is it a bad idea to buy an LS1 based car at 100,000+ miles sight unseen?
I found the car im looking for at several thousand cheaper than what they seem to be going for on the other side of the country so plus transport it is still waay under budget
it's a 2004 Holden SS ute (manual)
I should also mention with my license I cant drive a V8 in my state for the next couple of months, otherwise I would fly up there and pick it up
>I should also mention with my license I cant drive a V8
What kind of eurocuck country is this?
Australia have "P plates" for a probationary license
you get less demerit points so it's easier to lose your license and depending on the state there are power limits
for example in Victoria where I am, we have 4 years of P plates, cant drive V8's or cars with turbo/superchargers except for I think post 2012 when they changed to a maximum power/weight
general rule though is no V8/TC/SC
I've been driving a V6 until now and I just want a fucking V8 before fuel makes them impossible to own ever again
>I'm 22 next month and can finally legally drive a real car
what state are you from?
short answer is don't buy anything sight unseen.
too much of a gamble
Victoria
we have 4 years of P plates :/
I have a friend up there who can make sure it runs and all but he's not a huge car guy, if it was in Victoria (or close in SA or NSW) my best mates brother has an SS ute and loves it to death, wrenches on it himself, then he knows one of the mechanics who worked on the development of the VZ ute (not the VY but it's basically the same) and he is apparently a wizard, so basically if it was in Victoria I would have a very very good idea on the quality of the car from the surface
That's fucking stupid. Here in the US you take a dumb written test to get your learners permit, wait 6 months and do a dumb road test then you get your license that let's you drive pretty much anything except buses and 18 wheelers
Some kids at my high school had a big ass pickup truck, a 2008 mustang, and someone had a 70s camaro built for fucking drag racing. You're literally allowed to drive whatever you want here once you get your license. It's amazing. Hell you can drive whatever you want even with your learners permit as long as you're with someone who has a proper drivers license
a bad LS will have blow by, drink and leak oil and have lifter tick or worse
Worse comes to worse you can literally pick up a LS1-3 on Facebook/wreckers for like $1000 for a stock motor
How much is the ute?