Hey guys, new member here and first time poster. Well im gonna buy a new car here next Jan/Feb and am really thinking about gettin a MC. I dont want to spend more than $9K so with that in mind can I get a nice 2000+, around 75K miles, and hopefully an SS in that range? Id like an SS but i can settle for an LS. Also when Im out lookin around is there any known major issues that I should be looking for? Thanks in advance -Derek

 

no major issues to look out for that i can think of. i've never heard of our sunroofs leaking (amazingly), but you still might want to check for water stains in the car if its a sun roof. thats all i can think of. you're looking in hte right year and price range, but i wouldn't think you'd get any more than an 02-03. if you're lucky

 

Build Quality is a little disapponting, especially on the 2006 models.

 

My car is a 2006 and never had a problem with it. I think the quality of it, is good. No noise, runs good, no problems here.

 

 

I'm not supporting this but a lot of people buy cars off ebay. Just last week I was looking at an '06 Monte for auction in Michigan that went for $5,000 I think? It had like 30k miles on it.

Good luck with your Monte Carlo search.

 

private person is how i foudn mine. autotrader isn't good for that. if you live near a major city, check hte classifieds on their newspaper, you could probably even find it online on something, mine, believe it or not, was found on cars.com, from a private seller. $9500 for an 03 with 82,000 miles in March 07

 

Well I was talkin to my grandpa today, whos a used car dealer, and he said they have one on his lot and to come down and test drive it. So i did and man there nice cars, comfy to ride it, plenty of power. It was an 05 LS with 34K miles on it for $11,500. I was really thinkin about buying it but its just a tad out of my price range and I want to try and get my credit score up in the next couple months so I can get a good loan.

 

Door noise, squeaks.

 

Noise and squeaks are part of the allure of American muscle cars. Hell, if you want tomb-like silence, buy a damned Lexus or Infinity. As for me, give me them old-time rattles and squeaks along with the burble of an American V-8, while I'm givingthe aforementioned ricers an education as to what my taillights look like.