7 years old and just sitting for most of that time. if not stored properly, i'd add in deterioration of the seat foam and covering materials.
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Unique color combo and only 31 miles on this 2004 C5,
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/300568343211
For those with super low mile C5's what are the biggest issues with not driving your vette in terms of maintenance?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/300568343211
For those with super low mile C5's what are the biggest issues with not driving your vette in terms of maintenance?
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Agreed. A very nice find with that color combination. If you buy it, plan to spend about $1K - $2K in replacing the fluids, hoses and probably tires as I would not trust the originals if they are 7 years old and hardly used.
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In addition to the ideas put forward above, I would be worried about some of the seals in the motor and trans. You'll probably find that all the rubber seals and gaskets dried up, cracked, and will quickly start failing as the car is driven.
I have worked with some long-term restoration projects and have had the experience of having the engine finished years before the car was operational and finding that a lot of rubber needed to be replaced. The only way to avoid this problem is to actually run the engine from time to time (even if not adding miles) to keep the fluids moving around.
If this car has had a full tank of gas for the last 7 years, I'd also want to look at the condition of the gas and make sure that it's not causing any problems with the tank or any of the fuel system equipment inside it.
I'm a big fan of buying low-mile used cars after a few years, but even I would be nervous about this one - there is such a thing as "TOO LOW"...
I have worked with some long-term restoration projects and have had the experience of having the engine finished years before the car was operational and finding that a lot of rubber needed to be replaced. The only way to avoid this problem is to actually run the engine from time to time (even if not adding miles) to keep the fluids moving around.
If this car has had a full tank of gas for the last 7 years, I'd also want to look at the condition of the gas and make sure that it's not causing any problems with the tank or any of the fuel system equipment inside it.
I'm a big fan of buying low-mile used cars after a few years, but even I would be nervous about this one - there is such a thing as "TOO LOW"...
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Sticker on my '04 was $52k - sales contract indicates a before-tax purchase price just slightly north of $47k. I'm the second owner, but the first guy had ALL the documents and I was amazed he only got $5k off the sticker with the C6s coming out. It's worth noting that the C6s had STEEP dealer mark-ups in 2005 to help liquidate the C5 inventory.
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I can't believe that someone is that stupid. The original owner is gonna lose his shirt. If he'd taken that money and invested it well, it would have doubled; now, it's not worth much more than half of what it cost new. Love the color combo, but with an A/T, lowers the value even more.
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Got to wonder why the original owner didn't drive it more - if he expected it to appreciate he was sadly mistaken. Too bad the car has not been enjoyed more.
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Last year I bought a Chevy SSR with 1100 miles on the clock with no issues what-so-ever... it now has 3 times the mileage on it. If you like it buy it and dont worry, if they start it up and run it the fuel is fine and engine seals etc. will be good, remember that the materials they use now are far superior the the previous generations. Have fun and give it a good home. Dont let these guys scare you, nothing will be wrong with it and it was not stored in some farmers field after all!! Greeting, Rob
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I got my 2002 Coupe M6 in 2009. It only had 9k miles on it and the first thing I did was change all the fluids in the tranny, diff, engine oil etc.. I had the Vette mechanic at the local Chevy dealer go through it with a fine tooth comb and he said the belts and hoses were still in good shape. I got 26k on the clock now and it runs like a new one still...
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$42,000 for the one i own with dealer disct's and rebates at the end of tne model year,i don't have the sticker in front of me but i believe it was around $51,000.
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