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Ok i'm a complete newb in the 5.0s(90-93). Are these reliable cars? I'm gonna go off to college next semester, would you feel safe driving from san jo to sacramento every other weekend? I really want one of these cars, are there any thing i should look for when purchasing one? Please help this newb Thanks
Chris
Posts: 2 | From: San Jo | Registered: Mar 2002
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as reliable as a civic? I don't think so. But if you like to tinker, don't mind being quick for very little $$$, it's probably the car to have. Just my $0.02
anything that breaks on these cars seems to be due to driver abuse/crappy shade-tree mechanics (such as myself)
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Posts: 6785 | From: San Jose | Registered: Jun 2001
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quote:Originally posted by Tobal: Ok i'm a complete newb in the 5.0s(90-93). Are these reliable cars? I'm gonna go off to college next semester, would you feel safe driving from san jo to sacramento every other weekend? I really want one of these cars, are there any thing i should look for when purchasing one? Please help this newb Thanks
Chris
I've been using my '89 for this purpose for 4+ years. While it has had minor stuff go wrong with it, it has only not started on me once when the battery died. I think if you find an unmodified clean one, it will last you a long long time.
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Ok heres the situation. I got a POS saturn sc1 that i probably can get 3-4 grand tops for it. I'm a 17 year old with a 8 dollar job and have NO experience whatsoever with maintaining cars. Obviously i know the 3000 mile oil rule...but thats as far as my knowledge goes. Would it be a mistake to get myself into this? If so could someone PLEASE recommend me a car for 5k tops that feels much sportier than a 100hp(115 torque) POS. Thank you for your patience and comments.
Chris
Posts: 2 | From: San Jo | Registered: Mar 2002
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