Either I just got an AMAZING deal or I just got ripped....

[fredridge 10+ year member]

dude read all the replies, but I did read V-8 and thought, of course you got a deal.... people don't want v-8's right now, though the one in that car will probably get close the the mileage in the 6cyl-

their 4.0 6 is a great motor too.. owned a couple of them...one with just under 200k when I traded it in

 

[Hintzyboy 5,000+ posts]

If the door handle was messed up, it's probably a theft recovery. Those sell insanely cheap even with minor damage

 

[vehementSPL 10+ year member]

dude read all the replies, but I did read V-8 and thought, of course you got a deal.... people don't want v-8's right now, though the one in that car will probably get close the the mileage in the 6cyl-
their 4.0 6 is a great motor too.. owned a couple of them...one with just under 200k when I traded it in

Yeah I think average like 1 to 1.5 mpg diff between the v6 and the v8. Now I know back in the day I had a 91. Got like 15.5 mpg in city. put wall of speakers and batts etc in. got 12mpg. I think with the weight of the stereo (what I am planning on doing) will prob be just as good if not better than the v6. the weight won't affect the v8 as much

 

[86yota 10+ year member]

Umm Ford didnt put a 302 in anything in 97 did they?

 

[bass-aholic 10+ year member]

its stolen.

 

[crunktimes.com 5,000+ posts]

I would be afraid to drive something with such high miles.

 

[twisztdauthorit 10+ year member]

Volvo has the car with the most miles ever put on it, and its still going.... 2.5 million miles and the owner is paid $.50 per mile to drive it.... and all this is with no repair cept for your usual stuff

thats alot of miles and one lucky driver... kinda lol

 

[MrSwiss 10+ year member]

I would be afraid to drive something with such high miles.

my lesabre was 170k miles and it drives pretty **** good.

 

[vehementSPL 10+ year member]

Umm Ford didnt put a 302 in anything in 97 did they?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Explorer

 

[mapolley07 10+ year member]

bought my '90 lesabre for $950 over a year ago with 135k, now has 146k, no major problems. I had to put in spark plugs, a new starter, replace some corroded fuel line, and now i need a couple new sensors. Those were basically all maintenance stuff that would need to be done to any car that old.

i got a heck of a deal, runs great, gets 27mpg highway or so, better probably after i replace the O2 sensor and coolant temp sensor and clean the MAF and EGR. I love this car, its my first car, and I plan on keeping it for a while. Those GM 3800 engines are known to be practically bulletproof and last 300k miles easy