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12-09-2004, 11:11 PM | #1 | |
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Looking at a GN now I have some Q's
I'm going to be looking at a GN from a dealership early next week and I was wondering what I should be looking for as far as problems and such??? Anyways the car is an '87 GN listed at $18000 and has 30,000 miles, the body looks to be in great condition from the pictures. There's another GN for sale for about $15,000 at another dealership down the road from that that I might check out but they didn't list the mileage on the car. TIA
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12-11-2004, 01:27 PM | #2 | |
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heres a great writeup on the gn/ttype web site
http://www.gnttype.org/general/buyguide.html good luck
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12-11-2004, 10:38 PM | #3 | |
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Re: Looking at a GN now I have some Q's
Just look for the things you'd inspect on any other car
-No rust -clean, not damaged interior -straight body panels -no excessive body panel gaps -engine fires quickly and on the first try -engine idles smoothly -no excessive nouse from engine or turbocharger -transmission shifts smoothly -horn, lights and ALL acessorys work and work well -no odd smells -no visible exhaust smoke, other that condensation. -Instrumentation lights up, gages accurate -suspension is good(push down on the fender over each wheel, if it bounces more than 3 times until it stops, suspension is usually bad) -steering wheel is straight when the car goes straight -steering is responsive -solid brakes Thats all I can think of.
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12-12-2004, 12:12 AM | #4 | |
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Re: Looking at a GN now I have some Q's
Thanks for the link gnfreak and for the list Tman.
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12-12-2004, 06:02 PM | #5 | |
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as far as mechinacal parts on a GN, the major weak link in the drive train is the transmission. these cars never idle smoothly. They are an off center v-6. Anything elese that needs to be known is on the buyers guide.
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