Miles
Miles Im looking at buying a 99 camaro Z28, the guy wants to get $4,000 out of it witch really isnt bad...however the car has 150,000 miles on it...how many more miles do you guys thank it has left?...how much would it cost to freshin it up....doesnt smoke knock ping sounds pretty healthy...thanks for the advise.. 
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I bought my 95 LT1 for $4500 (TA, leather(black) A4 in IMMACULATE! shape back when I was 18 (I am 21 now so thats...03').
It had 147K miles. Got a new tranny/'verter/rear axle at 140K. 'Verter "just grenated and blew shrapnel all through the tranny one day"-previous owner. (YEah, I am betting neutral drops from redline did it, lmao.
I owned it until 170K miles and only replaced a turn-signal fuze/selenoid/whatever and a heater core. Car ran damn well. No issues what-so-ever. Always got asked if it was an 03' or 04' (in 04'). Lol. Car was immaculate. They were all highway miles he said and I belive him. car was tight, no rattles or anything unless you did 50+ over railroad tracks or something. Underside was perfect too, not all dinged up or anything.
If the car is well-taken care of, 4K is a good deal. Hell, a "new" T56/LS1 are only $3500 if you shop around and find a take-out from a totalled car. You have what..$7500 invested AFTER! a motor/tranny swap? If the body/interior are nice and she seems okay, go for it I say.
It had 147K miles. Got a new tranny/'verter/rear axle at 140K. 'Verter "just grenated and blew shrapnel all through the tranny one day"-previous owner. (YEah, I am betting neutral drops from redline did it, lmao.
I owned it until 170K miles and only replaced a turn-signal fuze/selenoid/whatever and a heater core. Car ran damn well. No issues what-so-ever. Always got asked if it was an 03' or 04' (in 04'). Lol. Car was immaculate. They were all highway miles he said and I belive him. car was tight, no rattles or anything unless you did 50+ over railroad tracks or something. Underside was perfect too, not all dinged up or anything.
If the car is well-taken care of, 4K is a good deal. Hell, a "new" T56/LS1 are only $3500 if you shop around and find a take-out from a totalled car. You have what..$7500 invested AFTER! a motor/tranny swap? If the body/interior are nice and she seems okay, go for it I say.
I wouldn't worry about the miles, these engines last a long time if taken care of. See if you can find out if it burns or leaks any oil, that should tell you what kind of condition it's in. If it doesn't, you're good to go. If it does, I would prob pass, depending on how much...
According to Gm engineers, the LS1 engine was designed to be a 300,000 mile engine. I haven't heard of anybody just plain wearing one out yet so they may just last that long.
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