Bearings, Finding what is causing the noise. Options

[FrankyFigs]

I recently test drove a 95 Celica GT with 131000 miles on it and I had my father sit in the passanger seat. The car met all my expectations and the only thing I heard was the tires which I hear are loud in the first place.

My fathers tells me not to buy the car because he thinks there could be a bearing going out. He says it was making a wuhwuhwuhwuh sound yet I did not hear a thing. I also had my window down so I could listen for these things yet he had his rolled up.

Anyone have any input as to what this sound could be? I did not want him confused between loud tires and a bearing going out. Also, if you do know what the problem could be, could you let me know what I would need to do to fix this if I were to purchase the vehicle? He wants me to test drive another vehicle and that I would notice a difference but if I never heard the sound in the first place I hardly think I would. Any input would be appreciated.

[tin_foil]

Sounds familiar. I had/have that problem. My ride was really noisey, and it turned out to be two things. I did need new wheel bearings, but also my rubber is all bumpy (who knows WHAT the previous owner was doing ). Either way its a simple fix, bearings aren't that hard to replace, and you can get them for under $150 if you really look around. I would use the noise as a bargainning tool to get the car for less, than just either drive with it (I drove with my bad wheel bearings for so long they started makeing hideous clunking noises every time I braked ), or just fix it.