Hello there everyone. I have been browsing around this forum since late last year, but have not posted much except to get a little help with issues I had with my Monte. I got my first Monte Carlo last year when a friend at work offered to sell his 95 Z34 for $1000 to me. I could not pass up the offer. I knew it needed some work and it was not running right, but as clean as the car was I had to grab it.

So I bought it last year and it sat in teh garage most of the winter because there was a power steering leak, needed a new starter, and basically it ran really rough. So 4 weeks ago I finally saved up and took it into the shop. Of course it needed a new starter, they fixed the power steering leak, and the reason it was running rough....the timing belt was broke. Ohhhh my loard was that an expensive fix. I took the car in planning to spend around $1500 and picked it up spending $2800. All I can say is when it was done the thing run like a brand new car.

I plan on some some restoration on it this summer. I jsut got the car back last week and I have already put a K&N air instake kit, new fog lights, blue headlights, put my 5000 watts stereo system in it, and I am just beginning. I have tons of things planned and priced to add to the car this year. Once we get a nice day here I will take a picture of the car to show everyone what I am taking about here. Then I plan on taking pictures throughout the summer to show its progress.

I am looking foward to being an active member in these forums and this looks like great community.


EDIT: I finally got a nice day around here and added some pictures for everyone to see.



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hey, welcome to the site

sounds like you got a good deal on the monte, and even with all the fixes, you still only have 4 grand into the car...sounds great for that car...

lookin forward to some pics, and posts

 

Yeah, that's not really too bad and a good chunk of problems have been fixed in the car. You should get many more miles out of it.

 

Here are a few more photos:




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welcome, you are right, the cars condition is very good. congrats

 

Nice looking 95 Monte
I have one almost like it but it has the 3.1L in her...... slush puppy engine
It does have 120,000 miles of trouble free driving....
Same color inside and out as yours.....
clean looking car.

 

Thanks for all the great comments. I guess you can call these the "before" pictures. By the end of summer I should have the "after" pictures since I plan on doing ALOT to the car this summer.

I have to admit for my first Monte Carlo, this this is ALOT faster than I thought it would be. Wow these Z34 engines put out some horsepower for a V6.

 

ah yes repair shops can kill you, but in the end its always worth it

nice looking car for such a low price

 

looking good


has the intake manifold gasket been changed on that yet?? i know the 3.4's are trouble...