Buying Questions
12-16-2006, 10:09 PM
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Buying Questions Well, some of you might reckonize my name, some might not. I frequent the LT1 section quite a bit as I have a 94 Z as of right now. But, as much as I love the LT1, I have ran into 2 LS1 Camaro's with deal's HARD to pass up and I'm really not sure which one to chase. So anyway, I hope to get some opinion's on the better deal:
1998 Camaro Z28. M6, 97K, red. Has a few dents and dings, but other than that , interior and exterior are fine. Motor is in good shape, but A/C is currently not in the car. Only real issue is that the guy say's it pops out of second sometimes, and it grinds going into fifth, but only when shifting sort of fast. He wants 5.5k for it.
Next up is..
2000 Camaro Z28. A4, 116K, NBM. I actually have met and dealt with the guy personally, and he knows his stuff. Buy's Camaro's, fixes them up and sells them. Has like 8-9 complete cars and numerous parts cars. Anyway, nothing is really wrong with this one. Was in an accident, put he repaired it and had it repainted. Also has the optional ground effects. He wants 5.3k.
Well, with that said, which one would some of you persue? I know from the description's that the 2k would seem the obvious, but I really want an M6. But not at the cost of having to rebuild the tranny after a little while. Anyway, thats about it a guess.
1998 Camaro Z28. M6, 97K, red. Has a few dents and dings, but other than that , interior and exterior are fine. Motor is in good shape, but A/C is currently not in the car. Only real issue is that the guy say's it pops out of second sometimes, and it grinds going into fifth, but only when shifting sort of fast. He wants 5.5k for it.
Next up is..
2000 Camaro Z28. A4, 116K, NBM. I actually have met and dealt with the guy personally, and he knows his stuff. Buy's Camaro's, fixes them up and sells them. Has like 8-9 complete cars and numerous parts cars. Anyway, nothing is really wrong with this one. Was in an accident, put he repaired it and had it repainted. Also has the optional ground effects. He wants 5.3k.
Well, with that said, which one would some of you persue? I know from the description's that the 2k would seem the obvious, but I really want an M6. But not at the cost of having to rebuild the tranny after a little while. Anyway, thats about it a guess.
12-17-2006, 08:42 AM
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If you don't mind fixing or replacing the tranny I would go with 98 Z. I personally don't like autos. If anything offer 5K for the 98. I paid 8K for my Z and we are replacing the tranny, cause it started out just like the 98 you described and just got worse. I like the car and it runs really good, but the tranny sucks.
12-17-2006, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by NoCobra
If you don't mind fixing or replacing the tranny I would go with 98 Z. I personally don't like autos. If anything offer 5K for the 98. I paid 8K for my Z and we are replacing the tranny, cause it started out just like the 98 you described and just got worse. I like the car and it runs really good, but the tranny sucks.
12-17-2006, 06:22 PM
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Neither, the 98 has tranny issues already and the 00 was in an accident. I would wait a little longer and save up some cash and get a lower mileage and a better condition LS1.
12-18-2006, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by JerseyLS1TA
Neither, the 98 has tranny issues already and the 00 was in an accident. I would wait a little longer and save up some cash and get a lower mileage and a better condition LS1.