Been lurking for a bit and finally decided to join you guys. I picked this 2003 Sedan up from a good friend who was having trouble selling it on craigslist. It had 200k when I bought it and she's had it since 40k servicing it at the dealer every time to get oil changes and fix little things along the way. I have it up to 205k right now and I have to say I LOVE THIS CAR!

The only things I've done to it have been new struts, tint, and an oil change. This car looks rad, has a ton of power, and handles like a race car. I'm so impressed with how this car runs with some many miles. It runs and shifts like a new car, it doesn't skip a beat. The only bad side is the interior, the AZ sun just destroyed the leather. Also, some of the trim is missing or cracked. I would love to find a place that sold the pieces. I also think it needs a few bushings up front, there is a "pop" in the front right area.

Other than that stuff is there anything else I should be looking at? Maybe tranny flush, diff oil change?

 

welcome to the G community! That interior looks bad, but it can be fixed.

 

Welcome!

 

holy ****..that interior is fuuuugged. haha at least it runs well. check you're local wrecking yards for rear ended cars and get them interior parts on the cheap.

 

Thanks fellas! Yeah its a little rough but, hey, it happens when the interior temp is 150 degrees in the summer, lol.

 

Yeah that AZ heat is a force to be reckoned with. If you can, look into maybe getting the windows huper-optik (spelling? lol) tinted to save the interior when you replace pieces!

Edit: Also get a car cover if you're going to be parking her outside, the sun destroyed my clear coat in just one summer

 

My girlfriend surprised me with the tint, not sure what kind it is, but my clear coat on the trunk and some edges are already coming off.