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Old May 6, 2009 | 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by thebig33tuna,May 6 2009, 04:05 PM
i'm just ball-parking this figure from what i've read (and personally know from my local club), but i'd say 90% of the people on this forum change ever 3-5k miles, with full synthetic.

I definitely do not change that often as it is not needed at all but it seems like most people do. Hell synthetic oil can really be changed every 15-20k and be perfectly fine!
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Old May 6, 2009 | 02:59 PM
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What about the suspension? I don't know much on the topic of suspension, so I am posing the question: How does the suspension hold up over 100k? Does it need a "refresh" (maybe with CR parts )
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Old May 6, 2009 | 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by 2003s2k2003,May 6 2009, 01:44 PM
You already have an '03 and you want an '01 too??
I was wondering the same.
I know a couple people that have 100+k miles on their cars and they are definatly worth that asking price.
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Old May 6, 2009 | 04:47 PM
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i just saw the seller post on the classifieds...he said he'd take 8k? sounds like it's a good deal to me.
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Old May 6, 2009 | 08:08 PM
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There is something kinda forboding about a car with 100k on the dial but in many cases this is all mental. When I bought my new S , I was driving my 91' Celica GT witch had 90+k on the odo and was still running like new. I decided not to even try to trade because I felt I would get nothing even close to value with this 15 year old car. I still have it and its now pushing 108k and still runs perfect.
I used this as an example because if the price is right and you are confident in the condition, you can be buying into a simular value as my GT..
My word of caution though, as with any two seater, many of these cars have led a rough life but/and at the same time ,many have been pampered. Common sense and perhaps a second opinion before buying anything (particulary a high milage car) is the way to go.
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Old May 7, 2009 | 01:10 PM
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Damn i would sell my 04 with 100k for that price! I guess i got to raise my price.
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Old May 7, 2009 | 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by s2k dre,May 7 2009, 05:10 PM
Damn i would sell my 04 with 100k for that price! I guess i got to raise my price.
If your gonna sell your '04 for 8K let me know haha. Could find someone to buy that in a heart beat!
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Old May 8, 2009 | 08:49 AM
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