Buying a probe as first Car

[mike01166]

I found a probe gt for 700. Ill post a link to it here. They guy said it was a 91 but its a gen 2 not gen 1 so I know it ccant be a 91, but anyway...

I asked my neighbor who is a mechanic to go take a look at a car up in Massachutes with me. He has a trailer so he could tow.

I said i would buy him 60 beers in exchange for the long ride to massachutes. When i told him it was a probe, he said they suck and are unreliable. Is this true? Are the good cars. I have the time and effort to work on a vehicle and the know how involved. So , are probes junk or if i buy it will it last me atleast 2 years. Here is the link to the car. http://boston.craigslist.org/car/132938594.html

[adamhamrick]

I have had endless issues with probes. It always seems to be a PCM problem or an emissions problem in general. I don't suggest it because they are either reliable or a money grabber.

[C. Cleve]

Hi, Mike...RE Your probe for 700, First of all if I were you I would check out all of the probe problems in the forums, This should give you an answer, I spent many hard hours as a ford tech solving many divereified problems with these vehicles. Look at it this way I got paid for it, All you will get is a lot of heartache and an empty pocket book, Think twice....See Ya, ....Clay...