Ahhh, i want this car
12-04-2004, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by CamaroFan1718
or look at the engine. I myself only thought a 305 was in older z28s and irocs and all RS V8s. I thought 350s started to come around more in the 88+ 3rd gens? Correct or Wrong?
Sorry but the 305 was in Camaro's until '92. The ONLY way to get a manual was with the 305 engine to keep buyer's from paying the gas guzzling tax. That's what the shift skip in fourth gen's was made for.
12-04-2004, 10:35 PM
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nope 350's were added very late and sporadically, if it's in the shape you say it's not worth the money he's asking I don't think the 350 was available with the stick either, a friend of mine had the same car (the spoiler was a special order option) and it was a 305 and just sold for 2500 after sitting for sale for 3 years and only had 70,000 miles (it was bought as a show car and rarely driven)
12-05-2004, 12:18 AM
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yea. im gonna run the vin sometime this week and have my dad check it out, and tell the guys if its not a 350 and say i want him to lower the price.we'll see what happens
12-05-2004, 12:42 AM
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does ne one knoe how to tell if the engine is actually a 350, becuase the vin wont help if the engines been swapped. is there ne way besides takin the numbers off the block?thanks
12-05-2004, 02:06 PM
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gotta look at the block outside the engines are identical
12-05-2004, 02:21 PM
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im gonna ask the guy why he thinks its a 350 and tell him it shouldnt be, im not too sure what the whole story is, most likely its a stock 305 5 speed z-28, and he figured its a 350 cause he jsut doesnt know.
12-05-2004, 02:33 PM
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its a stock 305 5 speed z-28, and he figured its a 350 cause he jsut doesnt know.
12-05-2004, 03:00 PM
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If it is 305 makes sure he takes the price down quite a bit.
12-05-2004, 03:19 PM
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yea, im gonna ask why he thinks it is or knows it is then be like o well i ran the numbers from the vin and its not and the leak pisses me off but as long as they fix it then i dont have a problem with it, but im gonna make sure they actually do fix it and not jsut clean up the area around it. does ne one nkow what he was talking about? he said like something about a pressure line or something, it was clearly oil tho. they want 4 i asked if he was negotiable and hes like no not relly, then he waited a few seconds and hes like well i hsouldnt say that.lol i was like wtf, so ill see if i can get them to give me a decent price for my car and i have a few hundred if i need some extra. hopefully i can get him down to around 3600-3700. wish me luck and thanks for the comments
12-05-2004, 09:45 PM
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not bad looking z.. hope the whole thing goes the way you want it...
12-05-2004, 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by MeenZ28
Really? I thought they never made the 350s with a manual for the 91-92s. Jump on it bro.
but my car doesn't look as cherry as that one does.
so that means you should get it now!
12-05-2004, 11:41 PM
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yea it looks good in the pic but in real life its not as great as you think. still nice tho. i talked to my dad tonight and hes like talk to me in the morning, and he has tomorow off so i was like can you go check it out and stuff, so hopefuly he'll say yes and look at it and like it. then im off to barganing. what do you guys think i should do to make sure i dont get ripped off with the leak, if i do infact buy it. my dad thinks they will jsut powerwash the underside and give it back clean, so im not sure how i can make sure i dont get burned.ne ideas? thanks again
12-05-2004, 11:59 PM
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make sure they sign something saying the leak is fixed, if it's not you have a document to take to court
12-06-2004, 12:19 AM
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i work at a car lot (i'm not a salesman tho), we would run the car to a mechanic. and if you wanted a signed peice of paperwork officializing it, you would get it. but you can't trust 'em all. and i'd defnatly take it for a rough long (10-30 min) test drive and check it before you bring it back for a leak. the dealership should be cool with it. just make sure they think you'll make the sale, salesmen get desperate and allow more things to happen when they believe you're going to buy it. i know from experience. 
12-06-2004, 12:51 AM
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Maybe its just me, but I think that the deal sounds kind of shady. If I was to try and sell a used car, I would surely make sure it started up well and that there wasn't any oil leaks......I'd be very cautious about buying it.....