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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 08:25 PM
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I will picking it up around 11:00 am and the best part is i will have about a 200 mile ride home in it.

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I will picking it up around 11:00 am and the best part is i will have about a 200 mile ride home in it.

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You will enjoy every mile. I bought mine and drove it 500 miles home, best 5 hrs of my life.
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 09:00 PM
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I just checked it out on ebay, very good buy! Follow all the advice above.

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That's a great deal for that mileage. Nice find.


I bought my '99 in '06 with 1658 miles on it. Not one issue with this Vette. The best C5 I have owned to date. Change your oil just to be safe but I bet the oil was probably changed at least annually. Everything else should be fine. Congrats!
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You did great at that price!
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Nice find there. Congrats. I'd go ahead and change the oil/filter at a minimum.
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I am going to get all the records that they have on the car.
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No factory chrome wheels or nav.
Change the oil immediately, then trust the dic.
Spend the $2 for hooked on phonics.
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 10:48 PM
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No factory chrome wheels or nav.
Change the oil immediately, then trust the dic.
Spend the $2 for hooked on phonics.
I just looked at the wheels again and they look chrome to me.........maybe they changed them.
I guess i don't get what you mean about the phonics?????
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Congrats sounds like a great deal
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The car was everything they said NEW it now has 1782 miles on it.....it drove GREAT. The wheels are not chrome they are polished alm.
I need to get the oil changed and i will post some pics as soon as i get some.

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Sweeeeeeeeet!
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Hell of a deal! I paid $26,700 three months ago on my silver 2004 A4 Coupe with 21,500 miles. No HUD, painted wheels.

Drive that bit*h!
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Congrats! ... That's one darn good buy! Enjoy the vette and post up some pics! ...
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The little pic to the side is one i took today with my cell phone we past this old store and i had to stop, wish i had a better camera with me .....i don't how to get it in the post area.

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damn, i wish my car had that many miles.
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