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Who thinks that a 98 csvt with 95000 miles on it for $4500 is a good price. I got about 5or6000 i could spend. Should i buy and put the extra money into mods, or wait on one with less miles. I have had a 98 gl 4 banger for a couple of years and i need an upgrade.
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I'd say that's a good deal for an SVT - if it's in good shape.
As with any used car with near 100K miles, expect some upcoming repair/maintenance expenses & don't mod it up right away. Tranny, fuel pump, & alternator come to mind. Get a feel for it's overall condition & be confident it will hold together before you start spending extra money. It is, after all, an SVT. It has likely seen some hard driving.
Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.
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Originally posted by cap40SVT:
Who thinks that a 98 csvt with 95000 miles on it for $4500 is a good price. I got about 5or6000 i could spend. Should i buy and put the extra money into mods, or wait on one with less miles. I have had a 98 gl 4 banger for a couple of years and i need an upgrade.
I paid $6700 in October '02 for my CSVT with 106k miles on it. It had a full dealership service history and the car was a 9/10 cosmetically inside and out. 34,000 miles later it's still going strong with only basic maintenance, a wheel bearing and a ball joint.
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That's an excellent price assuming it's in decent condition. There are ones with much higher mileage going for thousands more around here.
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Originally posted by skrilla187:
I'd buy it.
Me too, depending on the condition.
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Condition is the deciding factor for SVT's, not mileage or price.
I'd buy Big Jim's SVT and he has, IIRC, ~200k on his. If a car isn't looked after, it doesn't matter how cheap it is.
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Originally posted by MarkO:
Condition is the deciding factor for SVT's, not mileage or price.
I'd buy Big Jim's SVT and he has, IIRC, ~200k on his. If a car isn't looked after, it doesn't matter how cheap it is.
yea i'm a newb but what is IIRC...
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Originally posted by cap40SVT:
Originally posted by MarkO:
Condition is the deciding factor for SVT's, not mileage or price.
I'd buy Big Jim's SVT and he has, IIRC, ~200k on his. If a car isn't looked after, it doesn't matter how cheap it is.
yea i'm a newb but what is IIRC...
If I Remember Correctly
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Originally posted by CRZYDRVR:
Originally posted by cap40SVT:
Originally posted by MarkO:
Condition is the deciding factor for SVT's, not mileage or price.
I'd buy Big Jim's SVT and he has, IIRC, ~200k on his. If a car isn't looked after, it doesn't matter how cheap it is.
yea i'm a newb but what is IIRC...
If I Remember Correctly
i was about to ask that, seen it all over this board, started getting confused...thanks
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