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Old May 13, 2007 | 09:54 PM
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I have a 97 t/a right now with the 98 front end with ram air hood it has 112000 on the body and trans and 20thousand on a new motor.. this guys is selling a 99 t/a convertible that has a R Title because it was hit on the drivers side and the air bags came out.. everything is fixed on the car and it only has 13000 miles on it.. he wants 8grand so do you think i should sell my t/a and get the 99 i kno the ls1 are a better engine but i dont kno how i feel about the convertible the ttops look a lot better with and the wing is bigger... what do u guys think i should do thanks
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Old May 13, 2007 | 09:56 PM
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Are we driving the car or you?

Do what you want.

Read up on both of them make your mind up if it's worth it to you. Not to us.
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Old May 13, 2007 | 10:10 PM
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Yes, you're right, this is the Gen III external engine section, a lot of people here would probably agree that they like the LS1 better...
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Old May 13, 2007 | 11:11 PM
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yea take the 99 man but then again u could just get a ls1 motor and trans on ebay for 3000 and then u got a ls1 and no convertible and u save 5 grand
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Old May 13, 2007 | 11:30 PM
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I own an LS1 but if I were you I'd keep the 97 until I could find a newer one with T tops. It will be worth waiting for in my opinion.
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Old May 14, 2007 | 05:21 AM
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i know i would like a ttop trans am better but this car only has 13000 miles thats unreal... i think if i just keep it for like a year or two i could always resale it and get my money back or even more
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