enpe

Same... It was the yellow one listed for $7500 on craigslist.

woodburn

Wow 6500? this make me feel bad. These cars are going for nothing nowdays.

Syn

There's quite a range in prices. This car is an early model year with 166k on it. Check out pricing on 06+ and you'll see some above $20k with low miles.

Reckon

Regardless of how good the deal was, you need to get the code read. If you are ok driving it a short distance (no flashing CEL), take it to AutoZone or Advanced Auto Parts to get the code read. If you have some money, get a code reader yourself as it is not expensive and very useful. Once you know what the code is, you can diagnose the issue and figure out a fix. This may alleviate the issues you are having now and it may not as the noise you hear may not be related to the CEL (for instance, the CEL could be due to a TP with no CEL fix that the previous owner reset temporarily - you can pull the fuse and the CEL will reset and not come back on for a few miles, happens to me - while the noise could the the TCT that is common in our vehicles).

Start at step one and figure out the CEL and then move on from there.

A video would help as well as someone here might know what the issue is base don the noise.

TougeS2k

If the previouse owner had no idea why his engine began ticking badly when it got hot, he may have decided the problem could cost him 2-3k so he took it off the asking price. Now the new owner can replace the TCT for $100 and enjoy the vehicle. And i'd say its hard selling any car with over 150k let alone an s2k

enpe

From the videos I've watched that's exactly what it is, the part is ordered. Thanks a lot! Looks like it'll need some oil too, the guy before me clearly didn't take care of it. Fortunately he only had it for 10k miles. The Carfax shows that the previous owner brought it to the dealership religiously. I'd imagine you can't do too much damage with 10k miles of neglect.