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Old 05-13-2008, 10:51 PM
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ok so i ran across this deal the car is a 98 T/A, it is black, t-tops, auto, but it has had some paint work,178,000 mi., a freshly rebuilt tranny and bone stock otherwise. it has a clear title and the guy said that a chick owned the car and drove from Oklahoma City to Tulsa every day so i imagine that they are a lot of highway miles.

for a ten year old car with that many miles the price seems reasonable...if all is well and as it should be

what do you guys think?

how long do the LS1's really last?
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pass

about $2k too much for the mileage
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Not worth it for an auto 98
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I have to agree. For 2k more you can get 1 3rd of the miliage.

Maybe 5k in very good shape.
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Good asking price. Pay $2000 less or dont buy it. KBB.com
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the thing looked good to me till i heard the mileage.

i think i'll pass then.

not worth it for a worn out car, even if the motor would be reliable the rest of the car would prolly fall apart after that many miles.

thanks for the input
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there is a 98 here in my town right now, about the same mileage and driving history, has hail damage on the hood and drivers seat tore up, other than that stock and nice looking and everything works, $3500 i think is the asking price!!!
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A guy here just bought a 98 w/auto and a little over 200k for $3100. So I would defenitly try to talk them down several $1ks
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Id say if its clean, and well taken care of- 4500-5k wouldnt be out of the picture..
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got my 99 with 80,000miles for 5500...Too much and toooooo many miles for that car IMO
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I sold my 98 TA every single bolt on,fresh auto tranny and WS6 wheels about 8 months back for $5500. 153,000 miles. I wouldn't be scarred of mileage as long as the car was maintained. There is a guy working with me with 201,122 on his 99 TA and the car still has original plugs Also people on this site with over 250,000 miles
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If that was a manual it would have a better value..but no way in hell is a A4 with 200k worth over 5grand lol
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Originally Posted by crazydavez28
ok so i ran across this deal the car is a 98 T/A, it is black, t-tops, auto, but it has had some paint work,178,000 mi., a freshly rebuilt tranny and bone stock otherwise. it has a clear title and the guy said that a chick owned the car and drove from Oklahoma City to Tulsa every day so i imagine that they are a lot of highway miles.

for a ten year old car with that many miles the price seems reasonable...if all is well and as it should be

what do you guys think?

how long do the LS1's really last?
Way too much for that 1.....I got my Formula for around that price with 85000 mi. on it.
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Im selling my 1998 with 128k on it for 4800 with a rebuilt tranny in it with like 5k miles
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Originally Posted by crazydavez28
ok so i ran across this deal the car is a 98 T/A, it is black, t-tops, auto, but it has had some paint work,178,000 mi., a freshly rebuilt tranny and bone stock otherwise. it has a clear title and the guy said that a chick owned the car and drove from Oklahoma City to Tulsa every day so i imagine that they are a lot of highway miles.

for a ten year old car with that many miles the price seems reasonable...if all is well and as it should be

what do you guys think?

how long do the LS1's really last?
If it had 100k less miles it would be an OK deal.... My friend just picked up a 98 A4 with 70k miles for $6200.
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i paid 4700 for my 2000 camaroc z-28 with 162,000 on it.
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Here is one in Kansas city MO

http://kansascity.craigslist.org/car/673663726.html
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Toooo many miles for the $$. Keep searching, the right one will come along
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got my 98z28 with 40k for 7500 6 moths ago...just keep waiting took me 4 moths
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Originally Posted by jetlag
If it had 100k less miles it would be an OK deal.... My friend just picked up a 98 A4 with 70k miles for $6200.



Sho' 'nuff


Really clean car for it's age and price too. I've said it once and I'll say it again. If you can afford to wait and travel, do it. I stole mine from a fellow in Georgia, and haven't regretted it a bit.



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