i found a nice DA with 180,000 miles and i was just wondering if you guys think its worth buying a car with that many miles im just concerned about the wear on the engine and the parts on the body (bushings, steering rack) also an DA i purchase im going to have to drive it down from maryland to florida the next week after i buy it

 

i'd buy it if you plan on redoing the suspension, bushings, and swapping it..... that is if you are getting it for really cheap.

 

well im not really planning on chaning the bushings at all but i am gonna lower it and swap out the engine

 

hell yeah i bought my 90 ls with 180000 and for $600 cash mine only needed a driver side fender and the driver side door handle on the inside, bought it from the original owner too, blew my stock ls mot at 186835 and put in a new sir1 b16...i say take it

 

yeah well im just trying to point out the things that go bad with age... i'm gonna start replacing some of the bushings on my DB2 just because they're starting to creek. Like i said if you get it for cheap and it runs strong its worth it.

 

well i doubt this one is gonna blow in 6k miles cuz this guy drives back and forth from north NC to baltimore like every month or so ive decided i want to go look at it

 

i failed to mention that the reason mine blew was because it lost all oil pressure...

 

if you can get it for a decent price, yes..

remember its a ~15 year old car w/ 180k

 

yeah its just that ive been looking for like 2 weeks and im gettin kind of anxious i found a clean *** one with rims and lowered but like 3 hours away and my oldman it too lazy to drive me there but hey IHTFP do you know of anybody or any DAs for sale in MD

 

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dude, i've been looking for a car forever. i'm sick of liars! how can i not notice dents just because it's dark. sellers need to realize buyers aren't stupid

 

i say take it, if this is a 92 or 93 DA, chances are the miles are mostly highway miles and highway miles rack up fast but are actually better than regular city miles. I'd rather buy a car with 200,000 where over 100,000 miles are highway than a car with 140k on it that hasnt been driven on long drives. Just replace timing belt and oil and water pump first off and do a compression test to make sure everything is good. bushings will have to eventually come as with all older cars along with suspension probably. good luck

 

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no man...ive been kinda out of the loop up here..my isnt even here....

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I wouldn't be so worried about the motor as long as the guy selling it can show where the maintenance was done on it. My DA has +300k on it w/ the original motor and runs perfectly. The only thing aside from normal maintenance that's been done to the engine was a head gasket last year which was preventative due to a slow seep. The inside of the motor didn't look like it had over 30k on it, no cyl ridge, good cross-hatch on cyl walls, etc.

The bigger problem I would be worried about is rust. MD is on the borderline where rust can really ruin these cars, I wouldn't even consider anything from any further north and I'd be real hesitant on one in MD.

Suspension bushings on mine are just now being swapped over to poly but that has more to do with the fact that I autox the hell out of the car and am trying to get the last little bit out of the car.

The biggest thing I would look at is how the past owners have taken care of the car. I bought my '91 from the 2nd owner who had the car since '94 and had meticulous records of all maint.

BTW, have you looked for a DA in GA? Ton's of DA's running around here and regularly see them on craigslist.

Good luck!