Should I, or Should I not?
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From: Santa Rosa Beach FL
Yeah,
I am concerned with some of the issues that come with the 2003 that was forwarded to me by 6GenVettes. Thank you by the way. I know that all cars have their issues, but my 97 has been in the garage more then on the street and I do not want to have another car with issues, especially if I am going to have a higher car payment.
Physman
I am concerned with some of the issues that come with the 2003 that was forwarded to me by 6GenVettes. Thank you by the way. I know that all cars have their issues, but my 97 has been in the garage more then on the street and I do not want to have another car with issues, especially if I am going to have a higher car payment.
Physman
Odds are that deal is going to work out well for you. I would pursue it. It's 10 model years old now. And so is every 03 out there. Nobody wants issues. That's just the nature of the beast like SFC says. C6 have their issues as well. I really don't think you're going down the path of your 97 at all. My 03Z buyer has put 5K on top of 24 and has had no issues, made no changes, except the mod shifter going into 5th being hard. He went back to stock shifter, did a tint, and has been indicated complete satisfaction over purchase many time over.
Drifting
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From: Columbus Oh
Yeah,
My 1997 Vette has almost 74000 miles on it. The seats are broken down, the stereo is all aftermarket and I still have not found all the electrical problems that still exist due to the swap. The suspension was messed with, and is way to low to the ground for my taste and it leaks because all the weather stripping is toast. All in all, it sounds like a good deal with buying the Z06. I had my Vette up for sale for $14,000 for about 3 months now because I was fed up with all the issues and making an extra car payment for a car that I can only drive for the most part 4 months out of the year. Don't get me wrong, it was a fun 4 months. I am concerned with some of the issues that come with the 2003 that was forwarded to me by 6GenVettes. Thank you by the way. I know that all cars have their issues, but my 97 has been in the garage more then on the street and I do not want to have another car with issues, especially if I am going to have a higher car payment.
Physman
My 1997 Vette has almost 74000 miles on it. The seats are broken down, the stereo is all aftermarket and I still have not found all the electrical problems that still exist due to the swap. The suspension was messed with, and is way to low to the ground for my taste and it leaks because all the weather stripping is toast. All in all, it sounds like a good deal with buying the Z06. I had my Vette up for sale for $14,000 for about 3 months now because I was fed up with all the issues and making an extra car payment for a car that I can only drive for the most part 4 months out of the year. Don't get me wrong, it was a fun 4 months. I am concerned with some of the issues that come with the 2003 that was forwarded to me by 6GenVettes. Thank you by the way. I know that all cars have their issues, but my 97 has been in the garage more then on the street and I do not want to have another car with issues, especially if I am going to have a higher car payment.
Physman
Last edited by 02z06dave; Jul 4, 2012 at 01:23 PM.
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From: Should this thoughtful, valuable contribution meet with no acknowledgement or 'thanks' this post----
also, need to consider cost of sales tax...here it's 6% of the new car...don't know what it is in your state, but if counting pennies it is a significant factor in the overall deal.
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Should I, or Should I not?
I assume that the car is from a dealer. If so, you are paying a bit of a premium for the car but what you are buying is a solid dealer warranty too, for the price.
Make sure that the dealer is providing a warranty on it and find out what it covers.
We looked at an '03 Anniversary here in Florida at a major Chev dealership, $23K/78K miles and the dealer was selling it AS-IS, no warranty at all. Not good especially for the price. (While we were doing the code check, the battery went dead and we couldn't start it. We bought one elsewhere).
Also, and maybe this is specific to Florida, the dealers add a Dealer Fee to all sales. In this case, I just happened to ask the sales (slimy) manager if there was a fee and he said they add $695 to all sales, so that was on top of the "already lowest price" of $23K.
Again, we bought elsewhere.
Check the tires to see if the tread depth is the same all around (Someone might have dogged it). From a dealer, the car is going to be fully detailed so there is not much you can tell from that but check the codes for past and new problems. If the dealer does not let you check the codes, walk away...Bob/FL (New to us RED! 2000 Vert, 44k miles, one lady owned, $17k, pristine, no mods, garage kept...)
Make sure that the dealer is providing a warranty on it and find out what it covers.
We looked at an '03 Anniversary here in Florida at a major Chev dealership, $23K/78K miles and the dealer was selling it AS-IS, no warranty at all. Not good especially for the price. (While we were doing the code check, the battery went dead and we couldn't start it. We bought one elsewhere).
Also, and maybe this is specific to Florida, the dealers add a Dealer Fee to all sales. In this case, I just happened to ask the sales (slimy) manager if there was a fee and he said they add $695 to all sales, so that was on top of the "already lowest price" of $23K.
Again, we bought elsewhere.
Check the tires to see if the tread depth is the same all around (Someone might have dogged it). From a dealer, the car is going to be fully detailed so there is not much you can tell from that but check the codes for past and new problems. If the dealer does not let you check the codes, walk away...Bob/FL (New to us RED! 2000 Vert, 44k miles, one lady owned, $17k, pristine, no mods, garage kept...)
Drifting
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From: Pittsburgh PA
Warranty on an 03? I know you can purchase one for most anything from these warranty companies. But they generaly are expensive and only cover the drive train. On a C5 that's the parts that don't normally cause an issue. I'm not sold on the idea.
I agree with the others that it sounds like a good deal given everything wrong with yours.
I agree with the others that it sounds like a good deal given everything wrong with yours.
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From: Cody Wyoming
To everyone on the Corvette forum, Thank you for all your help. I did go and buy the 2003 Z06. What an awesome car? Now for the fun part, what accessories to I need to buy? 
I will post pictures when I have all waxed up.
What an awesome car? Now for the fun part, what accessories to I need to buy? I will post pictures when I have all waxed up.
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