2000 C5 with 95k miles? too much?
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Racer
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From: richmond hill ontario
2000 C5 with 95k miles? too much?
Hi all,
Im considernig buying a 2000 vette with 95 k miles on it..
Auto
Coupe
new pads and rotors
new rims and tires
How long do these engines last?
What parts will need to be changed in the next while?
Tell me what you think! heres a pic
Im considernig buying a 2000 vette with 95 k miles on it..
Auto
Coupe
new pads and rotors
new rims and tires
How long do these engines last?
What parts will need to be changed in the next while?
Tell me what you think! heres a pic
Last edited by speee; Jul 28, 2008 at 11:31 PM.
Drifting
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too much what? too much price? What are they asking? 95K isn't really anything to worry about. If you got that for $15-17K You'd be doing ok. Looks like it was maintained. There are guys on here with 300K miles on their original engine/trans.
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This is a buyers market so don't jump at the first one unless it is super clean and a good price as mentioned above.
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If you're refering to miles then I would say no,that's not unreasonable but,what's the asking price and how well has it been maintained?Ask for maintenance records as well.
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Racer
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From: richmond hill ontario
Sorry. to many Miles. What parts will need changing? is their a timing belt or chain? They are asking 18k for it
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Racer
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how often should the tranny/diff oils be changed? Its a dealer and since they are not sure when the fluids have been changed I might try to get them to change ALL fluids if i am interested.
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Wrong price
That's not too bad for that car with high mileage. If you could pick it up for $16,000-$16,500 you'd be doing great, I'd guess theres some negotiating room in the $18,000 .
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ain't too much
jes traded a '98 a4 w/ 240,000 on it. @75,000 shocks, @125,000 first tune up. @ 130,000 first water pump,and alternator, @ 140,000 first hub bearin replacement(2), @ 150,000 radiator & coolant tank replacement, @ 203,000 trans rebuild (never changed trans./diff. fluid), @210,000 harmonic balancer replacement. never had engine apart
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I just bought my 98 Coupe about a month ago. It had 105,000 miles on it at that point and he was asking 17,500...ended up paying 15,700. I love it and plan to have it around for a long time. Even with this many miles its still an amazing car. I just sold my 93 Lexus SC300 and it had 203,000 on it and i hardly ever had to do any work at all. If everything is regularly maintained and taken good care of then these cars will run for many years down the road.
Best of luck on your search
Best of luck on your search
