ok, older and lowewr or newer and higher??

[smokeonthewater]

I say drive both at LEAST 30 miles slow and fast... gas em hard... the hardest I will ever drive a vehicle is likely the test drive (within reason) and look at both VERY closely

Compare book values and in the end, if they are both valued the same as they are priced, buy the one in the best condition/ drives the best for you.... my bet is the newer one but if it's ragged out and the older one is all around in better shape a 98 is no slouch. The 98 will be a vortec multiport injected engine and they are quite a bit better than the old TBI engines which were still pretty good.