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Car Forum / Pontiac / Pontiac Cars / April 2005engine life expectancy
Hello, I'm looking at a 1989 Firebird formula to buy. It has the 305 TBi with 140,000 miles. Obviously, I'm concerned about the milage. Assuming it's been well maintained all along, how many miles can I expect to get out of that engine? TIA!!! ^JR^ assuming they are all highway miles and that it was well maintained and that you will continue to maintain the vehicle and that you drive almost exclusively on the highway, probably around another 100,000 mile > assuming they are all highway miles and that it was well maintained and > that you will continue to maintain the vehicle and that you drive almost > exclusively on the highway, probably around another 100,000 mile Then put in a 350! Hehehe >> assuming they are all highway miles and that it was well maintained and >> that you will continue to maintain the vehicle and that you drive almost >> exclusively on the highway, probably around another 100,000 mile > > Then put in a 350! Thanks!. ^JR^ > assuming they are all highway miles and that it was well maintained and > that you will continue to maintain the vehicle and that you drive almost > exclusively on the highway, probably around another 100,000 mile Considering it's a 16-year old Firebird, it's shot. This stuff of "assume it's all highway miles and well maintained" isn't a smart play here. It's been driven about 9000 miles per year, so it was almost surely somebody's commuter. Plus, it's a Firebird, so it probably belong to some hairy-legged teenager rather than some blue-hair grandmother. > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > TIA!!! > ^JR^ >Considering it's a 16-year old Firebird, it's shot. This stuff of "assume >it's all highway miles and well maintained" isn't a smart play here. It's [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> TIA!!! >> ^JR^ 9000 miles a year is definitely low mileage - so I would not assume all highway miles. Do you know ANY of it's history? Engine may already have been overhauled(or even replaced). IF it is highway miles and well maintained (I'd want documentation) the engine CAN be good for 300,000 miles - but more died with under 90,000 than reach anywhere close to that. If the price is right, go for it. A brand new TargetMaster is relatively inexpensive if the original engine does decide to "go south". |
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