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Old May 18, 2026 | 12:49 AM
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Heyall!

my names ben ! 20 yr old kiwi bloke.
I've recently purchased a 1998 base C5.

car is very sweet! Quicksilver Metallic, Stock, 55,000kms, Targa top (currently missing), everything else (mostly) as it should be !

although I very much love my car, I turned 20 last week and find myself vastly unexperienced with american cars. Would love some tips and tricks to keep my beauty, well, beautiful ..

I am also currently WTB a transluscent targa top!!

cheers !


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Old May 18, 2026 | 01:36 AM
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Welcome and moved this thread to the C5 General section for help.

Also, check out the C5 Parts for Sale section for that targa top.
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Old May 18, 2026 | 03:58 AM
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Welcome to the Forum. Very cool that you are twenty and got your hands on a Corvette in your area of the world.



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Old May 18, 2026 | 04:39 AM
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Nice wheels on that one. They're generally pretty durable cars, though age presents a few parts issues over time. Still..... Hundreds of thousands of them in the world.
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Old May 18, 2026 | 05:02 AM
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Very nice. I was also 20 years old when I picked up my 1998. Lots of good info on the forum.
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Old May 18, 2026 | 07:21 AM
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Welcome, and enjoy your new ride, and enjoy the fun, good hunting for top!
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Old May 18, 2026 | 10:23 AM
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welcome!!
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Old May 20, 2026 | 10:39 AM
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I like that color a lot. Not important but I'm curious, Black interior?? Manual or Auto?

regardless, enjoy the ride
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Welcome to the forum and congrats on the Vette. These really are fantastic cars. Read through the sticky posts at the top of this forum. That will give you a TON of great information. Don't forget to SAVE THE WAVE .
Although, I don't know that you'll run into a lot of other Corvettes down under.
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Welcome to Corvette Forum!

I saw someone replied to your wanted to buy targa top thread, it’s their first ever post on Corvette Forum, that’s very suspicious!

I wouldn’t reply to them or the email they gave you.

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