125k Miles!
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 212
Likes: 0
From: Guntersville/Arab Alabama
125k Miles!
I have a 99 coupe auto. with 125k miles on it now. Should I A: thinking about trading for a WS6 with half the mileage, or B: Keep it. If i keep it, what are some things i should look for, or be concerned about with 125k miles. It just seems like all the little thing are starting to go wrong with it. When i bought it, i changed the oil, oil filter, air filter, got the tranny serviced, changed the battery, changed the alt., and i plan on getting the radiator flushed and getting the fuel filter changed.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2000
Posts: 2,073
Likes: 0
From: East Lansing, Mi
Originally Posted by RickC5
125k is nothing on an LS1.
man up!
man up!
Race Director
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 12,466
Likes: 886
From: Fort Wayne IN
2025 C5 of the Year Finalist - Modified
C5 of Year Finalist (performance mods) 2019
2017 C5 of the Year Finalist
2016 C5 of the Year Finalist
2015 C5 of the Year Finalist
Originally Posted by connecticut
keep it, doesn't matter how many miles, the WS6 is still a WS6
I know it's not a vette but the T/A WS6 is a nice car still. But hey, I'm a T/A fanatic. 
Originally Posted by Hardtop01
Keep it. When the original motor goes you have a good excuse to make more power with the next one.
Bruce
Bruce
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Every 2027 Corvette Engine Explained
Joe Kucinski
Designer Imagines A Corvette That Looks More Like a Corvette Than the Corvette
Verdad Gallardo
10 Ugly Corvettes That We Still Kinda Love
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 212
Likes: 0
From: Guntersville/Arab Alabama
Thanks for all of your inputs, i agree with you masksqueeze, but i dont want to start replacing trannys or suspension and other things. I guess what im trying to say is that i dont want it to be a money pit. I drive my car hard (why not is a corvette) i just didnt know when things cars start falling apart.
Originally Posted by masksqueeze
125K?
Build that SOB up! Heads, cam, new srings, valves, then its the car with 125k, not the motor!
My two cents...
Build that SOB up! Heads, cam, new srings, valves, then its the car with 125k, not the motor!
My two cents...
Le Mans Master
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 6,927
Likes: 3
From: Glendale NY
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17-'18- '19
Milage
Originally Posted by D C
A vette will always be a vette and it doesn't matter how many miles you got on it. Keep it and maintain it and the car will serve you right.
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 212
Likes: 0
From: Guntersville/Arab Alabama
I dont drive it that hard, its just hard to not get in the car, and not get on it at least once. I might cut a donut every now and then too...:o
Originally Posted by John Shiels
depends on what drive hard is? New car will take a beating also if driven hard.
Race Director
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 16,135
Likes: 5
From: Newberry FL
Cruise-In VIII Veteran
St. Jude Donor '07
Keep it.
Look up stangkiller, his has a 140K and he has blown it, has an alkie kit on it and a nice cam and that thing runs. I rode in it before the SC and alkie kit and for a cam car that thing pulled!
As long as you keep it maintained the car will continue to run fine.
Look up stangkiller, his has a 140K and he has blown it, has an alkie kit on it and a nice cam and that thing runs. I rode in it before the SC and alkie kit and for a cam car that thing pulled!
As long as you keep it maintained the car will continue to run fine.
