Hey everyone. I cannot wait till Wednesday. Wednesday I am going to be picking up an 89 Max SE w/ 5spd, leather, power everything, Its loaded it has 160000 miles but all major maintenece has been done. It has brand new clutch from 3 months ago the engine purs like a kitten and it pulls strong for the VG. I just have a couple of ? Is there anything i should worry about tat would be costly because i have heard about the exhaust studs but i did not know if it was just for the VE. Any help and/or pointers would be appreciated. Thanks

~Mike~

 

electrical problems, does it have the digital dash?? bose??

 

it has bose and it sounded good when i test drove it!

 

thats good, don't be surprised if something eventually happens to it. It may not, and im not badmouthin your car at all, but keep it in mind that they do get electircal problems.

 

i've read a couple post's about the electrical problems. The only one that i noticed when i test drove was theat the clock was dimming. But this car is definately gonna be a step up from what i had. I hap a 92 eclipse base model with no options accept for AC the car has been on its last leg for months and im driving it to the bone yard thursday after i transfer the registration.

 

Is there anything else i should look out for? How many miles do you guys/gals think i can get out of it if i keep it up with all maintenece? thanks for the reponses.
~Mike~

 

you should go all the way up into the 200k's...I'm about 10k away myself, should hit it by early next year!

 

im planing on modding the car so do you think that it should hold up with the move power available....my plans are intake,exhaust,ypipe,UDP,possibly cams,is there other things that i can do also i know it is possible to do a custom turbo but i don't know if the engine will take with its age. Any advice is appreciated.
thanks
~Mike~

 

Mike:
If you plan on making the car faster, my advise to you would be to buy 2 extra trannys and learn how to take one out and put it back in in a day. Trust me. I slapped a bunch of bolt-ons and nitrous on mine and the next thing I knew I was trashing my second tranny. Still sitting in my lot, too. Anyone have a good tranny for me??

 

hey, congrats on getting your max. my friend's dad has an 89 with about 210+ miles on it and it's still running as good as when he got it. you'll be suprised how long it'll last if you take care of it. best of luck!

 

 

i can't wait im picking up the max today after school!!!! im chomping at the bit to get out of here!

 

I just picked up my max and it is SWEET i went for a lil joy ride and it pulled nicely in all gears i am so happy with my purchase. Now i just have to transfer the registration.