86MonteSS

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Hi everyone. i am about to purchase a 1998 Trans Am WS6 (manual). it has 53,000 miles on it. not an ounce of rust. felt solid in the test drive. it has minor scratches on all 4 rims and a few scratches on the fron fascia from the highway. Its bone stock other than the skip shift eliminator. any recommendations on what else i should check before making the final deal? its listed at 14,500 obo. here is a picture

DarkCloud

its gorgeous, and a good price.. if you test drove it and all checked out, the only thing i would say is make sure no fluids are leaking.. but with such low miles i doubt that would be a problem.

Allergik2dyin

I have never seen that color before. Where are you located? 14-15g for a 98 with 54k miles, that sounds pricey to me. What are some of the prices that other ws6's are going for in your area?

86MonteSS

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i can't find another WS6 around here thats a 98. there are tons of '02s. the car is blue booked at 12,700 but that is a very rare color. i'm in the chicago area

RPM WS6

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That is Sport Gold Metallic. I had no idea that color was ever used on a WS6 though. Learn something new every day.

Price seems good to me. That's a rare car (color).

86MonteSS

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just looked it up, only 235 WS6's were made in that color in 1998. I'm really looking forward to picking this car up on monday.

Oh, random question, whats the difference between the 98 and 02? i see 320 HP and 330 TQ on the 98 and 335/350 on the 02.

RPM WS6

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Everything you need to know, right here: https://ls1tech.com/forums/showpost....80&postcount=2

86MonteSS

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wow, thanks! thats incredibly helpful!

RPM WS6

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No problem!

Check the FAQ stickies at the top of this forum, they are great for new LS1 owners. They will answer a lot of the general questions you might have while getting to know your new car.

doodad

offer him $11.500 believe it or not that car doesnt worth more than that.. beatiful looking car but the important thing is inside.. jjust because it is ws6 he adds 3-4k more on the price.. you can find a clean 25-35k miles 2000 trans am with that price.. l am about to deal with a guy for $12.500 for a 99 trans am with chrome wheels and manula 6 speed and 39k miles on. he asked 15k and l pulled him down to 13k now but l still offer him 12.5k!

keep looking, you will find a lot better deals and also do not always pay the listed price.. just negotiate!!

RPM WS6

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Keep in mind the price is listed as $14,500 obo. Doesn't mean the guy was planing on offering the full $14500. I'd offer $12,500. That would be a good deal in my area.

86MonteSS, I just noticed you're in the chicagoland area.....what part? I'm in the near-north 'burbs. Check out the midwest section of this site for local gatherings and such.

86MonteSS

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i'm down in river grove (a few miles south of Rosemont)

StealthZ06

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It's a VERY rare color, I guarantee someone looking for a really rare WS6 would pay that. I live in Texas (f-body capital) and have only seen one Aztec Gold TA in my whole life (and it wasn't even a WS6). Just because you got your run of the mill f-body for $11k doesn't mean this car is only worth $11k. Who gives a **** if you can find an '00 for that price, you certainly aren't going to find an '00 Sport Gold Metallic WS6.

Domestic Demon

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Looks just like my car

I'd probably offer him about $12,500, considering the miles are relatively low.

And yes, Sport Gold Metallic is a pretty rare color

98 Raptor TA

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if i could do it again, i wouldn't have gotten a 98, Almost all the differences the 99+ fbodies have, are for the better. Tuning and tuning software is sometimes harder to find since the 98's had the different PCM. Also i had Speedtek tell me all the 98's they've tuned dyno'd less power than expected, and less then 99+'s with the same mods, so they believe it's a problem with the PCM. Dont really know if they're right, but that's what they believe.

RPM WS6

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ChocoTaco369

they do dyno lower on average but it's what, 10hp? you're not really gonna notice it and the extra tenth on your ET isn't really that big of a deal if it's the car you really want.

personally, i think that's a lot of money to spend on a car that's 8 1/2 years old, but if you can honestly step back and tell yourself "i could drive this car happily for the next X years" and you have the cash, by all means, buy it. you gotta drive it, not us. make this decision for YOU, not for anyone else.

86MonteSS

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i can honestly see myself driving this car until GM brings back the 5.7 litre motor again. :-)

Frosty

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If you are willing to spend that much then go for it but I'm going to say the same thing others have said, that's a little pricey regardless of how rare the color is./

86MonteSS

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i can't believe how much i have learned in the 2.5 years i've been on this site!