[Z06] Is this Z worth it?
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From: Bothell WA
Is this Z worth it?
'02, Millenium yellow. 113k on the clock. No fuel rail covers, driver side headlight pups up 1/2" after you close it (can this be adjusted?), drive side mirror is burnt or peeling or something. 3" catback cut right before the rear wheels. (stock manifolds).
Interior seemed good, albeit missing the floor mats. Weather stripping looks decent. Curb rash on 2 wheels, decent tires.
Drove great, feeled soft so could probably use shocks. Is the clutch hydraulic? Couldn't see any leaks. I have some mechanic aptitude and lots of tools. My father is a mechanic.
Dealer has this listed for $16.5... seem like a decent deal or shouldI back out?
Interior seemed good, albeit missing the floor mats. Weather stripping looks decent. Curb rash on 2 wheels, decent tires.
Drove great, feeled soft so could probably use shocks. Is the clutch hydraulic? Couldn't see any leaks. I have some mechanic aptitude and lots of tools. My father is a mechanic.
Dealer has this listed for $16.5... seem like a decent deal or shouldI back out?
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14.5-15 private party so 16-16.5 dealer is within line
headlight at worst needs a new motor, $150 for an ac delco, probably just gears which are like $50 for both sides
shocks are probably shot, that's 280 for c6z shocks or 470 for 04z shocks, either works
used rail covers 100
plugs and wires $90
fluid changes $50 for trans and rear end with high end fluid
clutch likely needs to be bled
all common for a z at that age and with average mileage for a 2002 auto
headlight at worst needs a new motor, $150 for an ac delco, probably just gears which are like $50 for both sides
shocks are probably shot, that's 280 for c6z shocks or 470 for 04z shocks, either works
used rail covers 100
plugs and wires $90
fluid changes $50 for trans and rear end with high end fluid
clutch likely needs to be bled
all common for a z at that age and with average mileage for a 2002 auto
Drifting
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$15k tops for me for a decent condition C5Z with 100k plus miles...regardless of year. I personally wouldn't buy a Vette with that many miles unless I wanted a dedicated track car and was planning to replace all of the suspension and steering rack bushings as well as eventually rebuild the engine. Rubber simply gets old after 8-10 years and the more miles will cause it to crack more. I had longtubes put on my 1997 Cobra in 2008, so it was nine years old. The motor mounts were shot so we had to replace them. The car only had about 55k miles at the time and had always been garaged.
Melting Slicks
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Its in line, but for 20-22K you can get a 50,000+ one with no issues.
I would rather pay more than less for one I did not have to start sinking money into right away.
But if everything checks out, not a bad price.
I would rather pay more than less for one I did not have to start sinking money into right away.
But if everything checks out, not a bad price.
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$15k tops for me for a decent condition C5Z with 100k plus miles...regardless of year. I personally wouldn't buy a Vette with that many miles unless I wanted a dedicated track car and was planning to replace all of the suspension and steering rack bushings as well as eventually rebuild the engine. Rubber simply gets old after 8-10 years and the more miles will cause it to crack more. I had longtubes put on my 1997 Cobra in 2008, so it was nine years old. The motor mounts were shot so we had to replace them. The car only had about 55k miles at the time and had always been garaged.
kid you not, 200k mile cars with good bushings and no rust are common out here
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I ended up purchasing it. A/C didn't work but luckily it only needed a belt. Did an oil change and new air filter. 2 weeks from now I'll do plugs/wires. Any recommendations?
I need new rotors and brakes, too aswell as the shocks.
When I was under the car all the bushings looked solid and the steering had zero play.
Tires are all 4 275s though.
The bad driver mirror is from the darkening fluid leaking. I've ordered a regular mirror glass replacement. New exhaust hangers and a fuel rail covers on the way too.
I need new rotors and brakes, too aswell as the shocks.
When I was under the car all the bushings looked solid and the steering had zero play.
Tires are all 4 275s though.
The bad driver mirror is from the darkening fluid leaking. I've ordered a regular mirror glass replacement. New exhaust hangers and a fuel rail covers on the way too.
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how much can you spend on those parts and what are your goals?
plugs and wires my personal choice is either a denso 5090 or delco 41-110 plug and denso 671-8056 wires
those wires are only 42 bucks and fit exactly like oem, look like oem and test within a couple ohms of each other on all 8. really good bang for the buck
brakes are where it changes. need to know what you value you more, low dust or an aggressive pad, also what you can spend
stoptech streets are the value play. basically a hawk hps with a better temp range for half the cost. they are $110 a set
the hawk 5.0 is the pad i want to try next, it's marketed as inbetween the hps and hp+ but without the noise and dust drawbacks of the hp+
stock z06 pads are also good street pads
as for rotors, get something cheap. delcos are $160 a set for all 4 shipped on amazon. you could get centric high carbons but they are more. harder iron, would hold up to abuse a bit longer
slotted and drilled are for the cosmetic crowd. if that's you, the stoptech slotted are a decent value for a high carbon rotor, around $100 each
plugs and wires my personal choice is either a denso 5090 or delco 41-110 plug and denso 671-8056 wires
those wires are only 42 bucks and fit exactly like oem, look like oem and test within a couple ohms of each other on all 8. really good bang for the buck
brakes are where it changes. need to know what you value you more, low dust or an aggressive pad, also what you can spend
stoptech streets are the value play. basically a hawk hps with a better temp range for half the cost. they are $110 a set
the hawk 5.0 is the pad i want to try next, it's marketed as inbetween the hps and hp+ but without the noise and dust drawbacks of the hp+
stock z06 pads are also good street pads
as for rotors, get something cheap. delcos are $160 a set for all 4 shipped on amazon. you could get centric high carbons but they are more. harder iron, would hold up to abuse a bit longer
slotted and drilled are for the cosmetic crowd. if that's you, the stoptech slotted are a decent value for a high carbon rotor, around $100 each