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Old Sep 21, 2010 | 09:12 PM
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my parents recently bought me a 1998 camaro v6 and it came with 150,000 miles on it and im nervous if it can still keep runnin ok for a while.Im new to all of this and dont know much about cars. I am just starting in college and i need it to last me thoughout college at least.
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Old Sep 21, 2010 | 09:18 PM
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Had no problems at all with mine that had 145k. Drove it a year and sold it to my friend a year ago. Still no problems.
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Old Sep 21, 2010 | 09:25 PM
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Mine is at 187,856miles and still running strong. Only thing I've done to it is the maintenance, replaced a pair of worn shocks and the belt tensioner.
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Old Sep 21, 2010 | 09:33 PM
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Thanks guys im feelin better and im goin to take good care of it and if i can rebuild the engine or buy a new one and erase those miles.
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Old Sep 21, 2010 | 09:41 PM
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If you ever need engine, transmission, or rear end parts after November just PM me.

I'm swapping to a FI 6.0L Iron block in December so I won't have any use for them, and if noone wants them I think they'll just go into some old small beater truck.
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Old Sep 21, 2010 | 09:45 PM
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oo ya for sure thanks! its if i can save up enough money though
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Old Sep 26, 2010 | 08:26 AM
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These motors, both v6 and v8, will last a really long time if taken care of. Just do regular maintenance and learn as much as you can about these cars. Also, i've seen some people with stock ls1 cars that have m6's get close to 30mpg highway. Take THAT Honda.
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