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[Z06] Extremely low mileage Z06: should I worry?

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Old 05-22-2012, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by weneversleep
This weekend, I flew out to Phoenix and bought a 2004 red/mod red Z06 with 15K miles. Bonded with it on the 1200 mile trip home. Thanks for all of the help, everyone.
Glad it worked out for you!
Old 05-24-2012, 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by RamAirTA
The old Redneck Recaro mod. This is a great mod unless you carry strongside.
Anybody have a link to this? I must not be searching for the right keywords...
Old 05-24-2012, 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by mschmoyer
Anybody have a link to this? I must not be searching for the right keywords...
Very easy to do. Tilt the seat forward to find the zipper. Pay attention to how it's hooked up in the bottom. Unzip and pull the material like in the picture. Then move the foam that surrounds the seat frame to the inside of the tab (like in the picture). This will result in increased lateral support.
Old 05-24-2012, 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by weneversleep
This weekend, I flew out to Phoenix and bought a 2004 red/mod red Z06 with 15K miles. Bonded with it on the 1200 mile trip home. Thanks for all of the help, everyone.
I thought I drove far but you got me beat x2.
Old 05-24-2012, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by 2K3Z06
Corvette owners are an odd bunch. They spend a hellva lot of money to not drive a car.

Robert Lewis
LOL. Truer words were never spoken. I have finally gotten over that problem and am enjoying the hell out of my 02 Z.
Old 05-24-2012, 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by hxrly
Very easy to do. Tilt the seat forward to find the zipper. Pay attention to how it's hooked up in the bottom. Unzip and pull the material like in the picture. Then move the foam that surrounds the seat frame to the inside of the tab (like in the picture). This will result in increased lateral support.
Sweet! Thanks!
Old 05-24-2012, 03:22 PM
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Got my 02 Z06 with 13k miles on it for $23k, these are great cars with good deals on them if you look hard enough. Congratz on your new purchase!
Old 05-25-2012, 10:03 PM
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I bought a 15k miles 2004 C.E. Z06 a few months ago for exactly $30k, enclosed ship to my door more than halfway across the U.S., and couldn't be happier! The best part is I doubt I'll ever see another C.E. Z06 driving on the same street. The price only matters if you view it as an expense, not an investment (a freakin' sweet investment at that!). Nice job on the red purchase in Phoenix though - enjoy it~
Old 05-26-2012, 12:46 AM
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The only concern I would have is was the car stored and driven with a gas stabilizer. You also know the tires need to be replaced.

I just sold my 2002 Z06 with 12k miles for $26,900 and as far as I am concerned the buyer got the deal of the century (included brand new tires). I have used gas stabilizer since new as I do with my H3 and 2001 Corvette convertible with 7k miles. And before you jump on me for not driving them enough the 2 of us have 5 cars and many other hobbies/interests.
Oil change time is a full day's job.
Old 05-26-2012, 03:26 AM
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Bought my '02 C5Z 2 yrs ago with 5300 miles currently has 10,500 miles on original Goodyears Supercar tires. Should I be replacing them? Visually they all look fine, with plenty of tread, still looks new.
Old 05-26-2012, 05:13 AM
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Those tires are 11 years old and Discount Tire would not even fix a flat or put air in them as they consider them unsafe. My 2002 also had GY SC that looked brand new but when I looked very closely I could see very small cracks where the tread was. The side walls looked perfect but the rubber was very hard. This car was always garaged and the only time it was outside was when it was moving and at 12k miles it was not moving much. When I got the new Conti ExtremeContacts I noticed a major difference in how soft the new rubber was.
Maybe if you never went over 45 mph they would be fine but this is not likely to happen. I am sure you have to get out of first gear?
Bottom line is I gave them to Discount Tire and did not sell them because I would not drive on them myself and did not want to be responsible for someone else being hurt or killed.
One of the guys at Discount Tire told me he put his unused 14 year old spare on his car when his newer tire got a flat and he had a blowout the same day.



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