Has 74k miles. Was wondering if there are any known issues with that year? Thanks in advance.

 

Oil consumption with 6mt, window motors, and seat controls.

 

Fwiw I have a 2005 coupe and my engine blew after 6 months of having it (last October)...Had a new engine built recently and is currently at the shop waiting to be put in.. Not a fun process : /

 

Oil consumption is not that bad, at all. And even if it does consume a lot of oil, it's not that bad to deal with. I had the RX8 (rotary engine) and the newest Audi A4 (turbo) and both had supposedly HORRIBLE oil consumption issues...I just had to refill my oil every 6 weeks or so instead of the typical 12 weeks. So far, my 2005 6MT has yet to drink oil at as fast a rate as my A4 or my RX8.

However, my window motors and door locks have both gone out after 3 months of owning my 2005, and those are a pain to deal with. My seat controls have yet to give me problems (knock on wood).


Wow, I'm sorry to hear that...best of luck on the process!

 

Car is an automatic. Is the oil problem only specific for the MT?

 

yup, AT's don't have that problem because they don't have the revup engine (280hp compared to 298hp for the manuals, IIRC).

 

check for unbalanced tire wear especially on the rears. my had badly worn inside edges when i bought mine but didnt' notice until later on.

 

The inner tear wear is from the aggressive negative camber of the stock suspension.

 

Actually buying it from a friend. He's dropped on S-techs. Believe he has a camber kit on the rears too. Thanks for the help. I'm really just looking into any possible major mechanical problems or whatnot.

 

dude you should buy mine
6mt - Athens blue/tan - 85K
Your gna wish you had the xtra horses
and you GOTTA drive this car w/ a stick its SEX

just sayin.. PM if u wna pics

 

Haha thanks for the offer but I'll have to pass. I used to have a Z but I'm tired of driving manual and need something more comfortable to drive. Besides, I'm getting a killer deal and I'm already getting rid of my boosted TC so I don't care about speed anymore. And before anyone talks mess, it wasn't the fastest thing but 298whp was good enough speed for me

 

Stay away from that year

 

TIRED OF DRIVING MANUAL!?!?

 

Could you explain the main reasons why?

11 years and 5 cars that have all been manual with Houston traffic, yeah I want something more comfortable.

 

one word.

secondnature

I reside in the 'H' as well sir