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Is 82K BAD for a 1998 GS3?

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Old 02-19-05, 09:35 PM
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Question Is 82K BAD for a 1998 GS3?

i wanted to know if Is 82K BAD for a 1998 GS3 and on average how may miles should be put on it yearly??


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Old 02-19-05, 09:38 PM
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i have a lil over 75k on my 99 gs3. i bought it used at 72k a day after thanksgiving... 3k in 3 months... is that a lot?
Old 02-19-05, 09:46 PM
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I think the national average mile driven a year stated by AAA was about 15k a year.... Those mileage don't seem too bad.
Old 02-20-05, 01:06 AM
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I have 77k and mine is a 98.

11k miles/year... not bad. Yours is only a little more - like 11.7k a year.

Not bad at all.

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Old 02-20-05, 06:40 AM
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I bought mine with nearly 112k on it... that was August 1 of 2004. Now I'm sitting at nearly 125k. It's really easy to put miles on this car, and with all the maintenance I've done to it recently it runs like it just came off the assembly line in 1998. I'd definitely jump at the chance to buy an 82k car for the right price.
Old 02-20-05, 07:54 AM
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Yeah, I bought my GS3 in october of 2003 and I have out like 25k on it since...It's definately the best car i've ever owned and as far as maintainance is concerned, changed cabin filter...Oil, tranny fluid and filter...and bushings...i'm only into the car for like a grand though...since I bought and it's running like it's new! kinda Wish I bought the GS4 though.
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i beat all of you.... I have 91K miles on my 01
Old 02-20-05, 08:39 AM
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I'm about to turn 71,000 on my 98 GS4. 82,000 is not a lot at all. Also, although 91,000 seems high for an 01, in the big picture, it's really not a lot either. As long as the car was well maintained, these cars can run literally forever.
Old 02-20-05, 10:16 AM
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I've only got 39K on my '98. The lowest I've seen. Keep in mind that low miles don't always dictate whether the car will be trouble free or not. It depends on how the car was treated.
Old 02-20-05, 12:48 PM
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my 01 GS has 25,100 miles. my 95 ES has 83k.
Old 02-20-05, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by PandaGS430
i beat all of you.... I have 91K miles on my 01
Thats because he is to busy driving around Cali taking pictures of other GS driver

If all goes well I'll have a White/Ivory GS430 2001 L tuned Stage 1 & 2 in a few days 25k Miles
Old 02-20-05, 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by PandaGS430
i beat all of you.... I have 91K miles on my 01
i have 144k on my 98 gs400.. what do i win?
Old 02-20-05, 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by mrk
i have 144k on my 98 gs400.. what do i win?
Wait til morris checks in.
Old 02-20-05, 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Neo
Wait til morris checks in.
haha yeah, that's the all time high i have seen here on CL

the mileage is really avg, i think it's good. i am glad that my 98 gs4 still has only 62k miles, it's still under avg. i already drive a lot on the car, but when i got it in 02 it only had 30k miles so that helped a lot
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I read someone who said they were in the 3XX,XXX mile category and just traded it in for an 06. He takes the cake.


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