My 89 Camaro has 153,000 on it, and I bought it from the original owner about 2 years ago. He told me that it had never been wrecked, and a CARFAX report doesn't show anything either. The car has been repainted and it was from the Van Nuys plant (see tech article), the rear hatch is misaligned, and the doors don't line up great. Also, the passenger door requires some extra effort to open. The car rides pretty good as far as I can tell, especially with 12 year old rubber still mounting the suspension to the frame. The tires wear evenly and there aren't any real noticeable creaks unless I'm making a sharp turn into a driveway.

Are there any signs I could look for to see if it's been wrecked? Are hatch alignment and door alignment a problem on cars that have seen this much age? Are those problems correctable?

Jason

 

doors are a big problem with these cars, but usually not the hatch. Lok for the post "want to find out if your frame is twisted" on this board. you can get an idea with just a 15 foot tape measure.

 

Sounds like old age is catching up with the unibody.

 

ditto ATO you know my hatch is off a hair