Going to check out a car tomorrow

[Pipeless416]

Hey all, i'm looking to join the LS1 ranks sometime this week. i found a local (to my school) 99 formula with 83,000 and an aftermarket ws6 lookalike hood. seems to be just what i'm looking for. just wanted to share my excitement :cool:

[jesseweaver]

nice dude i like it. glad to see you getting a domestic v8. seems like everyone nowadays first car is a civic or golf :rolleyes:

[Pipeless416]

nevermind.. carfax was not pretty. a total loss was reported, air bags deployed, and severe damage occurred. :(

[300ex_#387]

So I take it you finally got ahold of the guy?

[jesseweaver]

Originally posted by Pipeless416
nevermind.. carfax was not pretty. a total loss was reported, air bags deployed, and severe damage occurred. :(

i'd stay away from that then. doesn't look too bad though :ermm: talk about that a lot to the guy selling it maybe you can get it pretty cheap.

[JForestZ34]

I would still buy it depending on price.. As long as there is no frame damage or anything it won't be bad at all.. Everything else is just bolt together.. What kind of damage does it say happened...? If it drives straight and all the body panels line up and the car doesn't vibrate I would say what the hell if you can get it for a good price...


James

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by 300ex_#387
So I take it you finally got ahold of the guy?

yea i did. he said his internet and phone were both down for about a week. im going to step away from this one though.

edit: i don't know why i thought you were from casey haha

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by JForestZ34
I would still buy it depending on price.. As long as there is no frame damage or anything it won't be bad at all.. Everything else is just bolt together.. What kind of damage does it say happened...? If it drives straight and all the body panels line up and the car doesn't vibrate I would say what the hell if you can get it for a good price...


James

i just don't think i'd want it on my hands when it comes time to sell it. salvage titles cut the value of a car in half.. so unless he'd get rid of it for like 3250, i'm going to keep looking. something else will come along.

[jcs003]

dont give up looking. you have been at it for a while. cars are like women. the best ones come along when you least expect it.

[JForestZ34]

Originally posted by Pipeless416
i just don't think i'd want it on my hands when it comes time to sell it. salvage titles cut the value of a car in half.. so unless he'd get rid of it for like 3250, i'm going to keep looking. something else will come along.


That's true but in the meantime you could use it as your everyday car and when you save up some money you can turn that into your project track car... Just an option thou...

I can understand if you don't want to get involved with a car that was hit...


James

[yellow400ex05]

nothing like a nice f body :D

here's my 72k mile 96 6-speed
http://i48.tinypic.com/o3evm.jpg

[Pipeless416]

when one door closes another one opens :devil:

[jcs003]

^^^^^BAD *****!!!

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by jcs003
^^^^^BAD *****!!!

carfax ruined my day.. again. this one has major title issues. apparently it was a buyback when it had 15,000 miles on it. it has 115k on it now, so apparently its been fixed, but my dad isn't going to loan me the money i would need unless its a completely clear title. i love the car, but i really don't want any title issues. car god hates me lately. oh well, at least i have a new desktop background. i'll find one..

My 73k mile F-body:D
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj126/Hondamaster5505/trucks/MyFirebird013.jpg


Keep looking. The right one will come along eventually. They're awesome cars.

Oh and that white one looks like it's at a dealership? I would assume they would hand you the title and such.

[Pipeless416]

the white one has a branded title. lemon/manufacturer buyback.

[BlasterEaten250]

anything you get is going to beat that grand marquis..

DMC400 is that two tone or sun fade LMAO

Originally posted by 300EXC
DMC400 is that two tone or sun fade LMAO

lmao the way the shades on the car makes the top half look lighter. All the paint is the same.

It does have a little typical clear coat fade on the top of the rear quarter panels though. It drives me nuts. haha. Ima have it wet-sanded to blend eventually.

[feuerstack411]

DMC, is your firebird a six or a v8?

[yellow400ex05]

these cars tend to have a really faded paint look depending on how the sunlight hits it, especailly the plastic fnders and bumpers.

Just be careful on which f-body you look at, i got screwed on a 70k mile formula firebird, i thoguht it was all good, and turns out with was a beat up pos that make all sorts of nosies after i drove it home, i thank god every day on how kind the people i bought the car off of were nice enough to give me my full purchase price back after i had to get it roll backed the 3rd time. the car was beat up by some young kid probably. Of course i had a young kid moment when looking at this car and didn't take my time and just rusehd into gettign the car. I've learned my lesson. My black one is MINT times a million compared to the red one.

And the carfax checked out perfectly fine, but that obviously didn't help me. hell the car even had mis aligned body panels.
here is the POS
http://i45.tinypic.com/1073xfo.jpg
By the way it was the FASTEST piece of crap i've ever driven, i loved the power and all, hated the rest of the car reliability wise and condition.

Originally posted by feuerstack411
DMC, is your firebird a six or a v8?

v8. 6-speed manual.

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by yellow400ex05
these cars tend to have a really faded paint look depending on how the sunlight hits it, especailly the plastic fnders and bumpers.

Just be careful on which f-body you look at, i got screwed on a 70k mile formula firebird, i thoguht it was all good, and turns out with was a beat up pos that make all sorts of nosies after i drove it home, i thank god every day on how kind the people i bought the car off of were nice enough to give me my full purchase price back after i had to get it roll backed the 3rd time. the car was beat up by some young kid probably. Of course i had a young kid moment when looking at this car and didn't take my time and just rusehd into gettign the car. I've learned my lesson. My black one is MINT times a million compared to the red one.

And the carfax checked out perfectly fine, but that obviously didn't help me. hell the car even had mis aligned body panels.

yes i realize that its the nature of the beast with these cars, but i'm kind of past the young kid stage. im not really in any rush. i won't come near an lt-1 with a 10 foot pole, i want t tops, good trans, raised rear spoiler, and im still debating on the ws6 thing. they are just so hard to find in my price range. i still have a lot of looking ahead of me. i also realize that a carfax can come back clean and there is still the potential for problems. however, carfax helps to steer you away from any major physical or legal issues before you get too deep into it.

[yellow400ex05]

why no lt1? i love the down low torque of my lt1! whats your price range? depending on the price range you can find a sweet ram air ws6 lt1 :D

Originally posted by yellow400ex05
why no lt1? i love the down low torque of my lt1! whats your price range? depending on the price range you can find a sweet ram air ws6 lt1 :D

x2. They made a ram air WS6 trans am lt1. Same transmissions as the ls1's too. (T56, 4l60e)

LT1's are no slouches either. With a few bolt ons they were just as fast as the ls1's.

[Pipeless416]

just my preference. i'm looking at 98+ as well, so thats just the way its going to be anyway.

[Pipeless416]

well, i put down a deposit on a so far very clean 99 T/A. 80k and adult driven all its life. i'm going on friday. this was owned by the sales manager of the dealer its at. he just traded it on a new zo6.

[CDALEMX301]

Originally posted by yellow400ex05

http://i45.tinypic.com/1073xfo.jpg
By the way it was the FASTEST piece of crap i've ever driven, i loved the power and all, hated the rest of the car reliability wise and condition. [/B]

Info on the Fox Hatch in the garage

[yellow400ex05]

Originally posted by CDALEMX301
Info on the Fox Hatch in the garage

the foxbody in the garage is my brothers, he picked it up for 500 bucks, ran and drove and all, its an '86 auto, with something like 170k miles i think, its got the 302 H.O engine, he tore out the engine and is replacing all the seals and gaskets and going to put it back in and clean it all up, the interior will get some freshening up too. The sweet part about it is it didn't burn a drop of oil! I think he is planning on selling it when he gets it all fixed up actually.

Also piepeless416 what are the specs on the car? and if you dont mind me asking how much did you pick that beast up for, it looks mint!

[Pipeless416]

its a 99 T/A, LS1, 4L60E, 81k, non ram air, priced at 6950. offered 6k over the phone and they said they could work with it. i think i'm going to find something wrong when im there on friday and offer 5800.

Originally posted by Pipeless416
its a 99 T/A, LS1, 4L60E, 81k, non ram air, priced at 6950. offered 6k over the phone and they said they could work with it. i think i'm going to find something wrong when im there on friday and offer 5800.
Thats a good price for an LS1.

But yuck.. automatic?:ermm: I know they can be made to go faster then manual.. but it takes everything away from a sports car imo..

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by DMC-4OOEX
Thats a good price for an LS1.

But yuck.. automatic?:ermm: I know they can be made to go faster then manual.. but it takes everything away from a sports car imo..

yea i know.. ive been looking for a while and i just couldn't find an M6 in decent condition for the same price. i'll be driving this till i can afford a terminator cobra haha. i can live with it. besides, most of my driving involves sitting in traffic :o i'm still really excited for friday :cool:

[yellow400ex05]

Originally posted by DMC-4OOEX
Thats a good price for an LS1.

But yuck.. automatic?:ermm: I know they can be made to go faster then manual.. but it takes everything away from a sports car imo..

auto's are known to be consistantly faster in a straight line 1/4 mile, nothing can shift faster than an auto. the downside to an auto is it can get pretty boring to drive unless you add a stall converter. I'm extremely glad i found an M6 i like feeling like of having complete control of the almost 300hp and 335ft lbs of torque:macho

[CDALEMX301]

Originally posted by Pipeless416
yea i know.. ive been looking for a while and i just couldn't find an M6 in decent condition for the same price. i'll be driving this till i can afford a terminator cobra haha. i can live with it. besides, most of my driving involves sitting in traffic :o i'm still really excited for friday :cool:

Terminators are nice...I wouldn't mind having one as a street car...I have an 07 GT with a blown motor can't wait to get it running again...

[jesseweaver]

Originally posted by Pipeless416
i'll be driving this till i can afford a terminator cobra haha.

heard that. same here

Originally posted by yellow400ex05
auto's are known to be consistantly faster in a straight line 1/4 mile, nothing can shift faster than an auto. the downside to an auto is it can get pretty boring to drive unless you add a stall converter. I'm extremely glad i found an M6 i like feeling like of having complete control of the almost 300hp and 335ft lbs of torque:macho

I know, that's what I said. lol. All pro drag cars use automatics with shift kits. Just bang the gears with a slap shift.
My whole point was they aren't nearly as fun

[Pipeless416]

aaaaand its mine :) . it drives perfectly. i'm really happy. holy power though :eek:

[muddy400EX]

Originally posted by Pipeless416
aaaaand its mine :) . it drives perfectly. i'm really happy. holy power though :eek:

hell ya, any plans for it?

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by muddy400EX
hell ya, any plans for it?

the dash has a crack in it that i'm going to fix first.. beyond that it'll eventually get a volant CAI, magnaflow exhaust, zo6 rims, eibach pro springs, and maybe a ws6 hood way down the road. nothing too crazy. i don't even need the power it has.

[Pipeless416]

just figured i'd throw some pictures on here.

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