i sold my cobalt ss a couple days ago:

bought this 98 ls1 z28 for 2500 bucks on craigslist yesterday. i had to drive to bremerton, wa to get it tho. it was raining super hard the whole way up there and off and on heavy rain / slushy snow on the way back.

the guy bought the car for ls swap into his nova and ended up not doing it. it sat for 2 or 3 months with the t-tops leaking so it was wet inside but i got to it before there was any mold or real damage. someone put wood panel stickies onto a lot of the interior pieces LOL. has 130k and a4.

it runs and drives really nice its a steal for 2500 bucks. i'm going to put some elbow grease into it and get it fixed up nice. i started peeling off the wood **** on the drive home

has k&n lid, SLP loudmouth exhaust and the tips were put on backwards lol... it had a CEL on the way home and by the time i got back the CEL went off and stayed off. never checked to see what it was

PROS:
cheap
straight body with no dents
runs & drives great
decent wheels
SLP exhaust
shift kit or programming in transmission
everything inside works (power windows/power locks/power seat/power mirrors/cruise control)

CONS:
mismatched bald tires on every wheel
windshield wiper motor bad or broken / bent tab in mechanism wipers work fine but stop in the up position
goofy interior pieces
t-top leak
no T-STAT or broken T-STAT (never heats up fully but gets hot enough to have some heat)
backwards exhaust tips
headlights stuck on brights
brake rotors slightly warped but still stops good
headlight rubber seals messed up
no key fobs
belt sequel
cheesy messed up tint, especially on the rear hatch window (can't even see out of it)

already bought:

long tubes
t-stat
serp belt (installed right away)
275/40/r17 tires
drilled / slotted rotors & ceramic pads (same as ones i put on cobalt)
o2 extensions
2 new black 3.5" exhaust tips (same i put on cobalt)
bow tie valve stem caps 8)

 

Seems like a steal for $2500. I’d leave the wood grain items personally.
just kidding! Looks like a bunch of easy repairs to have a nice car. Enjoy!

 

Nice pick up for that kind of money! I was going to buy one from an insurance auction for a donor to my third gen and they were bringing more than that wrecked and with branded titles.

 

Yah I'm pretty stoked about it. I'm going to be about 4000 into it with all the **** I'm buying for it including tires.
tires.

The shocks seem worn out so I'm going to by some 1" lowering springs and a set of good cheap shocks.


Any suggestions on good cheap shocks? Springs too I guess... Budget tho

I got the tirss put on yesterday and it looks way better with 275s and the right spacing in the fender Wells. I'll take a pic today

 

 

 

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