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Hi, first neither of these has TCS so that ABS light is something else.
mileage of these two, IMHO, is close enough that I would not count it. What I *would* count is RUST. I would really really really check them out for rust. Get them to a Midas or other muffler shop and get it up on the rack saying you hear a noise perhaps muffler or something else most give a free checkout, and have the guy show you that the muffler is really ok, most will let you stand underneath for a minute or too. look at the lower A arms, the bolts at the bottom of the shocks, both front and rear.
when off the rack open the doors, all four of them, and checkout the underneath and any bubbles are a no go in my book. Rust never sleeps, said Neil Young and he is correct.
The next would be the overall bodywork for dents and dings, good paint and not rubbed through with rubbing compound to the white primer-very poor form, less to none in the paint chips on the hood, then the interior, especially the front seats, do they show wear, is the dyed surface bare on the left side of the drivers seat back etc...
Now you are down to the driving bits. have that fuse put back in and do some fast stops in an empty parking lot, you want the ABS to engage, the ABS light will come on when it does plus you will feel the pedal push back pulsing. It's a weird feel.
There is an access panel on the transmission where you can see the clutch disk, left side fender lean over with battery on your right, there should be a black plastic clip in cover, you'll need a flashlight, pop it out and see what you can see.
Look for oil leaks, fluid leaks, obvious signs of rust or aluminum oxide on anything under the hood.
Look at the exhaust manifold, the engine is mounted side to side so the exhaust manifold is to the front of the car near the radiator. you want to see if you can see, or feel WHEN COLD PLEASE, all of the exhaust manifold bolts, the top left (as viewed from the front) will be difficut to see. There are seven, four with sleeves and long bolts, three short without the sleeves. Easy sign of trouble is lots of oil around the manifold, usually missings a stud as they break off. Not a show stopper but needs to be taken care of, usually during a head gasket.
Look at the tires, check for even wear, odd wear patterns usually mean suspension needs attention.
I would not worry about the 5-7K interval on oil changes. The 9000 does not have the sludge issues that the 9-3 and 9-5 have. That he told you that range shows me that perhaps he actually does the changes as he says.
I would check both of them out.
, Sun, 8 Mar 2009 15:00:02
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