatever in there !
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nice buy. wats up with the intake on that thing?
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Wow, i forgot how much room those sixxers have under the hood. Looks like a great deal, but c'mon guys think big, TT LSX.
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Great buy!
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nice car for the price. welcome aboard im new here also.
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You ought to be ashamed of yourself.......stealing from your friend
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Excellant buy for only $500
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I would say that was money well spent. Very good deal there.Time to save some money saved up to do a swap now?
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that was a steal!
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That was a steal! Good shape too. I have a 97 still sitting around in my driveway. Getting close to 200k with nothing done except a coil pack and clutch just a month ago. Take care and it will never strand you. Run it till it blows and go LSX! Welcome by the way.
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just sayin....
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Damn, you scored. Perhaps you'll run across an LSX'd wreck and get just as lucky.
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Originally Posted by andrew69_04
i bought my 02 firehawk for $550
say whaaaaaaaaat?
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congrats man . ..... but i would do something about that motor ;]
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sweet mystic teal F T W



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