Any common problems with this '94 Gen 4 Camaro
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http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1692425.htm
I've been considering one of these if its in good condition as a hopefully cheap to run car.
As I haven't had a car for a few months and nice Gen3 V8's don't seem to be appearing at my price range i was thinking this could be a good car for day to day.
I fancy trying something American and left hand drive and hopefully cheap insurance at that age as well.
Any comments at all?
Cheers.
I've been considering one of these if its in good condition as a hopefully cheap to run car.
As I haven't had a car for a few months and nice Gen3 V8's don't seem to be appearing at my price range i was thinking this could be a good car for day to day.
I fancy trying something American and left hand drive and hopefully cheap insurance at that age as well.
Any comments at all?
Cheers.
I saw this car for sale in the flesh at the Beaulieu Autojumble. It hasbeen for sale for some time, which I presume is because it's an early base V6 model rather than having any issues.
It looked very tidy, especially inside. The only thing I noticed was that the tail pipes were quite corroded, so if you do go and see it be sure to check out the entire exhaust system. It might of just been surface rust but I didn’t have a very close look, I thought it was worth mentioning. You don’t want to land yourself any big bills straight away.
Most people will say get a V8, but for £1500 that is a serious amount of car for the money. Just don’t expect it to be fast! Early V6’s were something like 160bhp.
It looked very tidy, especially inside. The only thing I noticed was that the tail pipes were quite corroded, so if you do go and see it be sure to check out the entire exhaust system. It might of just been surface rust but I didn’t have a very close look, I thought it was worth mentioning. You don’t want to land yourself any big bills straight away.
Most people will say get a V8, but for £1500 that is a serious amount of car for the money. Just don’t expect it to be fast! Early V6’s were something like 160bhp.
Yeah i was wondering if anyone would have seen it in the flesh as its a fair distance away, a long way to go to check underneath for rust, and its interesting that the exhaust is a bit rusty. I don't think there was a uk equivalent model (i hope) so it could be replaced with the cheapest, straightest piece of pipe possible with out emissions problems. I wonder if it was coated on the chassis when it arrived over here to prevent rust or if its going the same way as the exhaust.
As you say i think it is the 3.4 V6 putting people off. Most things say not to bother and get a 3.8 rather then the 3.4 but that seems down to power rather than reliability. It was up for £2000 for quite a while.
Sales of american cars seem to be slowing down, it seems alot of people use them for the show season then put them back in the garage for winter and people are only interested in buying if they are very cheap/very good bargins.
As you say i think it is the 3.4 V6 putting people off. Most things say not to bother and get a 3.8 rather then the 3.4 but that seems down to power rather than reliability. It was up for £2000 for quite a while.
Sales of american cars seem to be slowing down, it seems alot of people use them for the show season then put them back in the garage for winter and people are only interested in buying if they are very cheap/very good bargins.
That's just jogged my memory, I suggested this car to someone else and another PH user pointed out it was a Japanese export model because the rear lights are a different design. This is no bad thing, generally most cars from Japan tend to be low mileage and very clean.
It has got a fresh MOT, so that's a reasonable indication that it doesn't have any serious structural corrosion or the exhaust is shot. I’d be surprised if it did have any rust, but the only way to know for sure is to drop the seller an email/phone call.
How far is it from you?
It has got a fresh MOT, so that's a reasonable indication that it doesn't have any serious structural corrosion or the exhaust is shot. I’d be surprised if it did have any rust, but the only way to know for sure is to drop the seller an email/phone call.
How far is it from you?
That must be a flare holder in the passenger foot well, i was wondering what it was.
http://www.rodsnsods.co.uk/forum/vehicles-sale/199...
http://www.rodsnsods.co.uk/forum/vehicles-sale/199...
I don't know if it would have been sold brand new in Japan or imported later in it's life, it could be a Euro spec model hence the amber rear indicators.
My Camaro came from Japan and as far as I know, insurance isn't an issue. It certainly didn't cause any problems when I insured mine. It's interesting to see that this one also has the torch bracket in the passenger footwell, my car has the same and has a Maxell torch with a red lens on the end, I am assuming that's a Japanese safety requirement.
It does look super clean inside, a good indication it's been looked after at least. If you're seriously interested the only way is to give the seller a call and hope they're honest!
My Camaro came from Japan and as far as I know, insurance isn't an issue. It certainly didn't cause any problems when I insured mine. It's interesting to see that this one also has the torch bracket in the passenger footwell, my car has the same and has a Maxell torch with a red lens on the end, I am assuming that's a Japanese safety requirement.
It does look super clean inside, a good indication it's been looked after at least. If you're seriously interested the only way is to give the seller a call and hope they're honest!
You will probably need to use a specialist insurance company for early 4th gens regardless of thier origin as they were not imported into the UK and won't be on any standard list of cars that mainstream insurance companies use.
I don't think the specialist insurance companies will care whether the car is a Jap/US/US->jap->UK import.
Certainly looks a tidy car for the money.
I don't think the specialist insurance companies will care whether the car is a Jap/US/US->jap->UK import.
Certainly looks a tidy car for the money.
Edited by balls-out on Tuesday 10th August 09:23
It is originally from Japan as it has the unique Asian rear lights which are very sought after in the US.
There's not a huge amount to look out for - the rear wings and bonnet are steel and every other panel is plastic so just check rear arches and the underfloor though they tend to use better steel than we're used to here.
As has been said, they have 160hp but only weigh around 1550kg. Check the power steering rack for leaks.
There's not a huge amount to look out for - the rear wings and bonnet are steel and every other panel is plastic so just check rear arches and the underfloor though they tend to use better steel than we're used to here.
As has been said, they have 160hp but only weigh around 1550kg. Check the power steering rack for leaks.
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