Went and looked at "Autotrader" 98 Formula
12-14-2007, 08:58 PM
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Went and looked at "Autotrader" 98 Formula I pulled a trailer 275 miles today to buy a 98 Silver Formula. I was disappointed. If any one is looking at this car ask me some questions. Needless to say I came home with what I took. I got him down to $4700 on the phone but he didn't tell the hole story.
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...00&cardist=209
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...00&cardist=209
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12-14-2007, 10:09 PM
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Well he didn't take any pictures of the drivers side. Dent on the front fender after he told me there wasn't any. Scratches on every panel of the car. The wing looked like someone had hauled a bicycle on it. Some dumbass took some kind of black adhesive that hardened like J.B. Weld and tried to glue the weather stripping on the outside of the drivers side door. This **** would have to be ground off and the whole door would have to be painted. He told me the dash wasn't cracked and it was. He took a good picture of the drivers side seat but didnt show the damage after he said it had modreate wear. Had about a 6" rip. Previous owner was a smoker and the car reiked of smoke and when he threw out his cigs they would land in the back seat and burn wholes in everthing. Wasn't sure about the oil pressure gauge because it went everywhere. And the rear end was on death row. The tires and wheels were nice like he said. Im sure i forgot something. Oh yeah I set in Atlanta traffic for 2 hours on the way home.
12-14-2007, 10:44 PM
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Just for the hell of it I'd sue him for your time and gas money under the guise that he obviously lied about the condition of the car to get you to come take a look at it.
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craigslist!!! thats where i bought my car!! but beware of some of the ******** like u mentioned!! i had the same problem , i went to go look at a 98 black formula, and omg it was a knightmare, i know what u mean, i even drove like 80 miles away!
12-14-2007, 11:40 PM
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I bought my canoe on craigslist, got a great deal. It's not an auction so you can get stuff without out-bidding the next guy like ebay.
12-14-2007, 11:53 PM
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If I was going to build a project ls1 car, I'd put it in a non-ls1 for insurance purposes. Even if you could buy a v6 camaro or s10 or something, swap in the ls1, sell the v6 parts, and insure it as a v6 
That's my only regret about my car, is the insurance cost per year. It's really a good thing I'm real successful in traffic court too lol.
That's my only regret about my car, is the insurance cost per year. It's really a good thing I'm real successful in traffic court too lol.
12-15-2007, 12:05 AM
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If I was going to build a project ls1 car, I'd put it in a non-ls1 for insurance purposes. Even if you could buy a v6 camaro or s10 or something, swap in the ls1, sell the v6 parts, and insure it as a v6 That's my only regret about my car, is the insurance cost per year. It's really a good thing I'm real successful in traffic court too lol.
That's my only regret about my car, is the insurance cost per year. It's really a good thing I'm real successful in traffic court too lol.