good luck with the car, i saw the SS today and it looked awesome, tommorow were going to drive test drive it and if it drives as good as it looks were paying him and im driving home with a new car tommorow

 

Even with it being stored for a year and a half, you should understand that this is still a very NEW car, not an old carborated smogger thats been under a tree in someones yard for a few years. With it being in CA, never seeing a cold day (under 50 isn't even cold), I wouldn't worry at all about any kind of 'storage issues'. I'll echo what everyone else said about buying a modified car. If there's nothing dripping on the floor under the CV boots or rear, then it's not leaking enough to actually cause much loss of fluid. Remember that nearly EVERY engine, seal, rear, etc, whether brand new or 20 years old, leaks a little something somewhere. The big question is how much it leaks. My brandy new 05 Colorado, 6 months old with 4K miles, already leaks oil from the oil pan gasket. Not much at all, doesn't even show on the dipstick, so if the rear isn't leaking enough to drip on the floor, I wouldn't worry about it.

 

I'd end up feeling bad if I got the WS6 that was to be a collector's car and end up driving it daily... but, if you take good care of it, and it has a happy life... I guess "why not."

 

hey i finally got my car!!! ill post a thread..heres a pic

 

Looks great.

 

thanks! tommorow ill post some more pics with a better camera. that was a quick pic i took right when i got it home with my shitty camera

 

Go for the stock car that's been stored and change all the fluids as already said.

Cars like to be used everyday it keeps everything moving, but as long as you lube everything before you start using it it should be fine.

 

i went back to see the car tonight to check the pinion seal

--> I found some nice black sludge all over the passenger side of the rear diff on the car, and on the axle on the that side. the drivers side was much cleaner.

This is gear oil, right? the oil was only on the car behind the u-joint. the pinion seal, correct?

--> I opened the fill plug and fluid was dripping out immeadiately, plenty full. i included a photo of the fluid so you could see if it is clean. looks good as far as i know.

Is this the bad news i was fearing? its been well lubed yet pinion seal appears to be leaking! how badly?

 

More Photos

 

There is nothing to worry about in these pics, I wish that my axle oil was that clean, that's a sure sign that the car has been stored and nothing to worry about.

I think your being a little to paranoid if oil comes out as soon as you take the plug out that means it filled to the correct level.

Go ahead and buy it if it's what you want!

Cars that have been babied all there lives just need to be handled gently at first until everything loosens up then there fine.

It's like buying a new car you don't go wild in it you run the motor in and wait till everything loosens up for a few 1000 miles before you start giving it some stick.

Andy

 

Those pics are pretty normal for a stock 10 bolt.

Why does a 'stored' car have 30k miles on it?

 

the first 30k were from a female owner that owned it before him, probably driven by her husband a bit too. but ever since early 04 this guy has had it.

this is the first time ive ever bought a car private party so i really want to make sure i dont regret anything.

the owner said he'll call the dealer tomorrow and see if powertrain stuff like that would be covered by a warranty after the bumper-to-bumper warranty expires. sounds like it wouldnt need repairing from what you guys explain.

i think im gonna get this bad boy, fellas!! the black ws6 is #1

 

My vote is for the stored car that has not been modded.


As for the modded car, just remember this.
No one buys aftermarket parts to "not race" their car.

 

I see nothing to worry about in the pics either. Buy the car already!!!!

 

it sounds as if you are still unsure as wether to buy the stored car, why don't you pay for a proffesional to do a full mechanical independent check of the car and they will tell you if anything is wrong with it then you know where you stand.

I don't know who to recommend as I am in the UK and I would get an AA inspection done here, the guys on here will tell you who to use.

If the car has 30,000 miles from a first owner then everything is run in and should be fine.

 

Very well said, I agree go with the stocker.

 

well, im getting the stock one!

just working out all the bumps with registration and such, since its currently a non-op vehicle.

I also got the owner to smog his car on his dime, and drop the price about $500. This should help me with some initial costs like a nice claybar+wax job, getting a lifetime alignment put on the car, and changing the fluids so she can be running perfectly again.

 

I think that's the right decision.

As said by others, I don't really see anything to be worried about in those pics either.

 

eh, beat the **** out of em' both. whichever drives better, get that one

 

i was in a similar position with an SS. I went with the completely stock one cause I feel most cars that have been modified has most likely been driven hard.