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One thing to keep in mind is that a lot of stuff on the car is reaching the end of its service life at around 100k. Clutch, shocks, motor mount, control arms, etc... If you want to keep the car in top shape and reliable you'd be spending quite a chunk of $$ at about this mileage. If it were me I'd be looking at a car in the 60k miles or so range and then budget for these things and replace them on a more relaxed schedule. Having service records is a must. It could be that a lot of these things were previously done. The difference between the 2.7 and the "S" isn't huge so I'd look for the best example of either and see what you find. I'd look at 2000 or newer cars. Some cars had repeated RMS leaks no matter what so I'd want to get a car that had a clear history of not leaking out the RMS. I replaced the original RMS on my 2000 and it was just barely seeping so it is possible to find dry seals on these cars. Have fun!
Steve
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