Hey Everyone,

After doing my research, I have found a few TSBs regarding cooling fans, the clutch/tranny in the manuals and a few other things.

When test driving this car, what should I look for?

I just drove an 04 MCS and it had what I believe was the throwout bearing going bad. I could feel it "grinding" while engaging and disengaging the clutch and it was pretty rough. So, I passed on that one. Now, I am going to look at another one. Can you help me out please?

It is gray with the 6 speed manual and 96K miles.

Thanks so much!

 

Here's a list of questions that might help. Good luck.

 

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