98 Z28 ... good deal ?
08-05-2005, 11:59 PM
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Re: 98 Z28 ... good deal ?
buy it. i got mine when i as 15. just dont drive dumb with it. i know i take it VERY easy on mine. i know you probably dont believe it but i am totally **** about it. dont want anything to happen to this car. its special to me. so far this summer i have 150 miles and its been out since may. pretty much a sunday driver for me.
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08-06-2005, 11:30 AM
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Re: 98 Z28 ... good deal ?
Just becarefull with the car... ANY car for that matter with an immature driver can be just as dangerous as any other because ANY car has the capability of excess speeds... Do NOT think that just because someone ELSE drives fast and hasn't gotten in a wreck that you can do the same... Do NOT EVER believe you have complete control of the car... Because you truly don't... It's a 3,500 pound piece of machinery and when it loses traction, it's going to take you where that weight and speed desire to go!...
Show maturity, show respect...
and read this... ... It can get out of your hand much easier than you think...
Show maturity, show respect...
and read this... ... It can get out of your hand much easier than you think...
08-07-2005, 04:42 PM
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Re: 98 Z28 ... good deal ?
Well heres how it happened for me........I was 16 going out to get my 2nd car.......always wanted a camaro and damnit i was determined to get one.....Wanted that Z really bad..........but i settled for a 3.8 w/ a M/T. The insurance and MPG on the Z is what detered me. Well i drove off the lot with the car and was on my way to work l8er that day....took off @ a red light let the clutch out too fast....smoked the tires and did a couple 360`s in an intersection.......cured me of driving like a maniac......and to this day im 18 going on 19 and i still have my beautiful black V6 camaro. I wouldnt recommend a Z to start out with. the 3.8 has 200 ponies which is plenty for someone age 16, but if u think you can handle it go for it, but becareful. wish you the best of luck
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08-07-2005, 04:45 PM
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Re: 98 Z28 ... good deal ?
Originally Posted by JaxCamaroGuy
Well heres how it happened for me........I was 16 going out to get my 2nd car.......always wanted a camaro and damnit i was determined to get one.....Wanted that Z really bad..........but i settled for a 3.8 w/ a M/T. The insurance and MPG on the Z is what detered me. Well i drove off the lot with the car and was on my way to work l8er that day....took off @ a red light let the clutch out too fast....smoked the tires and did a couple 360`s in an intersection.......cured me of driving like a maniac......and to this day im 18 going on 19 and i still have my beautiful black V6 camaro. I wouldnt recommend a Z to start out with. the 3.8 has 200 ponies which is plenty for someone age 16, but if u think you can handle it go for it, but becareful. wish you the best of luck
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08-08-2005, 12:09 AM
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Re: 98 Z28 ... good deal ?
Originally Posted by JaxCamaroGuy
I toook off @ a red light let the clutch out too fast....smoked the tires and did a couple 360`s in an intersection...
You pulled off a couple 360s from a stop with a stock v6? A 180 maybe, but a couple 360s? You'd have to keep giving it gas and not hit the brake when it was turning. It'd be hard to pull off a 720 from a stop if you were TRYING to do it.
The worst I've ever done was a 180 going ~40mph around a turn when the back tire went off the concrete.
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