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Old 06-18-2009 | 08:22 PM
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I currently am looking for a nice reliable daily driver but want another muscle car. I found a GTO 2004 yellow with 73k on it for 10500 at a dealership how do you guys feel about the mileage for an every day RELIABLE car all that i wil lbe doing is a catback and THATS IT just to cruise
Old 06-18-2009 | 09:23 PM
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If the car is clean, and has had decent care, I say go for it. Sounds like a fair enough price. Reliability should be just fine I would say.
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The GTO is a beautiful car. 73K miles on an LS1 is nothing in my opinion. My buddy's 98 Camaro went 150K without a problem by the time he sold it. He bought it with 65K miles, never changed the oil once, and beat the crap out of it. I think you'll be ok. Where do you live? Not a snow friendly car obviously.
Old 06-18-2009 | 09:58 PM
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My 04 has 50K on it,stock to avoid headaches.It's been a great car on long trips 27 mpg highway,mixed normal drive average 21.Price looks ok I would low ball them these cars are tough to sell.That a look over on ls1gto.com search for rear end noise many have this problem.If not already done it will need new bushings.Good luck
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Originally Posted by 02BLACKTAWS6
The GTO is a beautiful car. 73K miles on an LS1 is nothing in my opinion. My buddy's 98 Camaro went 150K without a problem by the time he sold it. He bought it with 65K miles, never changed the oil once, and beat the crap out of it. I think you'll be ok. Where do you live? Not a snow friendly car obviously.
85000 miles without an oil change?
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85000 miles without an oil change?
Yes! He added oil as it was burnt. I **** you not. Retarded SOB.
Old 06-18-2009 | 10:26 PM
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Go for it man! Sounds like a good deal.
Old 06-18-2009 | 11:19 PM
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Sounds like a great deal to me. 75k isnt much for the ls1, and the gto is a great daily driver unless you live in regions that get alot of snow.
Old 06-19-2009 | 01:38 AM
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the interior, comfort of that car is AWESOME, and throw in the fact that its an ls1 and can move out of its own way, for 10k? yeh. thats a nice combo.
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Sounds like a damn decent deal. . . As long as it is nice and they don't try to ram you with tax BS.
Old 06-19-2009 | 11:14 AM
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Mines got 86,000 hard miles and you can see my sig. BTW thats a pretty good price for that. I'd say do it specially if it was an M6 car.
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Originally Posted by samson_420
Sounds like a damn decent deal. . . As long as it is nice and they don't try to ram you with tax BS.

The only thing they can charge excessively on is a DOC fee. This is a fee to prepare the title work, and also to pay their drivers for going to the title office, etc. $50-100 is fair I would say, but when they are charging $200-300 it is rape.

Tax is tax. A dealer makes no profit on tax of course, they just HAVE to charge it the same as Wal-Mart or anywhere else. Just the way it is.




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