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After much heart ache I decided to retire my old trusty 88 firebird. It served me for 13 years and 227k miles. I was about to dump $12-15k into it and restore her to glory, but then I woke up and relized it would still be a 88 formula when I was done, and would only be worth $5k at most. So then I looked at what I thought was a good commuter car TDI jetta, and at $25k it didnt make sense to get something I really didnt want anyway. So then I found my 02 Silver Vette. It has 23k miles and cost me 29k which i'm sure I overpaid but aside from road rash on one wheel its perfect. I figure if i'm gonna spend 20+ thousand on a commuter car, I may as well do it with some style.
I do have some questions,
1. other than fluid changes is there anything I should inspect in detail and look for wear?
2. The exaust has a irratict tin-y sound at idle. It idles and runs perfect though, is this normal?
3. Should I keep my firebird? I got it my first year in college, it still runs good, but at 227k miles the tranny and engine are very tired, and the paint is finally peeling (looks horrid). A lot of people are telling me I'll deeply regret selling it in 20 years. But I dont really have any place to put it, and dumping it behind a friends barn to rust away is not appealing either. Selling it to pay for the Kuhmo MX's I ordered today seems the most likely at the moment.
I do have some questions,
1. other than fluid changes is there anything I should inspect in detail and look for wear?
2. The exaust has a irratict tin-y sound at idle. It idles and runs perfect though, is this normal?
3. Should I keep my firebird? I got it my first year in college, it still runs good, but at 227k miles the tranny and engine are very tired, and the paint is finally peeling (looks horrid). A lot of people are telling me I'll deeply regret selling it in 20 years. But I dont really have any place to put it, and dumping it behind a friends barn to rust away is not appealing either. Selling it to pay for the Kuhmo MX's I ordered today seems the most likely at the moment.