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Old 03-31-09, 01:09 PM
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I am shopping for a nice second generation gs and found this one, do you guys thing its worth the money with the year/miles?? Thank you very much

http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/cto/1066593469.html
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Not bad , only 107k for a 98 mint condition ,
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That thing is damn clean
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Thanks guys, I think I am going to go look at it.
Old 03-31-09, 01:56 PM
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cop it for cheap a price... check kbb for price as well
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yes, it is worth that money.
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Pretty good condition. I would try to negotiate the price..$7k
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seen it on craigslist last week, not bad but never know about the interior..
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looks just like mine. i got my 00 silver with same mileage for 8600 from a dealer
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I think that guy is a member on here: BilluAwan
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yeah.. looking at that email i think thats the user billuawan. anyway that car is pretty damn clean! if the interior is good buy it!!
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i'd fly down to pick that things up!
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I agree it is a nice looking car and I am still planning on setting up a time to view it, but is kelly blue book that far off in pricing?? I checked out a 98 gs300 and checked all the options and it showed private party value in excellent condition at 6745. Are they normally that far off in their values? Thanks again for all the insight.
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looks great. The big engine maintenance looks done , but it's still a 98 so will likely need a suspension refresh, as I don't see that work in the list.

Probably going to need balljoints/tierods/steering rack bushings, and likely new shocks. You might want to budget $500-1k for that to just get back to original handling performance(depending on what you do and labor rates).

This suspension suggestions is based on my own very lightly driven 98 which currently is at 70k miles
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Originally Posted by cbibb
I agree it is a nice looking car and I am still planning on setting up a time to view it, but is kelly blue book that far off in pricing?? I checked out a 98 gs300 and checked all the options and it showed private party value in excellent condition at 6745. Are they normally that far off in their values? Thanks again for all the insight.
Do up an edmund's estimate as well. All prices end up based on your local supply/demand especially after about 5 years when there are no more lease returns. For a 10year old car, it's really more of a niche market. You'll have to just keep an eye on Craigslist to get a sense of what things really cost.


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