Whats up everyone, im sure a few of you have seen my name pop up in a few posts recently...well, its time i give you all a little back story!
I recently began looking for my son's first car, keep in mind that my son is almost 17 and a very good kid, he has held an A+ average and may be going to Ohio State under a football scholarship (had a few recruiters eyeballing him)...anyway back to the car!
Once we started looking at makes/models he spotted an LS and really liked the looks, so we headed off to find an LS...i seen many available around me, and after reading this site and gathering as much info as i could as to common problems (i thank you all!) we set out to find his car! After MANY LS's we were giving up hope, people were wanting 4k + for cars that had timing chain issues, tranny issues, and suspension issues...no way i was spending 4k just to dump another 2k+ into it. By chance we found a craigslist ad for a 2000, they didn't mention any issues in the ad (they never do..) and when i got there this car was in decent shape, but had some of the same common issues, trans solenoid, coils, suspension...big difference was the timing chain/tensioners/guides had been replaced, as well as most of the cooling lines and bottle, this was a HUGE + in my opinion! the owner wanted $3550 for the car, but after pointing out all the faults i got the man down to $2500...and here i am now!
i have purchased many parts already, trans filter/solenoid, new coils/plugs (Motorcraft), HID kit for lows, and LED interior lighting (what kind of a dad would i be if i didn't add some cool?), new rims (the stock 17's) because whats on there is so far past fugly that even OEM looks better...i haven't started on suspension, but im sure it needs a wheel bearing on the drivers side (im going to do both fronts), and it has the "hollow thud" sound which means we may have some bad bushings, and it also needs new shocks all around (i already ordered replacement motorcraft) everything said and done, im looking to spend $1500-2k in parts, labor is a nonfactor...im doing this stuff myself (with my son by my side!) this brings my total up to $4500 for a vehicle that has virtually ALL common issues fixed, i don't know about the rest of you, but to me that sounds like a great deal!
here is a link to the C-List ad
http://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/3623859833.html
thanks for reading, im sure you will be seeing more of me around...this site has been added to my rotation of forums!
I recently began looking for my son's first car, keep in mind that my son is almost 17 and a very good kid, he has held an A+ average and may be going to Ohio State under a football scholarship (had a few recruiters eyeballing him)...anyway back to the car!
Once we started looking at makes/models he spotted an LS and really liked the looks, so we headed off to find an LS...i seen many available around me, and after reading this site and gathering as much info as i could as to common problems (i thank you all!) we set out to find his car! After MANY LS's we were giving up hope, people were wanting 4k + for cars that had timing chain issues, tranny issues, and suspension issues...no way i was spending 4k just to dump another 2k+ into it. By chance we found a craigslist ad for a 2000, they didn't mention any issues in the ad (they never do..) and when i got there this car was in decent shape, but had some of the same common issues, trans solenoid, coils, suspension...big difference was the timing chain/tensioners/guides had been replaced, as well as most of the cooling lines and bottle, this was a HUGE + in my opinion! the owner wanted $3550 for the car, but after pointing out all the faults i got the man down to $2500...and here i am now!
i have purchased many parts already, trans filter/solenoid, new coils/plugs (Motorcraft), HID kit for lows, and LED interior lighting (what kind of a dad would i be if i didn't add some cool?), new rims (the stock 17's) because whats on there is so far past fugly that even OEM looks better...i haven't started on suspension, but im sure it needs a wheel bearing on the drivers side (im going to do both fronts), and it has the "hollow thud" sound which means we may have some bad bushings, and it also needs new shocks all around (i already ordered replacement motorcraft) everything said and done, im looking to spend $1500-2k in parts, labor is a nonfactor...im doing this stuff myself (with my son by my side!) this brings my total up to $4500 for a vehicle that has virtually ALL common issues fixed, i don't know about the rest of you, but to me that sounds like a great deal!
here is a link to the C-List ad
http://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/3623859833.html
thanks for reading, im sure you will be seeing more of me around...this site has been added to my rotation of forums!
( BigRig's don't cry unless it's from joy! )
