1998 i30 that won't start(was told that it may need a new starter to run)
172,000 miles, interior and exterior are fair. I'm paying $1,250.00 for this. I'm thinking if I invest another 1 to 2 thousand, I can have this baby looking good and lasting a good 30,000 miles. Thoughts????

 

If I was you i would bring someone who is a mechanic or someone who knows about cars to go with you to look at it. Clean title? I got my 01 i30 70k miles for 2k and spent another 2k to make it look as good as new.

 

^^^ Thanks

 

Smack the starter with something while someone turns the key....if it starts up, replace your starter...

 

2 years ago I bought a 96 I30 that wouldn't start with 153k on the odo for $400. the car wouldn't start even with a jump.
I bought my 98 I30t with 183k for >$2k in september. only thing it needs is a power steering leak fixed. runs and drives fine.

 

whaaat?!?!?!!?? damn was it body work that you did? i think i got ripped off. i payed 6500 for my i30 last year with 103k miles.

 

i bought my 98 i30t with 167k for 2k. needed a complete engine harness tho.

 

I wouldn't take the seller's word on wat the problem is...could be worse...+1 on mechanic

 

i think it could be the starter cause i had a 95 max and that went bad to, if it is the price isn't bad they run for about 250xx miles

 

yup it was a minor damage and i got a whole front end for under 1g and got the whole car painted for 350(bought the factory paint 2 qrts for 500 and clear coat was like 150. The total I spent was under 4,500. Oh i forgot to say I got it off an auction site.

 

yeah, but to me, buying a part for a car to see what the other potential problems may be is stupid. I played it safe and told him i wasn't interested.
I do keep thinking about buying a starter for it though. I don't know what I'm gonna do.

 

Bought the wife a 97 I30 A/T with 94k miles and super clean interior for $3300 two months ago.

Invested another grand in the following:

-Rear rotors & pads
-Belts & pulley
-New rack & pinion

-15% tints & remove old tint - $140
-Stillen Intake - $55

Runs strong.

 

I wouldnt buy the car unless you can atleast get it started once to make sure the trans and motor are good. also if you can do a compression check and scan the ecu for any code's . There are some better deal's out there.