buying a 96 gt probe!

[ice_rr]

the car is 5 spd the body has 260ks on it but the engin is 150k... what should i be carful for bfor buying this car? he is asking 3300 $ canadian any suggestion befor i buy it?


thanx all

[96probegt]

the engines have been known to last about 150,000 miles i bought my 96 it had 151,000 it blew up at 152,500 but you can get a klze for it for around $800 u.s

[carbap82]

I think that is a lot to spend. Just to give you an idea. I sold my mint cherry red 96 GT power roof, power options, CD player. Aslo had a new clutch, head gasket, brakes , rotors, calipers, altinator, batt. and belts for $1,800 I know, I gave it away. It only had 123,000 miles on it but I just didnt need it any more. I wouldnt jump into that right away. Take your time, and the right one will fall into place.

[carbap82]

Oh, it was also a 5 sp. Very fast!

[shawnwilliams]

Dont forget you guyz that his price was canadian, cars up here are alot more than they are there. And his car is in K's not miles, big difference

[Ghostcloak]

Originally Posted by shawnwilliams

Dont forget you guyz that his price was canadian, cars up here are alot more than they are there. And his car is in K's not miles, big difference

I thought canada used the mile too? jeeeeze luweeeeeeezeee its gotta be confusing if you go back and forth between the u.s. and canada if they use kilometers... i mean... nothing like saying "this car has 52,194 miles and 31,102 kilometers on the engine..." wtf? lol....

[shawnwilliams]

No man everything is in K's up here, Nothing is miles. and our gauges and our speed limits are in km/h not miles

but for this guy the car prob had a engine swap done. So his engine has only gone 150k's but the rest of the car has 260k

[Doc_Ratchet]

Originally Posted by shawnwilliams

No man everything is in K's up here, Nothing is miles. and our gauges and our speed limits are in km/h not miles

but for this guy the car prob had a engine swap done. So his engine has only gone 150k's but the rest of the car has 260k

The mounties don't have a sense of humor about the km/mph difference either. Back in about 1988, when we lived in Montana my mom and I went to Edmonton and mom forgot to make the switch. Got nailed for doing 100mph in a 100 km/h zone in a 83 T-Bird. I still pick on her to this day. Back to the issue, even at exchange rates, $3300C still seems a little high. I'd do a little shopping around, find more bang for the buck.

[shawnwilliams]

For some reason up here the price for cars is really high, prob b/c it cost more to keep it going. The cheapest saftied car is around 2500. That's for the cheapest, that usually has rust and doesn't run well. a good all around car is around 5k.