High mileage 2001
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6th Gear
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thanks everybody for the responses, ill probably keep looking. honesty and it may show but in not really sure what exactly i want. the car would be a "toy" more or less and second vehicle and i know i said a bad word when i said mustang too, but i think there pretty good cars to. and i also found a nice 99 camaro with 55,000 miles but the carfacts was awful: 2 rear diff replacements within 25000 miles and the 6 speed trans at 30,000. i guess getting a high mileage sports car is just going to be a gamble either way. thanks again. great forum!!
Racer
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From: San Deigo California
Two aspects - age and mileage. Sure at 187K miles, the motor is a risk. But OK $3,000 for a new motor and it's like new. No big deal.
And besides that a well treated 2001 (mine is a 2000) is just 9 years old. OK, so maybe it may need a universal joint or a new wheel bearing. Big deal. And all the other stuff, like door hinges, glass, seats, would be the same if the car had 18K or 187K.
Also when you get it, just replace the oil sender, the cam position sensor, and the flywheel sensor. They will fail shortly. Ditto for the tire sensors. Then smile as you drive.
Vettes are great, but the only negative is an automatic. Yuk.
And besides that a well treated 2001 (mine is a 2000) is just 9 years old. OK, so maybe it may need a universal joint or a new wheel bearing. Big deal. And all the other stuff, like door hinges, glass, seats, would be the same if the car had 18K or 187K.
Also when you get it, just replace the oil sender, the cam position sensor, and the flywheel sensor. They will fail shortly. Ditto for the tire sensors. Then smile as you drive.
Vettes are great, but the only negative is an automatic. Yuk.
Racer
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From: Tampa Bay Area, U.S.A. (Zombie Nation)
I read a post on here written by a retired GM engineer and he said the C5s were built to go 200K before major problems. It seems the amount of use you intend to give the prospect car would enter into the equation. If it was to be driven 20-30K miles a year I'd surely pass. If driven only on nice sunny, Sunday afternoons then...
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From: Van Buren Arkansas
Wounded Warrior Escort '11
At 187K miles, things will start to fail as nothing lasts forever. The stated price is too high for that number of miles even if it was kept up. I recently came across an '03 for $26,000 with 23k miles on it. Not a bad price for that but then I pulled the codes and it showed a code for the odometer....walked away because of that alone.
