Thread: New Member! Looking to get a GTP!

Originally Posted by GreenNirvana101

Thank you everyone for the helpful input and experiences. I only have about $4500 to spend and I really want a 99+ GTP. Unfortunatley, most of them I'm finding have about 130k miles on them. I know that is relatively high, but not for these motors, but still with a car with that miles what should I look/listen for, or should I just rely on receipts?

Also, I understand its pretty important to change the supercharger oil once a year, so is there a way to check if the car has had that maintenance besides receipts? IE- anything to look for or listen to under the hood.

Sorry for all these questions - It's just I really like to research and hear about actual consumer's experiences with the vehicles so I know what to look for before purchasing one! I never used to research and had a pretty bad experience - so now I always do!

Thanks everyone so far!

Deals are out there. The stock SC is suppose to be serviced at 90k. Mine has 110K and running fine. I am waiting because I plan on a ported SC to replace it when it goes. You can hear when a SC is going. A test drive will let you know a lot.
As for the miles do what I did. I bought mine and was the 2nd owner. The previous owner was a woman in her 30s, so I assume the car wasnt beat on. It had a dealership oilchange/service reminder sticker on the windshiled which told me she had it serviced as recomended, plus carfax came back clean.
Like I said I bought my 99 GTP almost 2 years ago for less than 6k.

Alright - well ill continue to look around and be patient for a deal. I've seen a few around, but they all have really high mileage.

What do you recommend a good mileage to buy these cars at?

Also - I know that my turbo eclipse would warm up real fast in winter... do superchargers work the same way and heat up quickly?

Thanks again.

welcome to GPF