95 ls400 with 99 eng $5500
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95 ls400 with 99 eng $5500
I have an opportunity to buy a 95 ls400 with a 99 ls400 engine with 35000 miles on it for $5500. The body /interior is in good shape but the story of why the engine switch took place seems kind of fishy. Under what stipulations should I take the deal i.e take it to a dealership and have the whole thing checked out, carfax, non-salvage title, etc. or should I just pass on the deal? Any advice would be helpful. Just found out that the 99 engine was from a roll over wreck, but I can go check out the 99 If I want to to match the vin.
Last edited by saforo; 08-03-04 at 07:06 PM.
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hmm i dunno but w/ that nice swap u have an OBD-1 car w/ an OBD-2 motor not to metion w/ vvti... hmm kinda interesting. im guessing it runs sounds like a sweet find. thats quite interesting
id research a little. what ecu does it have? hmm..
id research a little. what ecu does it have? hmm..
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Sounds too good, I'd be very cautious. I dunno, what kind of mileage does it take to get a '95 down to a $5,500 value? I'd ask, "Why is this engine in here to begin with?" I suspect it has well above 200K miles and/or was likely a salvage. All kinds of different scenarios come to mind.
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Just checked the mileage on it... 167,000. I'm getting that price because my friend owns a small car dealership, I do work for him at no charge, in exchange I can use his dealer id number as a dealer rep at the auction. So you guys think If I take it to the lexus dealership and everything seems to check out I should go for it?
update: Tried to start the car and it starts fine initialy, but then dies a second later, the dealer(my friend) says he'll fix this and still give me the same price... So wadaya think?
update: Tried to start the car and it starts fine initialy, but then dies a second later, the dealer(my friend) says he'll fix this and still give me the same price... So wadaya think?
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