I am looking to get into a camaro this spring. I would love to get a ls1 if I have have the money, but don't know if I will be able to afford it. My question is what is too much, in terms of miles on the lt1 and ls1. Also anything I should look for. Thanks for the info guys!

 

Yeah i would definatly get the ls1...worth every penny

 

I'd get anything with 50k or less miles on it, at least thats the rule of thumb I have when I go out and buy a car.

 

In my life time I have owned 2 camaro SS both A4 and 99, 1st I bought 2 summers ago which had 30k on and I got it for $20,000 and it got totaled on 10/25/02 and it waas NOT MY FAULT. Then I bought another one on 12/17/03 its a 99 Red SS loaded with all SLP options with only 17k on the odometer for $17 cuz I bought it in winter.
So if I were you this is the time to buy it, you'll save alot of money and try not buy a car that has over 25K cuz you never know what kind miles are they.

Best of Luck to You

"GO WITH THE LS1"

 

ls1.....m6

get one with under 30k miles

 

I'd let mine go. Its a t-top appearance package red 99 z (the one with ground effects) .. with 24k.. I bought it with 16k, and my dad drove it up until 24k, because I lost my license in my lt1(my beater) a week after buying the car.. So I only got to drive it less than a month before court. I'd let it go for ~$18000 negot. .. It comes with a strange 12 bolt w/ 4.10's (33 spline, super posi, tcs, abs, expensive!!), bmr lca's, kyb shocks, eibach springs, white face guages, pro 5.0 short shifter. lid, hotchkis torque arm, driveshaft loop, hotchkis adjustable panhard rod bar, subframes, ram 402/980 pp and clutch, adjustable stock master cylinder, drill mod, throwout bearing, slp flywheel, spohn sway bar relocation, nittos, slp loudmouth (sounds god), dual guage pod w/ guages, 5" monster tach. Its pretty freakin sweet stock unmolested motor car I've never taken it to the track.. I'm really interested in a c5 when I get my license back (1 month).. I'm in no hurry to sell it.. just thought I'd inform you, in case you were interested.. springtime is only a few months away.. and prices get pretty jacked up around that time on sports cars.

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those wheels are chrome.. but I haven't washed them in over 3 weeks since in the past month its only got driven to keep it maintained so they are dirty. Clutch/pp is still in the process of being put in, so it will be fresh, with a new tranny (synchros are acting up, 2nd gear especially, 4th gear grinds occasionally). I am putting another one in it and selling the core.. There are very few things wrong with the car, but if your interested I can go over it with a fine tooth pick. I don't know of any scratches, etc.. but I'm having some chipping repaired on the backside of the front ground effects piece in front of the front tire. The car has a little gear whine at about 55 cruising at ~2500 rpm. Let me know if your interested, and want more info.

 

how much for the 12 bolt?

 

Generally, lower mileage is better, but more importantly, did the previous owner(s) do the maintenance? Ask for receipts for oil changes, rear differential fluid changes (should be done every 15k miles). Did they use synthetic or regular oil? How hard was the car driven. F bodies have a bad reputation for reliability because a lot of owners "drive 'em hard and put 'em away wet". Also, generally, a 1 owner car is perferable to a 2 owner car. With LS1's only being our since 98, I would avoid any that's had more than 2 owners.

 

Also high miles don't count as much when they are highway miles!Good luck man,I bought my 1998 Z last Feb with 39k miles for $14,500 and it's ran like a champ ever since! (knock on wood)

 

Being on my 3rd LS1, the 30k mark is the absolute peak for these motors in my opinion. The motors dont even breathe til 10k, 15k is a little better, but at like 25-30k miles, these bad boys start lettin loose. I would recommend gettin one right at the 30k mark, which is where most of them are anyway. I can definitely tell that the 02 is the fastest of any ive driven before (98,00,02)...just to let you know, even though most likely there wont be any with those miles on it.

 

If its a money thing you better find out about auto insurance first.
how old are you.


02 bluez hard top m6 hurst slp lid &cold air kn cags magnaflow catback

 

yep insurance is the killer. I pay roughly $3k pr year and I have a perfect driving record.

 

i agree . ls1 are the way to go.........insurance IS an issue though, if your worried about the history of the car....run the VIN # through car fax...just to be sure!

 

SSSHHIIITTTT MILES HUMMM WELL I HAD A 95 A4 CAMARO CONV. LT1 GOT IT WITH 145,000 MILES FROM MY DAD MOSTLY ALL HIGH WAY MILES THE CAR RAN GREAT NEVER REALLY HAD ANY PROBLEMS NEEDED SOME THINGS DONE LIKE TUNE UP AND SO ON I SOLD IT AT 167000 MILES TO A FRIEND THEN HE SOLD IT AT 175000 ONLY PROBLEM HE HAD WAS THE WATER PUMP WENT BUT THE GUY THAT OWNS IT NOW WITH 175000MILES SAYS ITS THE BEST CAR HE EVER HAD, RUNS GREAT WELL THAT WAS LIKE 2 YEARS AGO FOR $6000 I SOLD THAT FOR TO BUY THE CAR I HAVE NOW FOR $10000 WITH 52000 MILES ON IT AND IT WASN'T DRIVEN FOR A YEAR OR TWO HAD A FEW PROBLOMS LIKE TIRE ROT AND NEED A TUNE UP BUT ITS A HOT AZZ CAR AND IS CHEAPER THEN THE LS1 AND MINE BEATS ALMOST THEM ALL OR AT LEAST NEVER LEAVES THEIR SIDE FOR THE MONEY LT1 ALL THE WAY U CAN PUT YOUR EXTRA MONEY INTO BUYING MODS. GET A SUPERCHARGER SSHHIITT

 

that's some funny stuff right there but stop yelling!

if your looking for long term reliability lt1 all the way but the opti sucks