pattykay Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 Welp just wanna say hey!! Names Patrick and Just bought my first w-body and i'm pretty pumped. Found a near perfect 2000 regal GS with 66,000 miles for sale at a local saab dealer of all places haha. Picked her up for $6,400...does that sound a bought right?? anyways like i said i'm pretty excited and hope i have good luck with her. Will post pics once i take some tomorrow!! If anyone has any advice pertaining too owning a supercharged 3800 beast i would love to hear from ya!! thanks:thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornado_735 Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 Watch your transmission, they are the weak link. Welcome to the site, and be sure to post those pictures!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topless94style2 Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 Enjoy the ride and welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GtpKo Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 Welcome! Sounds like a good deal with such low miles. I owned a 2000 Grand Prix GTP(99% same car as yours) for 4.5 years. Here's a few things I wish I knew about when I got mine. #1 Open cone/CAI/HAI intake. Blower whine is the great on these. You can get a 9" x 4" dry-flow cone filter from AEM on Ebay for like $10, so intakes don't need to be expensive. #2 Lower intake manifold gaskets. The stock plastic ones might be fine for now, but should be replaced with metal ones (around $55) before 100,000 miles at least. #3 Transmission. With heavy use, mine grenaded at 135k miles. Had it rebuilt for $1300 #4 Rocker panels like to rust. You probably wont have a problem with this as long as you keep it clean. #5 If you're mod-minded, make sure your maintenance is up to date before doing any mods. There is a huge aftermarket for these. That's all I can think of off hand, but sounds like its in great shape to start. Keep it that way you wont regret it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattykay Posted March 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 ya I heard about issues with the transmissions..already started a trans fund for when it goes out haha. runnin out right now to take some shots of her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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