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Okay... What to do???

Old Nov 3, 2009 | 12:50 PM
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OKay guys i have a 1996 Monte Carlo LS and i have about $7000 dollars to spend on a entire rebuild of the car.. the car has 250,000 miles on it. and a v6 3.1L with 140,000 miles on the engine. What should i spend it on??
 
Old Nov 3, 2009 | 01:01 PM
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Honestly... Another car.

Basically you would just have to go with a new engine, so why not take a good $3500-5000 and buy a 6th Gen Monte with the 3.8, and then have fun with a top-swap.
 
Old Nov 3, 2009 | 02:37 PM
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Agreed.... BIG TIME!
 
Old Nov 3, 2009 | 06:06 PM
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x3! Makes sense to me!
 
Old Nov 3, 2009 | 06:14 PM
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Id just get a supercharged monte to begin with. Top swap is a pain to source parts...
 
Old Nov 3, 2009 | 07:07 PM
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Will it be redundant if i too, agree with above posters?
 
Old Nov 3, 2009 | 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Enzo354
Id just get a supercharged monte to begin with. Top swap is a pain to source parts...
That would be nice, but an 04/05 would still be over $7000

Maybe just find a nice GTP?
 
Old Nov 3, 2009 | 07:30 PM
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Those are rare, very hard to find. I look for those when looking for my Monte. I saw an elderly man driving an all white GTP looked Brand spanking new! and i just stared at him .. lol, he must have thought i was a fool...sort of.
 
Old Nov 3, 2009 | 09:14 PM
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I scored big when I got my 05 SS for 10k with 59k highway miles on it!
 
Old Nov 3, 2009 | 09:34 PM
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Buy a 6th gen!!:d
 

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