a black 93se 5spd with 140,000 mi. Still runs smoothly but it has minimal ticking from the rear of the engine. Would you think it is worth 3000 bux?

 

I would try to see what's causeing the ticking first and if it's nothing serious I would go for it.

 

it a good price, but with that kind of mileage it will still require some work. has the clutch been replaced yet? and eventually the VTC noise will get bad.

I say go for it. It will need a lot of maintanance, it will be fast as hell when your done (if you ever finish )

 

i must say the car itself is in great condition. Mileage a little high but i must say how strong it still is. Im not sure about the tick yet. The tick sounds like........when you shut your car off and hear ticking in the exhaust somewhere. Like something hitting something in a hollow area. But all this is with the engine running. And plus it only came from rear of the engine. Any ideas anyone? Im starting to think its the exhaust studs after reading countless threads of vtc ticking forums!

 

If you want a proper car, let's take the worst case. If it's the rear VTC, replacement(rebuilds are not really recommended) will cost $400ish for the part and another $400-$600ish for the labor. And since you'r down in there w/ the intake/valve cover off, I'd take the rear exhaust manifold off and have them change the exhaust studs as a matter of course. It should be alot easier to access them from the top w/ all the stuff off.

So now you have about a $4000ish car but in excellent running condition. Not bad. Especially if you can get the guy to go down $400or so to help pay for the repair.