160k miles to much???? need help

Hey all my names Mike and I just joined this forum cuase I needed some answers i coudlnt find and you all seem really knowledgeable......i failed english if you cant tell anyways my aunts friend aquired this 95 pontiac firebird v6 through some crap with some people that owed her alot of rent money so the bank gave her the car anyways they put like 2500 into it new tires bunch of other stuff i forgot the actual specifics nothing fancy just getting it runnign and passing inspection cuase it sat for like a year they said the interior is ok the engine i dunno it runs sounds fine to me but the BIG thing is it has over 160k miles and thats alot of miles to me my cars older and only has 120k soo shes asking 3 thousand everything LOOKS to my untrained eye to be stock im not seeing any nice shiny parts sticking out so help any ideas should i buy it should i not if i buy if what should i do to the engine to get it in prestine running thanks for any coments preciate it :banghead:

As for it being a 95 V6, it's either a 3.4 or a 3.8, depending on when it was made during the year. Neither engine is a blistering example of power and speed, but can be made to be for lots of money. I have a friend right now who has a 98 V6 Firebird, And for the money to supercharge his V6 and get it to around 450 hp, he's putting a complete LS1 in his car, with a little money left over for things like headers. If you were to go this route, you could find an LT1 for around a grand and swap that in. I wouldn't put too much faith in that V6, no telling what it's been put through in 160k miles...

should i buy it should i not if i buy if what should i do to the engine to get it in prestine running thanks for any coments preciate it

I think he just wants some help on making it run nice.

How mechanical are you?

A Rad Flush would be nice, as well as a complete oil change and engine flush. Running Premium will help the car. New Spark Plugs, check the brakes and shocks.

If you are decently mechanical or willing to follow directions I can tell you how to do these, as I'm sure others here can too.

As you pointed out in the quote above, he's also looking for advice on whether to purchase it or not, like I discussed...

soo you think i should buy it then does 3000 sound good for a 95 v6 with 160 k miles ?

and as far as my mechanic abilities im slightly above average i guess i know more than most of my friends do but im definitly not certified in anything I know mostly bout fords but i can figuer it out if im told how to do them with good directions

95 v6 with 160k for 3000.00 NO WAY!

offer him 1500-2000.00 MAX

you can get a better one with less miles for that price on a 95 just keep looking!

Heh I keep forgetting thats $3000 US heh.

I'd offer $2500 for it, as long as it has been decently maintained, then go over it yourself after.

160,000 miles is a lot of milage, but it depends on how hard it was driven etc.

I have a 1968 Firebird and it was doing fine after 34 years and 90,000 miles heh. I had a Taurus with the 3.?? into 230,000 miles not a problem ;) (Good buy too for $1000CDN @75,000 miles heh)

Test drive it. $3000 sounds too much though. Please use some periods, it makes reading less tiring. :naughty:

I'd offer him $1500 for it. I wouldn't expect more than $2700-3000 for my Dad's 95 3.4L V6 Camaro that has a little over 102K on the odometer, and it's in good shape.