Motorhead350
New member
Ya what a waste. I hate when people don't drive their cars.
Brand new 96 impala
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Ya what a waste. I hate when people don't drive their cars.
cyclopsram
Senior Member
The car is probably "laundry" moolah...dogs can't smell it...
Motorhead350
New member
Heck why not? There are plenty of Chevy engines in Fords.
Stranger in the Black Sedan
Won't you hop inside my car?
I bet the engine and trans are totally fine. If it has been stored properly, which it looks like it has. I have driven cars that were not run once for 15-20 years and then put a lot of hard miles on them without any problems.
Mike Poore
Crabmonster
In 1965 the Bitner boys from Waynesboro, dropped a very well massaged solid lifter 327 mouse motor into a new Mustang Coupe. That MF ran like stink! :burnout:
This is an LTI were talkin about here...Not an old Dodge with a bullet proof engine and tranny lol
Raudermaster
I need more COWBELL!
Most likely junk if you drive it for more than 3 hours. That was like that '87 GNX on eBay a few months back. Didn't it have like.....87 miles on it or something like that? And it was touching $90k and the reserve was still NOT met? There is a dealer around me that specializes in rare Fords (he's never had a MM though 
) and he had a DHG Bullitt in his showroom floor with 181 miles on it. Wasn't for sale though, unfortunately. That thing will be worth a lot 5 years from now.
) and he had a DHG Bullitt in his showroom floor with 181 miles on it. Wasn't for sale though, unfortunately. That thing will be worth a lot 5 years from now.
Motorhead350
New member
.....not anymore.
jgc61sr2002
Contributing Member
And Ford can?
hot-rauder
Fusionizing....
do you drive a marauder?
BAD MERC
Active member
Oh, glad to hear that. I just put a navigation system in a flagship '07 Z06. PIECE OF ****ING ****!!!!!!!!!
Mike Poore
Crabmonster
I was with Dom and the gang at the Corvette plant in Bowling Green, and all of us were impressed with the quality of the build, and the folks who work there. It seems that plant's producing the best GM has to offer, and If what you say, from first hand knoledge, is true, they're in deep doo-doo.
Leadfoot281
What?! Me worry?
It's amazing cars hold up as well as they do. Touring the Corvette plant made me realise how many steps, processes, work stations, and various sub assemblys there are in the construction of a car.
As far as the durability of this particular '96 goes, well, my neighbors bought a very low hour tractor. It was 3 years old with just 100 hours on it. They spent the next two years repairing oil leaks, hydraulic hoses, and cracked gaskets. I was virtually useless as a tractor 'til it had been completely gone through.
My Grampa bought a new Oldsmobile in '78. He quit driving it in 1990. It had 23,000 miles. We sold it after he passed away in '96. The car was wore out. The springs were so soft the car was unsafe to drive. New shocks didn't help. It smoked badly too. We got $1,200 for it.
As far as the durability of this particular '96 goes, well, my neighbors bought a very low hour tractor. It was 3 years old with just 100 hours on it. They spent the next two years repairing oil leaks, hydraulic hoses, and cracked gaskets. I was virtually useless as a tractor 'til it had been completely gone through.
My Grampa bought a new Oldsmobile in '78. He quit driving it in 1990. It had 23,000 miles. We sold it after he passed away in '96. The car was wore out. The springs were so soft the car was unsafe to drive. New shocks didn't help. It smoked badly too. We got $1,200 for it.
Illss
Junior Member
I doubt the car just sat the whole time without being started but if i has just been sitting then yeah one can assume the drivetrain to not last to long . Also IMO the lt-1 is a strong motor if takin care of plus they dont smoke half as bad as the TAXI crown vics here in chicago.