Ok so i bought a 1994 camaro from some college girl. Its a 3.4l v6. I wrote on a prevous thread that it was shaking bad when i tried to give it gas when i was coasting at about 50. The girl that sold it to me told me that her uncle gave it a tune up less than a year ago. So i figured everything was ok right. WRONG. The car ran like of bag of crap ever since i got home. So i figured you know what ill give it my own tune up. I got Bosch x2 platinum spark plugs, A fram air filter, a fram gas filter,and new wires. First off I went to take the spark plugs out and the first one i took out had a friggin crack in the ceramic. I was like what the hell. They were all rusty and the wires fell apart in my hands. HMMMMM tune up less than a year ago(YEAH RIGHT). All the plugs were rusty and some were loose. Also I changed them all without lifting the car. It is possible. Just really tough. Than I changed the air filter. First off the air intake wasnt even hooked up properly.ERRRRR. The air filter was caked with crap. So i hooked it up the proper way. Than came the gas filter. Oh my god this thing looked like it was never ever changed. So the time came when I went to fire it up. I crossed my fingers and hoped that this tune up would make a difference. From the first fireup i knew that this car ran 1000x better. I took it for a ride and it screamed. No more shaking at 50. It was like a new car. Point being no matter what someone tells you about what they had done to sell a car. Dont believe them for a second. Make sure you do a full tune up. No matter what!!!!

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buying a 1994 model really a suicide.and if the budget doesnt fit..then try to buy an old one too.lol.recession is okay as long as you give your best on it.

 

good job man, better advice would be: don't buy from college girls, they run the dog sh** out of cars.

 

I know it was a risk when i bought it from her. She only had it since august. But it was the only one i found that wasnt crashed up or had some major problem with it. Plus it only had 131,000 miles vs the other ones i looked at which hadover 180,000. Plus none of the the warning lights were on. So i figured it was worth the gamble vs all the real crappy crashed up ones around here. I was thinking of upgrading to a v8 but i would rather get good gas mileage and its fast enough for me.

 

Yeah but this is the model i always wanted. I love the look and im handy with things so i figure this wil be a great learning experience and I am willing to put the work,time,effort into fully restoring it. Its what i want. I'm really not into the other gens. This one is the one that appeals to me.

 

i'm sorry, but i couldn't help but to chuckle as i read about your misfortune...just the way you worded it i guess...trust me i've been there too, almost the exact same boat, except i was conned by an old fart and not a college chic...

....now before i buy a vehicle....i test drive it and take it and check under the hood first and then lift it up and check everything and i mean everything! you could have seen the air intake problem clearly...

...i'm just sayin