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Would buying an ls1 with 140k on it a bad idea?

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Old 06-09-2011, 09:47 PM
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My DD SS has 166k on it and counting... my vert has 206k and when the heads were off still had corss hatches in the cyl walls
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Bought mine for $5000 w/141k miles in 2007. The car now has 192k, and runs great.

I did have to replace the transmission at 180k (5th gear synchro), and just replaced the steering rack, bushings, etc.

I wouldn't be worried about the motor though.
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if its a A4 change the trans fluid,and rear end lube.
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I bought mine with 100k exactly on it and ive recently had to replace a bad ac idler pulley that was squeaking like a bitch other than that it runs as good as new
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I got my 98TA with 150k and a salvaged tittle and no issues, even had stock plugs lmfao! knock on wood shes good to me so far.
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Originally Posted by ShouldahadaV8
Its a dealership and they want 5000, But I might do a trade in. But will an ls1 be expensive to fix?
Depends on what goes wrong, but LS1's are STRONG motors if taken care of. I had a 97 go 269,783 miles before destroying the bearings and gasket. Decided at that point the car had too many miles to even rebuild so moved on. Sounds like a good deal depending on condition, I just bought a 99 WS6 with 105,600 for 8200

Good luck on the sale and keep us posted
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I bought my 01' z28 online for $3500 from a guy in Chicago, IL with 256,xxx miles on it and drove it 10 hours home to North Carolina. I Drove it every day for 2 years and never had a problem with it. Probably one of the best driving ls1 cars ive had. It ran strong, and the guy i sold it to did a Ms3 cam and a 4000stall in it and still drives it everyday. Dont be scared! Buy it and drive the **** out of it!
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i'm a bit optimistic so a possible worst case scenario

you buy it, drive it easy because of the mileage as you slowly improve the rear/suspension etc. then you cant take it and start beating on it, having fun. engine blows, you buy an LQ9 for cheap and swap that in.



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