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Originally Posted by Bugeater
Well, if it was my son and his own money, I'd let him buy it with the understanding he's not to come crying to me every time the damn thing breaks, and not to come crying to me that he can't get to work because there's an inch of snow on the ground.
And while Exotor is the first person I've heard speak ill of that 3800 engine, I am not emotionally invested enough in this to get into a internet war over it. But it wouldn't be an engine I would be uncomfortable purchasing.
My biggest problem is a car like that has more than likely been hooned a time or two or three thousand. Just because it doesn't have a V8 doesn't mean it hasn't been driven like it does, especially with that manual trans. HAY GUYS CHECK OUT TEH SECOND GEAR SCRATCH!!!
So yeah, that, along with the age, shit's gonna break. If he's not willing to get his hands dirty and learn a thing or two about fixing your car yourself, it's not the car for him.
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For some reason I was thinking the camaro was still a 3.4 car, but either way, a gen 1 3800 isn't much of an improvement in the long run.
That being said, I agree with the rest of your post, especially the hooning.
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Originally Posted by CoMoChief
TBH I wouldn't choose either.
You're just looking at a bunch of problems with both of them.
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Right? Cheap interior plastics and shoddy electrical throughout the cars, that is a calling card for GM products from 84ish to the late 90's early 2000's.
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Originally Posted by Frosty
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His biggest issue is going to be distance. If he drives to KC to get a car, he's going to get a pretty damned good deal compared to what he's got nearby. Every car is going to be a liability to break at any point, but you can lower the liability by taking a shot at 50 cars versus 5 cars.