Arevell115

Found an 03 50th anniversary edition corvette with 69,000 miles for 12 grand...needs thermostat replacing...VIN checks out with no accidents and no salvage title...Issue is owner has a bank lien on title and owes the 12k...guess my question is should the price being low scare me away, all info I've received on vehicle checks out and has no major issues at all...any help or input greatly appreciated

K-Spaz

Wouldn't scare me one bit. Go try to steal it.

If it needs any maintenance at all it will need a lot. That's to tell you that somebody doesn't fix stuff. Just be prepared for that up front and you're fine. Just don't think you're getting a cream puff that your next maintenance is 3 years and twenty thousand miles away.

JR-01

Just make sure the money goes to the bank so you get a clear title.

Arevell115

Absolutely...Also wondering if there is anyone in the Miami FL area that would be willing to inspect the vehicle for me? obviously they would be compensated just looking for options

laurent_zo6

You may want to post in the Upcoming Events and Regional Discussion Forum

vetteLT193

If it is the car I think it is... good luck. It looks like a very cheaply modified nightmare.

dleibman

Can you give a little more detail.

Clancy209

If you decide to buy, make sure you get a clean title.

Arevell115

It does have alot of modifications, which is why i am somewhat hesitive especially with some of the mods that are done. Custom paint job, eibach lowering springs, borla exhaust a bunch of other suspension mods. Some of the mods like the doors scare me

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Kmcoldcars

If you really like the car with the mods that have been done go for it. If you want it because it appears to be a good deal stay away from it. You will not be happy with it after a while and it will definitely be hard to sell.

vetteLT193

Miami is a hot spot for cheapo mods. There are a ton of places down there that will do things for pennies on the dollar and what you get is pennies on the dollar work. Some things just from the pics... Hood doesn't fit right, and who knows where that hood came from... I have never seen a C5 with C7 extractor so it might be a custom build. The front bumper doesn't appear to be the same shade of orange. Car isn't all that shiny. Under hood has been spray painted all over the place, and it's peeling.

My father in law used to own a body shop in Miami. I wish I had pictures of my Wife's old car that had a clear title and car fax. He bought a Jeep Grand Cherokee at one point that had rolled, it literally was flat down to the doors. Clean as a could be on paper. I'd check that car out in person thoroughly. If it really is that nice it would have been scooped up locally IMO. It could be a great deal, but logic tells me it is likely going to be a nightmare.

Arevell115

I had the same thoughts about the weird paint...Another member has offered to take a look at the car for me since is local to help me avoid a trip down to see myself

70RT440

....flashy.

I have a lot of trouble trusting a modded car. Unless there is a paper trail showing who modded it and how it was modded, I would stay away.

In any case, 12 grand is probably a little high for a modded automatic coupe.

bravo29

I say walk away from it.

Gixxerman

If they won't let you get it checked out by local mechanic.. don't bother..

The Rabbi

Lambo doors aren't good for daily use

Vetteman Jack

I think the hood looks pretty good and IIRC, another member here on the forum did a similar modification to his stock C5 hood.

That car has had a lot of work done to it - I sure would want to know who did the work and see a paper trail for what has been done. I tend to stay away from highly modded cars - could be a nightmare waiting to happen.

DDaaryl

Don't walk, run away. There are lots of C5's available for good prices, this one is not included.

dbgoodwin

Honestly it looks to be mechanically stock to me, so if you like the looks of it and the paint quality checks out it may be a good deal.

Of course, eibach doesn’t make lowering springs for these cars, considering they use leaf springs, so keep that in mind that the owner clearly doesn’t know too much about the mechanics of the car. He may mean lowering bolts, but still very different.

I dont hate the way it looks aside from the wing, the headlights, and the doors.

Edmund Iverson

That bank lien on the title would have me passing it by. Good luck and caveat emptor