Considering buying a high mileage SHO. I am not looking at a specific car yet but shopping around. Thinking 80K-110K miles to find a 2013+ in my price range.
Only considering the PP because I want the PTU cooler. And the ability to easily exchange the PTU fluid.
Aside from inadvertently buying something that someone beat to within an inch of its life and butchered with poor tuning and bad mods. Anything that should make me reconsider and shoot for lower miles and more money?
I am not afraid of fixing little things here and there. A high mileage car is a high mileage car. But I don't want to be pulling the engine or trans apart a month after buying a $1400-$2000 car...
I am a fairly experience mechanic. Skilled in both the mechanical and electrical side of things. I have a few frame off restorations under my belt and can do body work, paint, etc. as well. I am also a mechanical engineer that has been working for over 10 years. So I can handle myself when problems arise but there is a point where my time is worth more than money when it comes to always futzing with a lemon.
Only considering the PP because I want the PTU cooler. And the ability to easily exchange the PTU fluid.
Aside from inadvertently buying something that someone beat to within an inch of its life and butchered with poor tuning and bad mods. Anything that should make me reconsider and shoot for lower miles and more money?
I am not afraid of fixing little things here and there. A high mileage car is a high mileage car. But I don't want to be pulling the engine or trans apart a month after buying a $1400-$2000 car...
I am a fairly experience mechanic. Skilled in both the mechanical and electrical side of things. I have a few frame off restorations under my belt and can do body work, paint, etc. as well. I am also a mechanical engineer that has been working for over 10 years. So I can handle myself when problems arise but there is a point where my time is worth more than money when it comes to always futzing with a lemon.