Hi all i have been on here for a bit put frist post well now i have 2 f-bodys a 87 trans am (that needs some bigtime help lol) and since my wife decided to put a rod thru her block in her car not funny i found this car for dirt chep 300 now my ???? is this car has 211,000 miles on it who else out there if any has that kind of miles on theres and second even with that kind of miles it will be due for and oil change in the next 400 miles but the oil looks like it was just put in very clean is that odd for a car with that kind of miles just wondering lol thanks this site is a great help

 

There are many members on here with that kind of mileage and still running strong. It really all comes down to how the previous owners took care of it if the oil is clean and hasn't been changed recently it could be a good sign or a sign that it has an oil leak and the previous owner added oil to it. First thing I would do with any used car I buy would be a tune up to make sure it's running it's best, inspect the underside for any possible engine or tranny leaks that could be troublesome and inspect the brakes.

 

did all that the day i bought the car did the oil change myself that why i was so suprised to see it so clean and still full lol no drips of any kind from the motor olny problem is the heater core has been bypassed so i will be putting the heater core on monday glade to hear that outhers have high mileage to thanks oh and rear shocks need to be done

 

I would replace every single original wear item on the car: suspension bushings, rebuild or replace engine and trans, fuel pump+filter, air filter/s, SP wires, spark plugs, dizzy, cap+rotor, ignition coil, vacuum lines, heater hoses, rad hoses, weatherstripping, coil springs and shocks, swaybar endlinks, ball joints, wheel bearings etc.

 

i was thinking about swaping out the motor but i just came in from cleaning out the car and in that lock box in the back i found a ton of recepits in cluding one from GM for a new long block instaled at 187653 miles and 2 years ago and a trans rebulid at the same time i guess that is why it runs so darn good lol it only has about 20,000 miles on it but i am deffinetly go thru everything elsa like you said and decide what to do with a swap dont know what i want yet

 

For $300, you got a steal and a half...

 

That was a killer deal man I have over 300 in just my engine rebuild