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Old May 31, 2009 | 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by hawk4077
Sometimes no mikes can be as bad as to many miles I'd check it out real good seals can dry up and start leaking from lack of driving.sounds like it could be a great deal if everythings good on it.
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Old May 31, 2009 | 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Phanni
It's amazing (to me) that people will spend tens of thousands of dollara on a car and not drive it. If this guy bought that car new, he most likely spent $20,000 to go 7000 miles. (assuming he'll get $20,000 if he sells it..WTF?
I agree, but hey it works for me. These are the cars/people I will be looking for when I purchase my next vette.
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Old May 31, 2009 | 11:45 AM
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sounds like a great pick up! GOOD LUCK
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Old May 31, 2009 | 11:45 AM
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For a 7k miles Vette, $19,000 is a good and fair price.
If you meant 70k miles, then $16-17k would be more appropriate.
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Old Jun 5, 2009 | 10:44 PM
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Here it is better than I expected!!!

http://s124.photobucket.com/albums/p...ewest%20vette/

Sorry I havent figured out how paste pics in forum.
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Old Jun 5, 2009 | 11:08 PM
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Very nice car. Looks just like my '99 coupe I bought back in January. Mine was a high mile car, though with 28,000 miles on the clock when I bought it.
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Old Jun 5, 2009 | 11:10 PM
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Sounds like a great price, is there any way to check if the cluster has been changed, I've heard the mileage is stored in several different places
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Old Jun 5, 2009 | 11:16 PM
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Here are some of your pics,you need to get rid of those wagon wheels
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Old Jun 5, 2009 | 11:25 PM
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I am so starry eyed right now I think the wagon wheels look awesome right now I always liked them. I had an 00 vert I was gonna put them on but since they would make thr car look older never did. I have all the receipts for everything done including all the oil changes and a friend of mine is good friends with the guy who sold it to me (ORIGINAL OWNER) so the mileage checks out. Thanks for posting the pictures. I will have to figure out how to do that.
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Old Jun 5, 2009 | 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by SteveNewcomb
I am so starry eyed right now I think the wagon wheels look awesome right now I always liked them. I had an 00 vert I was gonna put them on but since they would make thr car look older never did. I have all the receipts for everything done including all the oil changes and a friend of mine is good friends with the guy who sold it to me (ORIGINAL OWNER) so the mileage checks out. Thanks for posting the pictures. I will have to figure out how to do that.
I think its a great deal then, so go out and but be safe
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Old Jun 5, 2009 | 11:34 PM
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That car sounds like a great buy if it runs good. What kind of head/cam package does it have? How much Hp does it have? Was it dyno'd? A lot of times people mod their cars and end up not liking how noisy they are or other things and end up not wanting them anymore. Drive it, check for leaks, make sure it was tuned right with the mods and doesn't stall or have any problems.
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Old Jun 6, 2009 | 01:18 AM
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Im not sure I have not gone through all the receipts but I am going to the shop that did the work this week to get a run down on whats done. They are are five minutes from my home and did some work on my other vette so I know they do good work. flp2win.com The car runs strong so far. The drive home was scary this car has way more giddy up than my 07 vert. Im not up up on what all this cam and head stuff means I just trust the guys that did the work on the car and they said the owner did not cut any corners.
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Old Jun 6, 2009 | 09:36 AM
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Sounds like you gaot a great car, congratulations! So now you have 2 Corvettes?
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Old Jun 6, 2009 | 12:23 PM
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I have a 98 great car. I think it was a great buy for you. I have 27000 on it and am the 2nd owner. Seek and you will find. Enjoy
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Old Jun 6, 2009 | 02:56 PM
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Yes 2 Corvettes now. You know they say the only thing better than owning a Corvette is owning 2 Corvettes!!
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