It's Black with Charcoal interior. 119,000 miles and looks clean in pictures.

What should I look out for?(sounds, etc).

I want this car to take me back and forth to work reliably until I start modding it which will be soon.

I know the optispark is a proble and my friend was saying if it has optispark problems I may not notice.

What are common problems with the car and what type of fuel is best?

Any input is greatly appreciated.

Dan

 

what to look for.

`clear title
`carfax
`oil leaks, rear main, diff, intake etc.
`leaking waterpump
`bald rear tires.
`bald front tires that were just taken off the rear.
`evaluate the owner, listen to how they talk about the car, referring to it as a toy, i walk away.
`look for paint work
`listen for noises when driving
`listen for loud tickings,knocks, etc under the hood
`look for smoke on start up, when at wot, and in general
`run it to red line, feel for misses throughout the rpm range.
`check the oil; motor and tranny
`check the coolant
`check the air filter, to see if its been changed within the past 12 years
`i always ask for how many previous owners its had. This gives you a chance to think of how many other people have beat on it that they dont even know of.
`see what works, what dont, headlights pop up? windows go up and dont more than one time in a row? radio? speakers blown? tranny shift smooth?
`Any noises coming from the rear end? whining? clunking?
`slam on the breaks? Feel any thing that you dont feel in your normal vehicle?these rotors tend to warp.
`any warning lights? ses? air bag? inop abs? etc


This is just the list i can think of off the top of my head that i went through when purchasing my newest car, yesturday There were some things that were wrong with it, but i was expecting there to be. It only has 67k on it. So expect there to be some work needing done on the forumla with it being a higher milaged car. Just check it out good. My advice, but who am i?

EDIT: on the optispark issue, i noticed a high rpm miss when mine went out on my previous car. This is common for the optispark problem.

gas wise? I run the highest octane at the gas station 92+ always.

 

Question, what is the in op abs mean? We test drove a car with that light on?

 

Ill let you know as soon as mine ever turns off

 

It's ABS INOP. meaning the ABS is not working properly! May have a bad sensor or something. It's something to bargin down the price, but shouldn't be much of a concern to repair.
Mike
PS Good luck with it! You'll love it!

 

His asking price is $3250. How low do you think I can haggle him down to?

Dan

 

Thats not a bad price at all that he is asking, you can always try to chew him down some more, maybe even get it under 3 grand. The worst he could do is say no. With the ABS light on, you have some grounds to price hassle with him at least.

 

LMAO That's a really good price! I got mine (1995) with 160k for $3950, but the body and interior were in really nice shape.....1 female owner too! See how low you can go with him! The worst he can say is no!
Mike

 

So.......Whats the results? howd it go, its yesturdays tommrow.

 

lol I did that.

 

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