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00gtp04comp

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Car is a 2002 regal abboud eddition, car is a one owner has new tires and 110k miles..really really good condition only bad things I found was it has the original plugs and wires so there's something thag I will need to adress and the other thing is it has an aftermarket cd player...which j hate bc the steering wheel controls don't work now...guy is asking 3500 and I got him down to 3k cash..car is na :/
 


If it has original plugs and wires, I wonder how the rest of the maintenance was done.

The steering wheel controls can be brought back to life with an adapter. Price is steep though, especially considering it's NA.
 
Yeah thats steep. Plugs and wires are easy/cheap DIY. Radio is nice just get an adapter and wire it in. Check rust under the car, and the strut towers, check oil seepage on the oil pan and valve covers, check LIM gaskets (probably never done), if old plastic ones, check oil for coolant. Theres a thread somewhere on buying a wbody that has all this info.
 
If it's as nice as he says it is, minus minor things here and there, that price is just fine by me.

You are going to pay more for good condition cars because it's hard to find rust free cars in the north.
 
as adecker said , underneath the car will give you the truth about the condition of the car. i thought mine was in good condition for the asking price until i put it up on the rack and looked underneath it . what wasn't covered in fluids was covered with rust. had i done due diligence before i handed over the cash , he would have accepted less or i would have walked away. live and learn.
 


00gtp04comp said:
well car sold before i could get to it...found a 99 gtp with sky high miles...he says 1900 is his bottom dollar..but car does look really good...but idk if i want to deal with these miles, trying to find a work car to keep the miles off my 2000..http://richmondin.craigslist.org/cto/5227101725.html
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These cars are good for about 3-400k miles, that said theres a few things that should be watched out for. (coming from someone who has owned 2 GTPs over 200k) The coolant elbows, they blow when the engines get older, try to tell if they are new. wheel bearings, ball joints tie rod ends at this milage, see if you can jack it up, play with the wheel left to right movement, bad tie rod, top to bottom bad axle. listen to the super charger see if it sounds like driving over cardboard when the idle changes, if so bad coupler.

I buy sub $1000 cars so I have more issues than most.
 
you a fool if you pay $1900 for a 225k mile gp. thats a 1000 car... i paid 1300 for mine with 117k miles and that was too much.
 
Id pay 1900 for that car if everything checked out, dont be afriad of the miles, be afraid of lack of maintenance.
 
04lss said:
listen to the super charger see if it sounds like driving over cardboard when the idle changes, if so bad coupler.

I buy sub $1000 cars so I have more issues than most.
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what does driving over cardboard sound like ? :th_scratchhead:
 


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