Why so much $$$?

[Viper_Storm]

Why is it that every camaro with high millage is still going for like 5 grand? lol, 95 z28 221,XXX miles and they want like 5600 for it and it hasnt be modded or had an engine rebuild or anything.. and i have more to list but this is one is good enough

[89IROC&RS]

they are optimistic negociate down based on the mileage and the expected lifespan of the engine.

[Viper_Storm]

Originally Posted by 89IROC&RS

they are optimistic negociate down based on the mileage and the expected lifespan of the engine.

lol, expected lifespan of the engine? lol, my luck i will buy it, start it up and pull out of the parking space then it will die

[Viper_Storm]

any idea how many miles can be squeezed out of a v6 with an auto?

edit: the best 4th in my area is a 97, v6 with 151,xxx miles, auto, but they want like 3 grand for it, im gonna try to get them down to more like 2000 - 2500...

edit2: the best thing i got going in my favor is im gonna be offering cash and the high miles, only prob is im scared it will nickel and dime me to death :S

[Rally Sport]

Well for a v6 i'd try about 1,500-2000 sounds good, anymore is bad because of the fact that it has 151,XXX. Not good, engine is about to kick the bucket. Also people think that because its a Z28 and it's highly wanted that mileage doesnt really matter and it'll have a high resale value when just like 89 said they're optomistic.

[Viper_Storm]

anything you could do to try to squeeze more miles out of it before it dies? i dont have a garage or driveway (just cant let it sit untill i save the cash for the motor and with my shity job it will prob take another 3 years just to have enough for a new engine) or even the money for a new engine....

[Rally Sport]

Alright for the mileage it has it SHOULD last about one more year or less, I say around..a couple of months, this is the V6 because thats what I experienced with MY V6 it had about the same miles and lasted me a year and this was under BAD conditions for example it overheated really bad for a while when it was SUMMER so I bet it didnt really help out in its life.

[88camaroproject]

yeah but u had an older engine. hes looking at a 97. im sure he can get more miles out a a 3.8 v6 from 97 thn we get out of our 3.1 and 2.8 from 88 and 92???is it. cause everyone i have talked to that has haad a 2.8 has lost the engine around 140000. there wasnt the same technology. its gotta last more then ours did

[Rally Sport]

I guess, but mine went out around the 200K line and i'll tell ya all it went through. First MASSIVE overheating, the thing was literally running NEEDING a TOTAL tuneup so I bet that wasnt good. Also I ran the HELL out of the thing, most of the time that I spent accelerating was me having the pedal to the floor, so I think my engine went out with a bang because I beat an Eclipse the same night that I last drove it.

[88camaroproject]

lol at least it went out proud

[Rally Sport]

I think it did, I personally dont have any regrets whatever I did with the car and have to say I learned ALOT because I got it.

[Sp3c1al ReG]

i got my 94 v6 with 127,000+ miles on it. Though, at first, my one mechanic said it was shit.....took it to the previous owners mechanic and he said complete opposite...i dunno though. Its in dyer need of a full flush because all they did was flush the radiator and not the block. Reason why is my radiator, though no leaks are apparent, sucks up anti-freeze and turns into a solid..yup thats right, a solid. But otherwise...my car is in good shape and I see it lasting a while, hopefully. As long as you keep up with any repairs it needs and dont kill it, any car you buy should last until ur ready to buy a new motor/car or w/e.

[Viper_Storm]

i found a nice 96

"auto w/OD, ps, ABS pb, air, 51,000 miles, p-lcks, p-win, cruise, tilt, dual air bags, Alloy whls., Bose audio, r/wing, fog lamps, more"

they want 6,990.00 for it, is it to cheap? just right?

[Viper_Storm]

its a bit more then i wanted to spend on the car but the miles is what i was looking for, since im gonna offer atleast half of what they are asking in cash im gonna see if the can inclued tax, tags, licensing and all that other crap in to that 6,990

[instantkevin]

I had a 1990 V6 3.1 engine and it had 185,000 miles on it. It still ran flawlessly and I ran the crap out of that engine everyday. I knew for sure that it would run another 2-3years without any hickups, but that was before I blew it up in a parking lot doing doughnuts. Long story. Oh well, the 350 is almost done.