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Old Jul 16, 2010 | 05:23 PM
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hey guys new to this forum and corvettes, i'm looking at a 04 z06 with a magna charger and was wondering how reliable it would be (not beating on it on a daily basis of course) they want 27k for it with 18k miles good deal?

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Old Jul 16, 2010 | 05:40 PM
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anybuddy with a general comment on the reliability of the c5 corvette?
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Heh. It's pretty good. But better with a GMPP warranty.
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Old Jul 16, 2010 | 09:03 PM
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Here is a thread worth reading:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...ould-have.html

Over time you may see many of these issues. Decide for yourself how reliable the C5 is.

As far as the Magna Charger, if you are not running it up to red line on a regular basis (sometimes hard to do) they are pretty reliable. I love mine............
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The stock C5, while it does have some common problems that crop up, is a pretty reliable platform. Especially if it has been well maintained.

As for the price, if it is in really good shape, I'd say that is not too bad.
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here is another thread worth reading:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...o-on-a-c5.html
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