Originally Posted by redciv1
Gotcha. Another known issue that you want to look out for is sludge. These motors are very prone to that so you will wanna drop the pan to inspect before pulling the trigger. I personally wouldn't jump into one of these cars that had known motor problems due to the fact that the car is so cheap to begin with now. I only got $2500 for my 02 9-3, granted that was on a trade in but I have seen many nice examples of these sell for less than 2Gs.
Although if you do go for the one with a blown motor you could always swap in the bigger/badder 2.3L B234R motor out a 9000 Areo, slap on a holeset and run mid 11s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCaFkRknbSw
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