Would this bother you?
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keep looking , you should do a lot better than a 2000 for 25k.
Just bought a second Vette , 99 for 16.5k , and all it needed is new leather covers inside
shop some more , autotrader is a good place to start , and hire an inspection company if you cannot see it in person . well worth the $ 100.00 inspection fee .
Just bought a second Vette , 99 for 16.5k , and all it needed is new leather covers inside
shop some more , autotrader is a good place to start , and hire an inspection company if you cannot see it in person . well worth the $ 100.00 inspection fee .
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I would pass...that car took a pretty good hit from the rear. The problem with fiberglass is that it could be damaged under the paint and you wouldn't know it for quite a while. You see a damaged plastic rear bumper, but the rear quarter panels could have hidden damage also. Too many undamaged C5's with low miles out there.
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Originally Posted by PashaCorvette
Yes try to buy it from a prvt owner.When I bought mine last year I went his house seen the garrage condition and the car in it.Althouh it was in the garrage it also was under the cover.Owner had 8 vettes before and after this he was gonna buy the new C6.Seriously car was unbeliavable in perfect condition although it was 97.And the price was also very reasonable too.And the next day I bought it u can imagine without a second thought.I still get a lot of complimants about how clean my car is for a 97.Just look around don`t be in rush take your time.Good luck 
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I vote that.......
Originally Posted by MORK-SPEED
BUT SOMETIMES DEALERS ARE RESELLING THAT **** GUYS CAR THAT TRADED IN ON A NEW ONE IF YOU BUY FROM DEALER JUST FIND OUT HISTORY OF THE CAR the most **** guys with vettes dont want to hassel with selling them outright so they trade in nice rides and sometimes you even get cheaper from the dealer most people sell them outright cause they think they can get more ...if you want to pay more buy from an individual take a look at kelly blue book compare trade in to private party .. .true sometimes you might get a rat but just be careful but dont elimate the possibilty aslso remember with dealers laws require disclosure of damages and protect the consumer from a private sale you have no protection
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Seems like March is a bad time to buy a C5. I did a search the other day just to see what my car would be going for not that I want to sell it anytime soon. I was suprised how much more expensive they were than in Nov. I would keep searching. I had searched for 3 months until I found one for the right price, mileage, the color I preferred (Black, MY was 2nd choice), and nothing fishy. It turned out to be at a ricer dealership. They weren't too bad to deal with. They actually printed out a carfax of the car I was buying and the one I was trading in. It was easier than dealing with a Chevy dealer. Seems like the Chevy salespeople try to get every possible dollar they think they can out of you.
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Originally Posted by Crusher
Stay away from dealer cars. With Vettes I would only buy from a Vette owner directly who was **** about the car.
Research the car you are going to get. Plenty of resources available to the buyer. Then have a inspection. It didn't matter to me if it was a dealer or private owner that I bought my car from as long as the car was taken care of. I was lucky that I found a smaller dealer that had immaculate vettes of all different years.
You can find bad eggs in both types of sellers. Good ones too.
Yes - that type of damage would bother me if I was buying a car. It would signal to me that maybe the car wasn't taken care of as you would have thought an owner that took care of his/her car would have it had repaired.
Last edited by JCFILM; Mar 23, 2006 at 01:48 PM.
