wondering. thinking about getting one. and which year should i get? im thinking 90-92. at around what mileage does it get bad?? this one car has 100k miles on it.
are 3rd gen camaros reliably or not??
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Originally posted by: notfred
why the rolling eyes? how many domestics do you see pushing 150k+ miles reliably?
The only "die hard" domestics i know of are Oldsmobile Delta 88s and Cutlasses, those things are friggin indestructible if you keep the body in good shape. My grandpa had an '83 delta88 still on its 1st engine and tranny with over 300k on it.
take it to a mechanic. A car with 10k miles can be worse than a car with 100k miles. It all depends on how it was maintained.
Originally posted by: Acanthus
Originally posted by: notfred
why the rolling eyes? how many domestics do you see pushing 150k+ miles reliably?
The only "die hard" domestics i know of are Oldsmobile Delta 88s and Cutlasses, those things are friggin indestructible if you keep the body in good shape. My grandpa had an '83 delta88 still on its 1st engine and tranny with over 300k on it.
There are tons of Ford and Chevy trucks driving around with well over 150k on them. There are also plently of domestic cars from the 80s still driving around with lots of miles on them. Heck, if you're looking for an 87-93 mustang, ignoring the race and show cars, almost all of them have 140k+ on them, and there's no shortage of them.
I am a mechanic and a 90-92 F-Body are fine if they have been taken care of.
And to the azzhat that said "100k is a lot of miles for almost any car unless it is a known reliable import."
I am a mechanic and see 100K+ on american cars all day long. I have seen many with 200K+ and even 3 with 300K+. My first car was a 85 firebird(known for problems, esp with the 2.8L) and I got over 200K before I moved on.
The only diff. between a american car and jap car now is who owns it and the jap car parts will cost more. hence the reason I and my family have switched to all GM cars/trucks in the last 5 years. We use to have mostly jap (and in the late 70's early 80's that was a smart thing) but today GM is best all round car company.
And to the azzhat that said "100k is a lot of miles for almost any car unless it is a known reliable import."
I am a mechanic and see 100K+ on american cars all day long. I have seen many with 200K+ and even 3 with 300K+. My first car was a 85 firebird(known for problems, esp with the 2.8L) and I got over 200K before I moved on.
The only diff. between a american car and jap car now is who owns it and the jap car parts will cost more. hence the reason I and my family have switched to all GM cars/trucks in the last 5 years. We use to have mostly jap (and in the late 70's early 80's that was a smart thing) but today GM is best all round car company.
I have a 3rd gen Firebird. a '92 with 107K miles on it. its been pretty reliable engine wise for me. as for the cosmetic things, a lot has gone wrong.
List:
horn doesn't work...just makes a buzzing sound
left window doesn't roll down
right window rolls down but jumps in and out of the track when going back up (makes a loud popping noise)
the muffler fell off
had to get a new catalytic converter
new battery
new thermostat
the engine doesn't like 3rd gear (4 gear automatic) and makes some wierd noises when in this gear (usually when climbing a hill)
both flood lamps have gone out
left front turn signal out
right back turn signal out
one of the bulbs in the left taillight when out
there was a loud clanging, turned out to be the exhaust pipes hitting each other rapidly, a tightened clamp fixed it
that's bout it
the weird thing is I'm getting more mile/gallon from it now then I've ever gotten. I've had it for 5 years and put 50K miles on it. I get about 22-23 mile/gallon from it now. I use 92 octane as the 3rd gear performs better than when using 89 octane. Its also the V8 305 engine with 230hp.
List:
horn doesn't work...just makes a buzzing sound
left window doesn't roll down
right window rolls down but jumps in and out of the track when going back up (makes a loud popping noise)
the muffler fell off
had to get a new catalytic converter
new battery
new thermostat
the engine doesn't like 3rd gear (4 gear automatic) and makes some wierd noises when in this gear (usually when climbing a hill)
both flood lamps have gone out
left front turn signal out
right back turn signal out
one of the bulbs in the left taillight when out
there was a loud clanging, turned out to be the exhaust pipes hitting each other rapidly, a tightened clamp fixed it
that's bout it
the weird thing is I'm getting more mile/gallon from it now then I've ever gotten. I've had it for 5 years and put 50K miles on it. I get about 22-23 mile/gallon from it now. I use 92 octane as the 3rd gear performs better than when using 89 octane. Its also the V8 305 engine with 230hp.
I've heard that from my family mechanic as well (about how in the 70' - early 90's imports were king) and now any engine that is properly maintained will give an easy 100k.... but imports will still generally run a little longer with low maintence, ie... a new Corolla might be able to have its oil changed a little less frequently than a Cavalier.
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NO they aren't. That is, if you don't take care of it. If you take care of your car it'll last you. It's not a Cavalier... Those break no matter what.
I got a third gen second hand and the previous owner beat it to hell and back. Amazingly enough the body is in almost perfect shape and almost all the little things still work. The only downfall of him beating the crap out of it is the engine had to be rebuilt (luckily it was rebuilt before I bought it) and the differential somehow was completely finished, so I had that replaced. Otherwise all my turn signals, lights, and stuff like that all still work perfectly fine and the car rides real nice (suspension isn't mushy or uneven). And that's a 1985... (I have the 305 V8 as well, someone else mentioned that..)
So the verdict... get a camaro or mustang if you love cars, big engines and overall just driving - but don't get one if you are the type of person to ignore your car and not take care of it/perform the proper maintenance. you can't blame a car and call it unreliable because the engine siezed on you when you neglected to change the oil for 200,000km... oil needs changing on every car.. get the picture?
edit: as for mileage... YMMV. I heard of people with 5.7L LT1 engines getting well over 30mpg on the highway, but I've also heard of people with V6's who barely break 20mpg. Again it depends on how you maintain the car.. but don't buy a muscle car expecting to get 60mpg in the city.
Those break no matter what. I got a third gen second hand and the previous owner beat it to hell and back. Amazingly enough the body is in almost perfect shape and almost all the little things still work. The only downfall of him beating the crap out of it is the engine had to be rebuilt (luckily it was rebuilt before I bought it) and the differential somehow was completely finished, so I had that replaced. Otherwise all my turn signals, lights, and stuff like that all still work perfectly fine and the car rides real nice (suspension isn't mushy or uneven). And that's a 1985... (I have the 305 V8 as well, someone else mentioned that..)
So the verdict... get a camaro or mustang if you love cars, big engines and overall just driving - but don't get one if you are the type of person to ignore your car and not take care of it/perform the proper maintenance. you can't blame a car and call it unreliable because the engine siezed on you when you neglected to change the oil for 200,000km...
oil needs changing on every car.. get the picture? edit: as for mileage... YMMV.
I heard of people with 5.7L LT1 engines getting well over 30mpg on the highway, but I've also heard of people with V6's who barely break 20mpg. Again it depends on how you maintain the car.. but don't buy a muscle car expecting to get 60mpg in the city.
6th gear is cool!
When a car gets over 100k miles, maintenance record is the key, regardless of brand.
Depends on how it was taken care of. It will be pretty slow though, and the visibility in those cars sucks. I test drove a '92 GTA before buying my Supra and my complaints (aside from the fact that it overheated on the test drive, lol) were that the visibility is poor and the turning radius wasn't very snappy. Gas mileage wasn't too great either.
Not from my experience. The huge windows provide tons of visibility. One of the best aspects of the car compared to others in my opinion.
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