I found a 98 4 door Grand Prix with the super charged 6, leather, alloys etc. Look wise its pretty mint but does have some minor wear on the leather and the usuall scratches. I can pick it up for roughly $2000 and since it would be my second car insurance would only be $12 a month. Heres my biggest concern however. The car has 150,000 miles which bothers me. I am only looking for a car for around town and would be very surprised if I put even 5,000 on it a year. Would a Grand Prix make it to 160,000-165,000 without nikle & diming me. Also it seems like its depreciated about as much as its gonna go. Would I be able to get most of my money back on it in a couple years from now?

ETA This would be a private sale and I always take cars to a well known shop for inspection before purchasing.

The local shop that I have been using for years only charges around $20 for a complete look over. On top of that they work on cars all day everyday so they seem to know which cars are prone to problems & which arent. When I was young I took a Probe in with about 50,000 miles to get their opinion and was told to pass. I did and later found out the car was a COMPLETE lemon. I then took a ford F150 in to be looked over and was given the go ahead. The truck had 120,000 on it when i bought it. I still have the thing and it still runs like a tank. I think its worth the $20 to have it looked over. I will probably make a offer with the guy and have the deal pending approval from the local shop. If they give me the go ahead I will likely buy it if not I will pass.

The GPs are pretty good, and 150K isn't all that high mileage these days. Have the vehicle checked out well, if it checks out you are good to go. With basic maintanence the car will be good to go for a long time.

You also have to ask yourself, what do you expect from a $2000 car? If you are expecting the reliability of a new vehicle you are likely to be disappointed. Then again, I bought a 96 Neon for my wife earlier this winter for $90with 140K on it, the head in the trunk and a filthy interior. After rebuilding the head, putting it back together and a lot of quality time at the car wash, it is a nice car, it started up first try, and hasn't even hiccuped since. As a matter of fact this week I got a little surprise, the wife turned the AC on and it blows ice cold. Not bad for $90.

Yeah its a 3.8 which I have heard lots of positive things about. Im gonna try to arrange a time Wed to take it out for a drive and possibly have it checked out. Hes wanting $2300 and Im gonna offer $1800 and expect him to counter at around $2000. I am just looking for a car that will last 2-3 years. If in that time I have to put $1000 or so into it thats still only comes out to $3000 which aint bad. I will keep you guys posted on how it turns out. Heres some pics





I think its a great looking car for the price. Really what Im looking for is a cheap sporty car that I can still be proud of owning. Ive seen some real pos advertised locally for WAY to much.

offer him $90

Quoted: offer him $90

Sounds like a plan I will make sure to post his response.

Quoted: Tell me you're not shitting me!  That's incredible!

That is right, $90. You just have to be in the right place at the right time, and scour Ebay motors regularly.