looking at a 95 monte Z34

[SSImpala]

i found a 95 monte z34 on yahoo autos and it is located near my father >who has been a mechanic for 30 yrs, i was 1st looking for a 3.8 but i came across thaqt monte with only 66k miles for under $4k says he had the tranny rebuilt 10k miles ago, and has a new EGR valve 1kmiles ago, wondering if you can give me any advice, if its a good buy?,problems to look for" i know about bad alternator prob. just let me know everyone, please voice opinions, thank you!

[tela4422]

These cars are good but they are notorius for bad intake manifold gaskets and bad head gaskets. So if u dont mind fixing that, go for it.

[dwebster]

Originally Posted by SSImpala

i found a 95 monte z34 on yahoo autos and it is located near my father >who has been a mechanic for 30 yrs, i was 1st looking for a 3.8 but i came across thaqt monte with only 66k miles for under $4k says he had the tranny rebuilt 10k miles ago, and has a new EGR valve 1kmiles ago, wondering if you can give me any advice, if its a good buy?,problems to look for" i know about bad alternator prob. just let me know everyone, please voice opinions, thank you!

i have a the same exact car same model and everything. and mine has almost 276,000 miles and still runing very strong would highly recomend that vehicle

[dwebster]

Originally Posted by tela4422

These cars are good but they are notorius for bad intake manifold gaskets and bad head gaskets. So if u dont mind fixing that, go for it.

my car has almost 276,000 miles and i have had no problems with the intake

[tela4422]

you are special case because its a known fact that 95-99 monte's had a design flaw with those plastic type gaskets. Look around the site and u will see. I got a 95 3.4 and both my intake and head gaskets are blown. Impala, check the car(the one u want to buy) on a cold morning and start it up. If u hear a suction under the hood and the car cuts right off, its the intake manifold gasket. If its oil in the coolant or vice versa, its a blown gasket. If its oil on the spark plugs, its a blown head gasket. I just want u to be informed about this car. Dont get me wrong, I love my monte. Its just got a few issues.. thats all.

[dwebster]

I have a 95 monte carlo and i cant find the front seats for the life of me. I dont want to have to go to a dealership, cause they will charge me an arm and a leg. also i have looked on ebay and they have nothing. please reply if you know of anywhere i can go

[tela4422]

best thing I could tell is a junkyard. Or look in your local paper for a crashed monte. I crashed mine(still got it) and Im sellin it for parts. People do it all the time. Or put a listing online or in the paper saying ur looking for front seats. U could have mine but Im in DC.

[dwebster]

Originally Posted by tela4422

best thing I could tell is a junkyard. Or look in your local paper for a crashed monte. I crashed mine(still got it) and Im sellin it for parts. People do it all the time. Or put a listing online or in the paper saying ur looking for front seats. U could have mine but Im in DC.

well what kind of cond. are they in? find out how much it would be to ship them, and if i can afford it, i might buy them off of you. plus do you have the cd raido that is in that model that uses the controls also on the steering wheel i would be intrested in both. please contact you can email me at [email protected]

[woodman69]

the 95 is notorious for the tranny goin out. my son has a 95 monte z34...he bought it with 154,000 on it... he put 3,000 and the tranny took a dump.. the 95 is a year all its own.. you have to havea tranny out of either a 95 or a 96 monte carlo thats it.. and like you said the alternator is a major pain.. so thats everything thats happened with mine... good luck

[dr olds]

here is some good advise , take it for what it is worth, the monte is a fine car for what it is. the 3.1's are down on power, intake gaskets, heads and head gaskets. the 3.4's are a great engine if they are good, they had their share of problems also, the intake gaskets(most gm's have the plastic gaskets so you can't use that as a reason), alt. is in a bad location, dist block off o-ring, timing belt(not as bad as everyone thinks just did one on mine in a few hours). the trans are not a problem as the earlier post stated, as long as they are maintained you will not have a problem, it was the later years that had trans problems. the head gaskes are not problems as the earlier years had. all in all this is a good engine but like all other things each vehicle has design flaws. the cars drive good, are comfortable, have decent power(3.4), and are cheap to fix(if you can do it yourself).