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My brother in law passed away 2 weeks ago. He owned a 1993 40th anniversary edition with an LT1. He purchased it new and it has 41,000 miles on it.
My wife wanted to purchase it to keep it in the family. I need to know if I should replace all the hoses and serpentine belt. They all appear to be in great condition. We have no records of them being changed.
My wife wanted to purchase it to keep it in the family. I need to know if I should replace all the hoses and serpentine belt. They all appear to be in great condition. We have no records of them being changed.
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Thank you. The vehicle is in pristine condition. It was garage kept with a cover on it. It won national top flight awards. I just need advice from experts on the vehicle to keep it in the same condition as it is
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My condolences on the loss of your BIL. 
Welcome to the forum and I'm going to move this over to the C4 General section where you will get some sound advice on maintaining your '93 Corvette.
Welcome to the forum and I'm going to move this over to the C4 General section where you will get some sound advice on maintaining your '93 Corvette.
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Every time you or your wife start to miss your Brother in Law. People do use these cars as daily drivers (I drive mine any time I can and it's appropriate for what I doing) Keep the trips short to keep the miles down, and stay away from areas known for bad drivers, but do drive it
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I've been averaging about 3K a year, but I'm also working so I don't have a lot of free time. During the winter when I store it, I still try and at least start it every month for about 15-20 minutes a month to keep all the seals tight. I also try and move it back and forth a little, again to try and keep the various seals tight.
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I think it depends on how much you like driving it. I average around 10,000 miles a year with mine. I enjoy it. The more you use it the better it'll work - even though some old parts are bound to fail
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Down the road you may have to replace parts. Typical maintenance for cars 20 years old even with low miles. My advice there is, don’t replace anything with cheap parts. When I bought my 94 I thought a 20 year old Chevy would be cheap to maintain. But a clerk at O’Rieleys put me in check on a set of U-Joints. He said, do you REALLY want to put cheap Chinese u-Joints in your classic American made Corvette? So Moog it is! These cars were built right the first time. May as well spend the money and buy quality replacement parts if you plan to drive it daily.
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How often has the car been driven in the past 2-4 years? How long has it sat without any activity?
If you want to keep the car in good condition, drive it occasionally. Shakes all the connectors and warms up the seals.
I'd change the eng oil/water, trans, diff, and brake fluids. All eng compartment belts and hoses. Its a real bitch breaking down cause the hose you didn't replace on a 25 year old car makes you a believer the hard way.
Check the charging system and replace the battery if more than four years old.
Oh yeah freshen the brakes and new tires if they're more than 6 years old.
Drive it bud. Its value has is finally slowly bottomed.
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x2 no sense in letting it sit, its done enough of that. Run er into the ground, rebuild and do it again!
New cars are how much? So why not drive a "new" 93, money is irrelevant.
New cars are how much? So why not drive a "new" 93, money is irrelevant.
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Ron post the photos right here for all to see. As others have said drive it and enjoy it, but depending on how long it has sat that may show up a few problems but that is what needs to happen maintain it going forward. And don't let who ever is handling your BIL's estate tell you it's some rare collector car, really perfect maybe $10-$12K just average $8-$10.
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I have a 93 if it is Top Flight drive it on long trips not short milk runs. Change nothing if it aint broke leave it. Maintain it by covering it in a garage and not out side. If it is a standard shift it is rare and in excellent shape $15,000 dollars. It is harder every day to find one like yours not played with by some non experienced mechanic. Only take to a Corvette independent if you have problems. Need i say more!
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If this car has been judged NCRS "Top Flight" and if you end up changing any parts, hoses belts etc. make sure to keep them if they are original to the car. If it were me I would have the belts and hoses check and if still in good condition I would not change them to keep the car original. Also check the fluids to see if they need replacing. I does sound like it was a well taken care of car.
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Ronnie, when you hit "post reply", across the top of the box are a whole bunch of icons. Just to the left of the smiley face is a square - almost looks like a letter with a stamp at the wrong corner. Click that. When the page comes up, click "browse your device". That takes you to your own computer and you can double click on the photo you want to post. After it goes up through the percentage of loading, in the upper right it will say "insert" and when you click that, your photo will become part of your reply.
If you're not sure it works, before hitting "submit", click the button right next to it that says "preview post" and you can confirm what you will be posting.
And I agree with the others - my vote is take good care of it but go out and drive it every chance you get. You're never going to make a million bucks by keeping it low mileage, but the fun and smiles you will get from the drive will be WORTH millions!
If you're not sure it works, before hitting "submit", click the button right next to it that says "preview post" and you can confirm what you will be posting.
And I agree with the others - my vote is take good care of it but go out and drive it every chance you get. You're never going to make a million bucks by keeping it low mileage, but the fun and smiles you will get from the drive will be WORTH millions!