Dr. Evil

I'm in Iraq at the moment so there is no way for me to check it out. I'm not %100 sure I'd buy it but its close and the price is tempting. I've been considering picking one up with prices low. I think it would make a nice stablemate for my 96.
I've been considering a new DD for when I get back and had narrowed it down to a 3 series BMW or a GTO. My considerations were rwd/back seat and decent gas mileage. I could be convinced to give up a back seat for a little while and DD this thing for a year. I'm in no hurry but thought this was worth a look.

http://knoxville.craigslist.org/ctd/1709268651.html

Z51JEFF

Id pass on this one,too many funny things goin on with it.Wires hacked into for one.Stay safe.

Spartan1510

It looks like an aftermarket grounding system added onto the engine per the pictures which shouldn't cause any issues. Are there wires actually hacked into?

The whole thing does seem a bit odd...

bdw18_123

The grounding straps are weird, never seen that before. Doesn't necessarily mean wires are hacked into, but does merit a thorough checking out.

The plenum bolts and some of the cam cover bolts seem excessively rusty to me, also.

Spartan1510

Maybe from engine cleaner and a hose?

I'm planning on being down in that area sometime within the next month and would be interested if anyone else looks at it.

The market is certainly down, but one has to ask if the sales staff doesn't know much better or if it has hidden troubles and they just want it off the lot.

James93LT1

The grounding straps are from the Nology spark plug wire.
http://www.customcarscentral.com/nlg...-corvette.html

ctgreg

Check out the hood mounting bolts and inner wheel panels. The bolts/nuts are also really rusty. I'd be concerned that this may be a vehicle that's been flooded. Just my .02.

rhipsher

I don't think that's a bad deal for that car.

phrogs

Rust on that hardware could be anything it could have been driven in salt covered roads it could have been near the ocean im leaning towards being near the ocean florida maybe?? Ive seen this on my own cars salt gets into the air and it will corrode black oxide covered bolts in not time.



I know my car has rusty hardware and I even removed it and painted it a couple of years ago and it now is rusty again because I lived less than 3 miles to the ocean.

Its also obvious someone sometime has worked on this motor and if you remove the hardware once you will remove some of the coating and that invites rust as well.

I personally wouldnt wory about the rust but I would use it to work them down on the price the spark plug wires that are installed they are junk get rid of them and use something normal looking.


I think this car is worth looking at but who knows...


BTW I was in Iraq in 03, 04-05 and 08 I hate that place!

Dr. Evil

Phrogs, it hasnt changed any. it still rains mud from time to time. Its still dirty and people still want to kill us.

I may ask my brother in law to go check it out and get a feel for the sales guys over there. If he does I'll ask him to get some pics and post em. I'm sure there will be other ones for sale so its not a big deal. I've been toying with the idea of picking up another vette for a while. I have wanted a Z off and on for a long time. It'd be nice to have an LT5 next to my LT4. Best of both worlds I suppose.

ScottC95ZR1

Be safe and thank you for your service.