I am an avid probe/mx6 lover! I had a 96LS as well too. Fun car to drive...plenty of tq to get those swapped honda's offthe line too! Like posted above though...MAINTENANCE! If that car has close to 100k look into having the timming belt, timming belt tensioner, and the water pump done!
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