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Old Oct 2, 2011 | 07:06 PM
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Just purchased my first corvette. 1993 Coupe, competition yellow with 42,000 miles. Car seems to be in excellent shape, one owner car always garaged (paint and interior verify it). Only driven 1500 hundred miles in the past 4 years. Was parked in climate controlled storage for the past 2 years. All the fluids check out OK...verified Mobile One it's entire life. I'm in the process of really cleaning and detailing it. My question is what gremlins do I need to be on the lookout for? I've driven it about 120 miles and it drives very good and no obvious issues have come up. I've had a mustang and a couple of BMWs, no Corvettes. Any advice or tips would be much appreciated.

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Old Oct 2, 2011 | 07:49 PM
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Drive it more than 1500miles in 4 years. Letting them sit can kill them faster than driving them. Seals dry out, etc...Besides it is a Corvette, a sports car, not a 401K or retirement fund.
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