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Advice on purchasing higher-mileage Gary Fisher?
Posted by hanesj75 [Email] (more from hanesj75) on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 08:00:07
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Hey everyone,
This is my first post to the 9-5 board, as I'm a "9000 man." :)
My wife is thinking she'd really like a 9-5 wagon, and since we don't have a lot of $$$, we've been looking at less expensive ones, which usually indicates high-mileage or a beater. We've located a 2000 wagon (I think it might be a Gary Fisher) with 131k miles, and we're going to look at it tonight. It appears to be in decent shape.
What should I be looking for in terms of problems and maintenance? I've read up on SID problems (which this car has, a negotiating point), sludge problems, check engine lights, etc... but I'd be looking for what I could expect this car to need or things to pay attention to. I'm still taking the car to a mechanic for a check-out if we're really interested. Car has received regular synthetic oil changes and there are some service records available.
Thanks for any advice,
-John
'96 9000 Aero 5sp
Indianapolis, IN
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