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Old 01-20-2014, 05:54 PM
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Looking at buying this 98 ws6, clean title 2 owner car. I offered 13k and he said he would take it, think its a good deal?


http://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/4289760393.html
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Doesn't seem too bad of a price. It looks like its in great condition.
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Looks good, but where did the right tailpipe go?
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Wow just noticed that, and that's why you ask on ls1tech before buying haha
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Originally Posted by M4N14C
Looks good, but where did the right tailpipe go?
It's a 98, they had the single exit on the left.
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Seriously? Thats lame
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Originally Posted by TBSOELS1
Seriously? Thats lame
Yep, people raised such a fuss they went to the dual single outlet tips that came on the 99-02 models.
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And even though you may think it's kind of ugly, it's an attractive feature to have on a car. It shows that the owners didn't mess with it, or if they did they were the type to keep the stock parts to put it all back factory. Those types of folks usually take pretty good care of their cars.
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Originally Posted by TechCam97
And even though you may think it's kind of ugly, it's an attractive feature to have on a car. It shows that the owners didn't mess with it, or if they did they were the type to keep the stock parts to put it all back factory. Those types of folks usually take pretty good care of their cars.
Yea he assured me it was well taken care of, bought it from a co worker so he knows the history well
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Looks like a great deal. Better jump on it before someone beats you to it!!
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Originally Posted by judgeman6970
Looks like a great deal. Better jump on it before someone beats you to it!!
Im getting it tomorrow night! I just sold my 03 cobra so i could get back into another trans am!
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Good find, I would run a carfax on it just in case.
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Wow carfax must have upped there prices lately, 40 bucks a pop. Ridiculous
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so did you get the ta , and what a clean freaking on , when i saw the pass seat i could tell it didnt have many miles on it. Its funny how the ws6 got the single tip but the others got dual tips. Funny 98 only crap . What a clean car .

Are you gonna keep it stock .
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Originally Posted by ramairetransam
so did you get the ta , and what a clean freaking on , when i saw the pass seat i could tell it didnt have many miles on it. Its funny how the ws6 got the single tip but the others got dual tips. Funny 98 only crap . What a clean car .

Are you gonna keep it stock .
I am going to go look at it tonight, probably keep it mostly stock for now, probably just intake exhaust winsow tint and lower it for now
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Originally Posted by TechCam97
Yep, people raised such a fuss they went to the dual single outlet tips that came on the 99-02 models.
My brother bought his 98 WS6 vert from the original owners. They ordered it then there was a strike so it was months later when the dealer called to say it was in.

They saw the single tip and hated it. So the dealer agreed to put a Borla exhaust on if they would buy it after waiting so long.
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Ran the carfax, it was just like the guy said.. clean! no accident 2 owner car
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That is the Borla Exhaust actually... only available in 98 on the WS6. Nice touch to find that actually imo. I say scoop that up!
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So it had single exit borla exhaust from factory?
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No, Borla isn't stock. Apparently the dealership put it on the car. Stock 98's has the single exhaust tip.


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