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[erk2581]

hey guys, lookin for a good fbody, looked at that george's kid's car (94 t'a gt) its nice, but i need some advice, he says his oil coolers leaking, and his rear main seal is leaking, i also heard he has no rear seats, the bodys in decent shape, im going to go testdrive it this week, ill let ya'll know, if i can get him down to like 3800, is it a good deal?

[1bad83ta]

I don't think so. IMO

[phoenix_rising]

Yeah I would aim for low $3000 range. How many miles. Its already having mech. trouble.

[erk2581]

thanks phoenix, its got i think 88k? the bodys in alright shape, its a gt, so the ground effects have some spiderwebbing, it needs paint, im pretty sure it has no rear seats for some reason (couldn't see in it the windows are too dark) but the body needs a lil bit of work, and a buddy of mine drove it and said it runs HOTTT i know a lil about lt1s and i know that they usually do, but this kid said it overheated pretty quick, so im gunna drive it today or tomorow n see what i can tell ill post again then

[meissen]

I have rear seats should you need them. I'd keep lookin, George probably dogged the crap out of his car.

Welcome to the site, by the way!

[DETROITMUSCLE]

I wouldn't doubt that the car has problems, take it for a spin. If you happen to like the way it drives then low ball him like mad or make him fix what is wrong with it already. There are always more cars out there so don't be afraid to walk away.

[Orange Terror]

kinda sounds like a money pit to me.

[phoenix_rising]

I agree. If its having overheating issues and is in rough shape and missing seats which could run several hundreds of dollars if bought new. I had a similiar situation a few years back. I was taking a Grand Am GT for a spin and I drove like 5 miles and had to pull over because the gauges were close to redlining. I am not a racer, I don't tend to push my cars except once in a great while just to make sure everything is there. I told the guy to fix the problem and I'd buy it. He said he wouldn't and I left. If you really like this car, borrow it and take it to a couple of mechanics. Have them give you possible problems, diagnoses, and prices for the job. Armed with these you can go back and negotiate with him for a better price. I can see the situations from both sides of the sale but you don't want pay a lot for a car that was abused. It will end up costing you big $$$. Just keep an eye out. There are a lot of fbodies for sale. I'll post some when I find them.

P.S. I think Blackbird has a 93-97 Trans Am in nice shape. Ask him the price. I think it was like $5000-7000 range. Lots of mods.

[erk2581]

thanks

thanks again guys u guys are sweet, meissen i kinda know of you through vince ranelli and mike campbell, they're both good buddies of mine, im gunna take the car for a drive this week and ill post again of how it runs, i just can do all the work myself so i'd only be paying for parts if it needs work, i can do the rear output seal on the trans, the head-gasket if it needs it blah blah i can do that all myself so itd only be parts but i wont know til i drive it, thanks fellas

[greenmachine]

didnt even see this... welcome to the site! im chad

[93formulalt1]

Yeah! Welcome! I know you can get a good deal somewhere. Look at me! I upgraded from a 180,000 mile wrecked Blazer to a 260,000 mile V6 Camaro for less than $1,500! I know of a couple of wrecked F-Bodies of you aren't afraid to do some bodywork or have it done for you. . .

[erk2581]

this one?

hey guys what about this one? i know a decent amount about lt1s and a lot about cars in general, with all those mods on that car, shouldnt he have ran better times then 13.6? i mean hes gotta stall, gears, headers, exhaust etc, i just thought that car would run faster times, just let me guys know whatcha think on this one SWEET SITE GUYS

[FireBirdGirl02]

Welcome to Mif-body!!
Hi my name is Angie

[gforlife56]

hello my name is don and welcome MiF body

[DETROITMUSCLE]

Umm you forgot to posta link to the car.