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buying a high mileage 1997 cobra any advice?
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<blockquote data-quote="thetvirus" data-source="post: 14755067" data-attributes="member: 137303"><p>The high mileage is fine if the oil was changed regularly, these motors can go 300k plus. The thing that kills them is running low on oil at high rpm, but they have a low oil light. Just keep the oil at full all the time. Also make sure the motor has no timing chain noises at idle, they do make noise on cold start-up because the tensioners are hydraulic. They can burn oil but should be only about 1/2 quart every 3000 miles. Also the T-45 tranny can grind in 2nd gear, make gear noise etc, but make sure it overall feels good. $5000 is a fair price it the rest of the car is good, paint, interior, etc. If the car is crystal white paint, that color does have problems with flaking off as the factory primer had problems with this color. Any car with this mileage will probably need something but these cars are easy to work on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thetvirus, post: 14755067, member: 137303"] The high mileage is fine if the oil was changed regularly, these motors can go 300k plus. The thing that kills them is running low on oil at high rpm, but they have a low oil light. Just keep the oil at full all the time. Also make sure the motor has no timing chain noises at idle, they do make noise on cold start-up because the tensioners are hydraulic. They can burn oil but should be only about 1/2 quart every 3000 miles. Also the T-45 tranny can grind in 2nd gear, make gear noise etc, but make sure it overall feels good. $5000 is a fair price it the rest of the car is good, paint, interior, etc. If the car is crystal white paint, that color does have problems with flaking off as the factory primer had problems with this color. Any car with this mileage will probably need something but these cars are easy to work on. [/QUOTE]
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