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Old May 13, 2010 | 05:48 PM
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miles?

hi i am currently looking to buy my first 3rd gen camaro and i was just wondering how many miles would you consider alot on this car. its gonnna be manual if that makes a difference. thanks in advance for the help
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Old May 13, 2010 | 05:51 PM
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Re: miles?

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hi i am currently looking to buy my first 3rd gen camaro and i was just wondering how many miles would you consider alot on this car. its gonnna be manual if that makes a difference. thanks in advance for the help
Depends on the year of the car, the way it was driven (stop n' go city or highway) how well it was maintained. I usually give a car driven under normal conditions about 12,000 - 17,000 a year. You may get lucky and find a nice low mileage weekend cruiser.
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Old May 13, 2010 | 05:55 PM
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Re: miles?

i just found a 1991 for 1500 with ttops and manual but is says will need around 1000 dolars for work it has 140000 miles. and i dnt no how it was driven im sure the owner wont be honest. but the body is in very nice shape. does anyone think its worth it?
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Old May 13, 2010 | 06:59 PM
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I bought mine last July with 173+ thousand miles on it. T-tops, Runs great, paid 1600, no rot/rust at all. Can use paint. The only thing it NEEDED was a cat, everything else I did was because I have the itch. lol
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Old May 13, 2010 | 07:01 PM
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Re: miles?

Is it a 5.0 or v6.I would say as long as the car runs and has all the body panels and parts for it,I would go for it.As long as its at least a 5.0
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Old May 14, 2010 | 12:52 PM
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Re: miles?

Mines up to 27x,xxx, but it's had an engine swap, body is in great shape, the rest of the car performs wonderfully, except on occasion my posi, that's not a huge deal to me though, don't race it, or anything like that.
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