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Old 03-19-2007, 10:57 PM
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ok im thinking about buying a 2000 trans am ls1 6spd i dont know much about them because all my life i have bien around mustangs.... yes i know rivals but its still domestic lol anyways..... the car is salvaged... it was hit on the passenger side it has bien fixed but it has a couple of problems.... needs power steering, smog, and alignment.... im sure there's other suff as well.... but the alighnment scares me...is it easy to bend the frame in them???? do they have frames or are they unibodies like stangs????
the guy is asking 6000 for it is it worth is???? and thanks

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if it got hit hard enough to **** up the steering and alignment id say the subframe is bent.id say find another one.what is the price?
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$6000....
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Forget it. Buy an un-wrecked car. Pass.
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thats too much,most ins companies wont even do full coverage on a salvege car
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realy!.... i thought 6000 was a ok price.... if the frame is not bent is it still worth it?
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Originally Posted by GEARBANGER
realy!.... i thought 6000 was a ok price.... if the frame is not bent is it still worth it?
That's like asking if a ***** doesn't test positive is it ok to marry her. NO! It has a salvage title. Pass it by.
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Originally Posted by BLKWS.6
That's like asking if a ***** doesn't test positive is it ok to marry her. NO! It has a salvage title. Pass it by.

OMG i just spit iced tea all over everything!! thats ****** great i gotta remember that one
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lol... ok i guess i will look for another one thanks.....
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u can find a good condition ls1 from 8k-10k nowadays... so pass
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Originally Posted by 5_02ls1
if it got hit hard enough to **** up the steering and alignment id say the subframe is bent.id say find another one.what is the price?
Ditto. Don't buy this car. I'm serious. I don't care what they say after I post this, I know wrecks. These cars turn into rattle traps and will pull slightly no matter what.

I saw a good one on here for $5,500 once. KBB.com is your friend because it give you an idea of what a bank will give you. I always look for the ones in the $9,000 range and you can find good ones.
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yeah dude, im selling my 98 auto for 7, id pass on a car thats been salvaged
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+1, my friend got his PERFECTLY STRAIGHT 98 SS M6 for $6500 with 64,XXX on the odo.
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Thanks alot guy's i will keep looking........ but i will get one for sure even if i have to sell my stang.....thanks again


i also heard that 01-02 is a better model is this true???
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Originally Posted by GEARBANGER
Thanks alot guy's i will keep looking........ but i will get one for sure even if i have to sell my stang.....thanks again
Thats awsome...
you wont be sorry ...
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i got my t/a with 120k for 4500 bucks... ive run it hard to 150k spraying even...

wait untill you find the perfect deal...
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Mines a salvage and its fine. Hey,...how many miles are on it?
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Originally Posted by WS6 Rampage
Mines a salvage and its fine. Hey,...how many miles are on it?
it has 67thousand.... and also i found out it was made in canada....
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Originally Posted by GEARBANGER
it has 67thousand.... and also i found out it was made in canada....
they all were.................and don't buy salvage unless you are gonna race-car it.
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Originally Posted by Hugo_SS
Thats awsome...
you wont be sorry ...
im getting tired of spending all this money on my 5.0 and barely brakeing mid high 13's..... off the line i can keep up with a ls1 until about third gear then im just a sitting duck lol.... i heard with just exahaust,intake and DR's you can get mid twelves out of a ls1........

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