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Old Oct 14, 2002 | 10:02 AM
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Pontiac Trans Am 5.7 TPI at ebay for a G.

Only a G and you get all of that? Well I figure if We give it 3 dayz the price will be at 6,000.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=1867486013
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Old Oct 14, 2002 | 10:10 AM
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Yeah it's got a reserve though. Probably set at 6k or something.
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Old Oct 14, 2002 | 10:21 AM
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I wouldn't pay $6k for that. The wheels are hideous.

No motor pics, what kind of 350 is it, better get the block # off of it first.
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Old Oct 14, 2002 | 10:48 AM
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I wouldn't pay $6k for that. The wheels are hideous.

Yes. Yes they are. But I wouldn't not buy a car because of the wheels on it. The wheels come off, remember?
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Old Oct 14, 2002 | 10:55 AM
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The engine has 168k on it. No way is that car worth 6k, unless it had a 700 bhp 350, then yeah, otherwise, ah no.
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Old Oct 14, 2002 | 12:57 PM
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um, no thanks. Is that thing about the transmission correct? Does that smell fishy to anyone else?
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Old Oct 14, 2002 | 01:02 PM
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I wouldn't pay $6k for that. The wheels are hideous.
No motor pics, what kind of 350 is it, better get the block # off of it first.
good plan, i agree

The engine has 168k on it. No way is that car worth 6k, unless it had a 700 bhp 350, then yeah, otherwise, ah no.
did we forget how to read?

A friend of mine bought this car back in 1994 with a blown motor. We put a new 350 motor in it.

um, no thanks. Is that thing about the transmission correct? Does that smell fishy to anyone else?
i assume your talking about this...

The trans has low miles, it also has a shift kit installed. Since the trans was put in the speedometer is not accurate. It puts more miles on the car than are really on it. The car probaly has like 100,000 real miles but the odometer says 168,000 so thats what I am selling it as

Yes thats right, if the gears are off of whatever is stock, it will roll the speedo faster...

I wouldnt buy it...well, maybe for like $2500 or so, and a head job
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Old Oct 14, 2002 | 01:46 PM
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good plan, i agree




I wouldnt buy it...well, maybe for like $2500 or so, and a head job
lmao, I'd go $2600 if it included a head job.
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Old Oct 14, 2002 | 03:29 PM
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that thing is a total shed:nono:
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Old Oct 14, 2002 | 05:53 PM
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shift kits make the odometer roll faster? huh?
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Old Oct 14, 2002 | 07:14 PM
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shift kits make the odometer roll faster? huh?
No no no...not shift kits, improper GEARING is what makes it roll faster or maybe slower...
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Old Oct 14, 2002 | 07:31 PM
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No no no...not shift kits, improper GEARING is what makes it roll faster or maybe slower...
Going to higher numerical gears will make the odometer read faster.
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Old Oct 15, 2002 | 01:54 AM
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well what he said,

"The trans has low miles, it also has a shift kit installed. Since the trans was put in the speedometer is not accurate. It puts more miles on the car than are really on it. The car probaly has like 100,000 real miles but the odometer says 168,000 so thats what I am selling it as

Yes thats right, if the gears are off of whatever is stock, it will roll the speedo faster... "

Has nothing to do with gears. In fact, in the whole description, he doesnt mention the rear end at all.

I already knew changing the gears would change the odometer.
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Old Oct 15, 2002 | 11:08 AM
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i would not even pay close to 6 grand!!

i paid 5,800 for mine

i would pay like 3000 tops
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Old Oct 15, 2002 | 12:16 PM
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Nobody here actually said they'd pay six grand...
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Old Oct 15, 2002 | 06:32 PM
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Dayum that's alot of friggin' rust! (did anyone see the door??) I see just another $500-$700 range parts car.

The thing with the 350 is that if it is not the original motor, who knows what is in there. Casting numbers don't mean squat either, sure you can verify CID and block type, but that says nothing for the internals. Besides, I bet my lunch that the car is still running the 305 cid injectors/ECM setup.
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