you're not gonna believe this

fast97gt

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i had a friend of mine call me the other day cause he new i was looking for 99 and to 04gt, and he told me he had a steel for me.:shrug: well it turned out to be 2000 5spd gt loaded with 72k moiles, i went and looked at it and started negotiating. the guy told me he replaced the computer, #8 coil pack, and the # fuel injector for a code that it kept throwing (po308). he told me five grand cash it was mine. i forked up the cash. (i didnt inquire as to wether or not the plugs had been changed) i trailerd it home, and stripped it down and did a full tune up, come to find out the car had factory plugs and the #8 plug well had what in it?, antifreeze. so i cleaned it up, put it back together and waala, dang thing runs like it brand new. so as a nice jesture i called him and told him i fixed it and what the problem was, and that he could have the car back for the same money he declined:rolleyes:. so thats my steel of the week.
 
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Hell yeah, that is an AWESOME deal.

As far as the anti-freeze in the plug well... There is a 99.9% chance that is from the intake manifold giving out.

Keep an eye on it and the coolant level. Coil packs aren't cheap to replace. Just be prepared to buy a new intake manifold and gaskets.
 
I hope I can find a deal like that when I am ready to buy.

What is the condition of the car? With only 72k on the car it can't be too bad.

I wish that when I sold my GT that the guy would have offered to cancel the deal. That was a nice gesture and very honest, way to go.

By the way...

This thread is useless without pics!
 
Nice deal...so what are you going to do? Keep it and drive it, or try to flip it for a profit?

:rolleyes:H to the NO, im gonna drive the balls off it. might be the one i put the power adder to. sorry for the miss spell, but was in a hurry. however it is the intake, looked at it a little more today and did a coolant pressure test and sure enough there it was. ive got a new intake coming should be here monday. and as far as condition, its in very good shape. seets are intact, and all power options still work:D

p.s. i offered it back when i noticed the problem and knew how and what it would take to fix it.
 
:rolleyes:H to the NO, im gonna drive the balls off it. might be the one i put the power adder to. sorry for the miss spell, but was in a hurry. however it is the intake, looked at it a little more today and did a coolant pressure test and sure enough there it was. ive got a new intake coming should be here monday. and as far as condition, its in very good shape. seets are intact, and all power options still work:D

p.s. i offered it back when i noticed the problem and knew how and what it would take to fix it.


Not sure it counts if you apologize for bad gramar then do it again in the same paragraph..... :D


Good find on the car btw!
 
Wow thats a interesting story! Im watching Pay it Forward as Im writing this reply and what you did was a "Pay it Forward" move. lol Not many people would have called the seller back like you did. I think thats cool.

Nice steal!! Show us some pics!