What do you think of this 98Z
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I say 6K is a great deal for it...Looks very clean - Bring cash with you (Money Talks)
And they are not going to give you anything for your car - you be better of selling it yourself...
And they are not going to give you anything for your car - you be better of selling it yourself...
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Aren't the newer LS1s usually the ones burning oil and such? I never really see that happening with the '98 models. Not a biggie, but the '98 temp gauge isn't a dummy and actually works. They did have their differences, qwerks, but even a few advantages over some of the later years. My one and only complaint is the different PCM. If you get a real tune, that's not a problem.
The little variances shouldn't deter you from picking up a '98.
Here's the differences. I think there's a link here, but I found this one first.
http://www.ls1.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27515
The little variances shouldn't deter you from picking up a '98.
Here's the differences. I think there's a link here, but I found this one first.
http://www.ls1.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27515
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Well my Dad is pretty against me buying it. Couple reasons:
1) "It is a Camaro" apparently he's got it in his head that after the trouble I've had with my V6 and my bro's old 3rd gens he had that all Camaros are just fun but totally unreliable cars
disregard the fact that my V6 was abused previously and my bro's old 3rd gens were hardly in great shape either.
2) I don't really have a good job right now. I have my job on campus which easily pays my monthly payment on the car but that ends in May when I graduate. So if I buy this Z28 I wouldn't have much money left for car payments and/or repairs (with 100k I'm sure it has a few wear-related items it'll need either now or soon). If I hang onto my V6, I have my entire tax return to pay car payments for the next year in case I can't get a job right away (especially with today's economy). He suggests hanging onto my V6 camaro until I get a good full-time job, then look into replacing it - not with a Camaro but with "good reliable transportation" (going back to #1 again
). Told him if I didn't get a Camaro it would probably be a 4x4 blazer/trailblazer or something for the time being and flat-out refuse to buy an import.
1) "It is a Camaro" apparently he's got it in his head that after the trouble I've had with my V6 and my bro's old 3rd gens he had that all Camaros are just fun but totally unreliable cars
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2) I don't really have a good job right now. I have my job on campus which easily pays my monthly payment on the car but that ends in May when I graduate. So if I buy this Z28 I wouldn't have much money left for car payments and/or repairs (with 100k I'm sure it has a few wear-related items it'll need either now or soon). If I hang onto my V6, I have my entire tax return to pay car payments for the next year in case I can't get a job right away (especially with today's economy). He suggests hanging onto my V6 camaro until I get a good full-time job, then look into replacing it - not with a Camaro but with "good reliable transportation" (going back to #1 again
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As far as Dad's approval, well not necessarily, but his input is valuable since he's obviously been through more than I have and bought/sold more cars than I have.
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I have a 98 T/A and the only thing i have to say about buying a 98 is i wouldnt do it again. I love this car to death but all the hand held tuners dont work for it, the heads are the perimeter bolt and it has the LS1 manifold with all the EGR. Try for a 00-02. JUst me though
Aren't the newer LS1s usually the ones burning oil and such? I never really see that happening with the '98 models. Not a biggie, but the '98 temp gauge isn't a dummy and actually works. They did have their differences, qwerks, but even a few advantages over some of the later years. My one and only complaint is the different PCM. If you get a real tune, that's not a problem.
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My '98 is a slightly better built car than my '02. Not that the '02 is bad at all, but it does have that common piston slap issue (my '98 does not), and the newer models do seem to have more issues with burning oil.
My '02 Z28 has 86k miles with no significant failures or breakages ever. I'm the second owner, and looking over the car's records it's really only needed basic wear items to be replaced (brakes, belts, etc.). Most major repairs were an alternator and A/C compressor clutch, both near the 80k mile mark. This car has been rock solid otherwise. I'd drive it coast to coast tomorrow if I needed to.
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waste of money... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...3AIT&viewitem= wait for that item to relist. he started at 15, and it hasnt sold at 10500
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If you end up buying it and can sneak a peak of the title before you get it switched to your name it will have the last owners name and address.
As far as the car goes I would offer them 5K cash. If they take it then fine, if not then it's not the end of the world. Whether or not you can afford it is something you'll have to figure out.
As far as the car goes I would offer them 5K cash. If they take it then fine, if not then it's not the end of the world. Whether or not you can afford it is something you'll have to figure out.