are 98's good cars?
07-10-2004, 04:46 PM
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I love my 98. Only issues with it is the gear in the headlights stripping out 
but, thats a Trans Am issue not a 98 issue. I drive the hell out of it 
with 83,000 miles and it just ask for more and more. Nice that I can scare the hell out of my buddy with a fox body 5.0 that has a pleny of mods with my stock TA. He still wont sit beside me 
but, thats a Trans Am issue not a 98 issue. I drive the hell out of it with 83,000 miles and it just ask for more and more. Nice that I can scare the hell out of my buddy with a fox body 5.0 that has a pleny of mods with my stock TA. He still wont sit beside me
07-10-2004, 04:56 PM
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I could be talking out of my butt, but I think I read that the transmissions and rear-ends were different (in a good way). They are a quirky year model because of knock sensor issues (sensitive), and other problems, but I think they are really one of the better year models because of the injectors and all. The only major disadvantage I see is the EGR/LS1 intake manifold.
07-10-2004, 05:03 PM
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my 98 had 34000 miles last summer when I bought it, now it has 38000 and the freekin' tranny crapped out, no nitro, no headers, no nothing! I don't know what the first owner did to it, but it should have lived past 38000. My hatch closes fine, runs stronger than my friends identical car, so I believe the 1-5 cam thing. The AIR system sux *****, it's loud and distractive. normally when a car makes a noise like that, something is broke!
07-11-2004, 02:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Another_User
I could be talking out of my butt, but I think I read that the transmissions and rear-ends were different (in a good way). They are a quirky year model because of knock sensor issues (sensitive), and other problems, but I think they are really one of the better year models because of the injectors and all. The only major disadvantage I see is the EGR/LS1 intake manifold.
07-11-2004, 03:14 AM
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they have different differentials too there's the auburn and some other type.
yeh yeh but don't buy a 98' the wheels will pop off and the windows break and the hatch won't close and the cd's stop feeding and the headlights go out and they blow up and stuff.....
yes the 98's are fine
yeh yeh but don't buy a 98' the wheels will pop off and the windows break and the hatch won't close and the cd's stop feeding and the headlights go out and they blow up and stuff.....
yes the 98's are fine
07-11-2004, 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Another_User
I could be talking out of my butt, but I think I read that the transmissions and rear-ends were different (in a good way). They are a quirky year model because of knock sensor issues (sensitive), and other problems, but I think they are really one of the better year models because of the injectors and all. The only major disadvantage I see is the EGR/LS1 intake manifold.
07-11-2004, 11:46 AM
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GM did have a warranty prob on the oil pumps on 98's but that was the only real issue and the pumps were different on '99 up. lotta later models got LS6 goodies , would be the better way to go if you can afford it.
07-11-2004, 09:04 PM
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i have a 98 z28 with 112,000 miles an have had zero problems, thats right zero, an i rev the **** out of it an it still runs like when i bought it with 6k miles, burns no oil starts up great, idels mint, only problem is cant keep tires on it,lol why does everyone say 98's junk, i love mine
