Torn! v6 vs v8.
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Originally Posted by Deutch420
Regarding gas. Premium is like 2.80. Regular is like 2.60. So lets say there is .20 per gallon differabce. @ 15 gallon to a tank =.20 (diff) x 15 (gall) = 3 bucks... If you cant handle dropping an additional 3 bucks a week for premium over reg. then i dont think your financially ready to purchase a car. So if gas price is a concern, i say dont get a f-body, buy a civic. lmao
regarding the V6 vs V8. Dood, do yourself a favor and just get the LS1. unless your good with cars and can drop the LS1 in a V6 without relying on someone to do it for you (labor costs are a bitch) then i would stay away from the LS1 swap... but iunno![The Judge](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_judge.gif)
regarding the V6 vs V8. Dood, do yourself a favor and just get the LS1. unless your good with cars and can drop the LS1 in a V6 without relying on someone to do it for you (labor costs are a bitch) then i would stay away from the LS1 swap... but iunno
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Originally Posted by Devylyst
Ouch, no love for the v6er aye. Do all ls1 take premium or thats what everyone likes to get?
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Originally Posted by Trust
I'm sure your gears arent helping you out too much. Do you get 14MPG average, or just city?
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Originally Posted by Devylyst
I plan to get my 4th gen around the summer time, but with these freakin gas prices a 3.8 liter sounds pretty good to me, those are like 190hp stock ( right?) I could throw on a turbo and try to aim for 300hp+, but that wont be for some time. Then with the old good LS1 I can always have the power on hand, but 5.7 sucks alot of gas. I had a 4.5 liter caddy eldarado and hated it cause it drank so much gas. Did you guys ever had this lil dilema when you decided to get ur ride? ![Bang Head](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_banghead.gif)
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Well as of now, I own a 3.8l 1997 Camaro with ttops, A4, power windows/doors and monsoon system.... I'm happy with it, but I always want one up. I'm thinking of getting a z28.
I paid $2750 for this car, it had 90k miles on it.
It now has $2000 of rear-end damage from some idiot, which I'm going to court over. It now has almost 98k miles on it... nothing aftermarket except an SLP CAI and a flowmaster muffler.
I'm thinking about getting the money for the rear and fixing that, and getting my hood painted to match (it's green, car is black) and then trying to sell it locally and looking for a Z.
I looked at the kbb value, private party suggested $4k, trade in 3.5k. I don't need a v8... there are no tracks around me really.. but I still want one.. I'm sure you guys know how it is.
I'm not worried about gas milage, or gas prices. I make enough money right now to cover that. At $7.25 an hour, 5 days a week. I only have gas/insurance/cell bill to pay for. Insurance is my main concern... I'm only 17 (18 in october) so I don't know if my rates will be high or not.
I know what you're going to say, get the Z... but I just don't know. Do you think I could pull $4k from the car, and what would a z run me with under 100k miles?
I paid $2750 for this car, it had 90k miles on it.
It now has $2000 of rear-end damage from some idiot, which I'm going to court over. It now has almost 98k miles on it... nothing aftermarket except an SLP CAI and a flowmaster muffler.
I'm thinking about getting the money for the rear and fixing that, and getting my hood painted to match (it's green, car is black) and then trying to sell it locally and looking for a Z.
I looked at the kbb value, private party suggested $4k, trade in 3.5k. I don't need a v8... there are no tracks around me really.. but I still want one.. I'm sure you guys know how it is.
I'm not worried about gas milage, or gas prices. I make enough money right now to cover that. At $7.25 an hour, 5 days a week. I only have gas/insurance/cell bill to pay for. Insurance is my main concern... I'm only 17 (18 in october) so I don't know if my rates will be high or not.
I know what you're going to say, get the Z... but I just don't know. Do you think I could pull $4k from the car, and what would a z run me with under 100k miles?
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for me (18, 19 about 3 weels or so April 19th 1987) i requested a price quote from my insurance company i have now.
Upgrade from:
1994 Buick Century 6Cylinder, 4 Spd Auto, 4 door Sedan
To:
2002 Chevrolet Camaro SS, 35Anniversary V8, Manual 6 Spd, 2 Door coupe t-top
It was going to jump by only i think 16% which brought it to about 675 every 6 months, 1 wreck and totaled car, given i have no tickets on record except expired tags, no criminal record, good student discount, !good! credit, so clean driveing record helps a lot, plus i live in flroida which is a no fault state i belive
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As for the car, it depends on the extent of damage to car and where you get it fixed at, if you have receipts of repairs and all that kind of good things, and what kind of year Z28 you are looking for...
4k after a wreck though is really puching limits, use autotrader in your area see whats selling around there. also with that much damage they should have totaled it, they totaled my car after about 1/4 of price(hit a birck overlay doing abotu 40 in reverse)
Upgrade from:
1994 Buick Century 6Cylinder, 4 Spd Auto, 4 door Sedan
To:
2002 Chevrolet Camaro SS, 35Anniversary V8, Manual 6 Spd, 2 Door coupe t-top
It was going to jump by only i think 16% which brought it to about 675 every 6 months, 1 wreck and totaled car, given i have no tickets on record except expired tags, no criminal record, good student discount, !good! credit, so clean driveing record helps a lot, plus i live in flroida which is a no fault state i belive
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As for the car, it depends on the extent of damage to car and where you get it fixed at, if you have receipts of repairs and all that kind of good things, and what kind of year Z28 you are looking for...
4k after a wreck though is really puching limits, use autotrader in your area see whats selling around there. also with that much damage they should have totaled it, they totaled my car after about 1/4 of price(hit a birck overlay doing abotu 40 in reverse)
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I have a 96V6 and a 00Z. For daily driving it really doesn't matter to me. I kept the V6 for winter duties since it's already beat up and Z is very clean. My 6 is pretty quick though. 14.3 stock internals before headers. I love the Z since it's much more powerful and looks way better. It's a toss up for pure DD duties though. If you don't get on it, you won't notice. I have problems opening the Z up since it gets up to speed so fast. So bottom line, I don't know what to tell you.
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Well, at 18 i traded in my 93 3.4 V6 in for a 98 TA A4. The best thing i could have done performance wise. However it did hit my checkbook pretty hard. At the time i was making just a little more than you, and since i decided to start my own insurance alone, well i got hit pretty bad. My car payments were 260 a month, but my insurance was 395
Thats no typo... Add gas,food and going out with friends, and that quickly ate though my paychecks. Luckly a few years have gone by, i make a bit more money now
,insurance is now half that, car is paid off and gas.. well the only thing i can't change. What i'm trying to get across though is while right now your pay might seem fine, your still young, and with a car, insurance and what ever else comes up the last thing you want to feel is financaly stressed by the time your 19 or 20. If you can get a good deal on a Z or SS and insurance, go for it... If not i'd wait till you can find a job that will pay more..
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Probably not what you want to hear, but at your income level and with the other bills you mentioned, the LS1 will end up owning you, not the other way around. Not that you couldn't do it, but there are a lot of fun cars around that won't suck you dry financially. You are young, don't waste it working full time just to own a car and make insurance ****** even richer. Go out, have some fun, save the LS1 for when you are older and perhaps married. The insurance co. won't rape you quite so much then.
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i bought a 2000 z28 when i was 19 at that time i payed 250 a month for car insurance that was with a clean record. now that i am 21 and i added another car to my insurance my total per month for 2 cars is 162 =)
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You could probally afford it but but just make sure that what you really want to do with all your money, Im getting rid of mine for that verry reason Im 20 and tired of working 30+ hours a week and put just about every penny into my car