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Beware of LOW mileage WS6?
03-17-2006, 09:48 AM
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If you're going to spend 22-23 I'd bump it a few thousand and get a car with *really* low miles on it, like under 5-10k. No problem at all with $25k in the pocket.
A quick search on autotrader shows 34 01-02 TAs with under 15k miles for $26k (figure negotiating room) or less. 5 are under 5k miles. There was a '02 6-speed vert with 545 miles (no typo) just went across eBay for $25.8, no bids. There's a 01 Firehawk up now with 2800 miles for $25k. There's a silver WS6 in Texas with 275 miles, asking $28. There's a gorgeous red 01 Firehawk in Iowa with 8k for $25k. All those strike me as good deals.
My rule of thumb is one musclecar mile equals about 3 regular car miles. So I don't consider 30k miles "low". But that's just me. OTOH, I've had a lot of them over the years (I'm 51), so this is from my experience.
Woops, just saw this was an old thread. Nevermind.
A quick search on autotrader shows 34 01-02 TAs with under 15k miles for $26k (figure negotiating room) or less. 5 are under 5k miles. There was a '02 6-speed vert with 545 miles (no typo) just went across eBay for $25.8, no bids. There's a 01 Firehawk up now with 2800 miles for $25k. There's a silver WS6 in Texas with 275 miles, asking $28. There's a gorgeous red 01 Firehawk in Iowa with 8k for $25k. All those strike me as good deals.
My rule of thumb is one musclecar mile equals about 3 regular car miles. So I don't consider 30k miles "low". But that's just me. OTOH, I've had a lot of them over the years (I'm 51), so this is from my experience.
Woops, just saw this was an old thread. Nevermind.
03-26-2006, 04:38 AM
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Ws6 I just came back to this thread after a month or so, I see you finally got yourself a WS6 sorted. Congratulation, now can you post us all some pics so we can see your nice new car.
Cheers Andy
Cheers Andy
04-10-2006, 05:19 PM
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Isn't it interesting how guys pick their cars just like their girls. For a girl you want a beautiful DD chested virgin with long flowing hair and legs to the moon. Similarly, you choose the supposed "virgin" car. Then you want to abuse them yourself...but if you think they've been touched........God forbid......
So you take the one that will LIE to you and tell you its a virgin....boneheads...The "unviolated" car was "female-owned" and never driven hard....Of course you've never heard of a guy that had his girl buy a car for him cause his credit stunk did you? or that a guy actually drove his girls car harder than his truck?........you are all kidding yourselves...
Sure there are virgins to be found...but you have to find them yourself...not second hand. At least the second car you know exactly what to expect.
So you take the one that will LIE to you and tell you its a virgin....boneheads...The "unviolated" car was "female-owned" and never driven hard....Of course you've never heard of a guy that had his girl buy a car for him cause his credit stunk did you? or that a guy actually drove his girls car harder than his truck?........you are all kidding yourselves...
Sure there are virgins to be found...but you have to find them yourself...not second hand. At least the second car you know exactly what to expect.
04-10-2006, 06:49 PM
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we kind of fit this well, the hawk and the ss are rarely driven. hawk has just under 20,000 and the SS has 30,000. I say if you are planning to mod the car get the one already modded. At this point if I bought the stock one, i'd leave it stock. cars are have a better demand when there still stock.
05-08-2006, 07:31 PM
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If gas doesnt go down, it wont be about how many miles your car has. It will be about who can make it futherst down the street without dying. Personally, id never give up my bird but Gas is outragous...
06-01-2006, 12:52 PM
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The suggestion of "if it is modded then it has been abused" Just does not hold much weight for me. My father has a heavily modded 03' vette and I dont think it has even spun a tire or gone over 50 mph. his reasoning is. If I ever need the power its there. Now my 00' SS is stock and I beat the **** out of it every chance I get!
08-08-2006, 04:28 PM
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My car sat up in the garage for about 2 years and probably only got started and warmed up 4-5 times. The last 8-9 months before I finished school it wasn't run at all. I got home changed the oil pulled the fuel pump relay and the coil pack wires and primed it with fresh oil. Plugged everything back in and it fired right up.
I chose the stock one. I really don't think sitting up has hurt it. Mine ran great after sitting up. The other car sounds great too but in the back of your mind you will probably always wonder about how the ower ran the car. Like someone said, people that mod cars like to drive them hard.
I chose the stock one. I really don't think sitting up has hurt it. Mine ran great after sitting up. The other car sounds great too but in the back of your mind you will probably always wonder about how the ower ran the car. Like someone said, people that mod cars like to drive them hard.
08-12-2006, 11:00 PM
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abouyt the clutch, i bougth my car from a 60 year old guy that only cruised to the ice shop on sundays, only riven 30k, and its 98 car, couple of days ago i buy the car, start to lounch it like a maniac and drift throu roundabouts, 2 days. clutch gone
08-15-2006, 07:30 PM
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neither I bought my 02 ws-6 w/ram air with 8000 mile on it earlier this year and paid 21500 for it. Keep looking, you will come across one with less miles for the same money. If you don't want to wait go with the stock. Good luck, I have loved every minute behind the wheel. 
08-25-2006, 05:28 PM
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I bought a 02 Z28 with 7k on the clock for 16500. There is nothing like changing your own oil for the first time of the life of a car. I have loved every minute of modding my car and the before and after results. To me there is no joy in buying somebodies toy which they already modded. Ontop of that there might be other hidden problems, but I guess that goes both ways. Go for stock, low mileage, no options=free weight reduction. Good luck
