Potential buy
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Burning Brakes
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From: dalton ma
Potential buy
Hi, new guy here. I've been on the C1 forum for years and have been getting the urge to add a more modern Vet. Thinking about a standard shift 05 through 08 conv. (I really prefer the styling of the C5's). I figure by now all the growing pains have been solved, My question is: are there any specific problems with the C5's that I should be on the lookout for ? This will be a "cruise" car, no track or competition, 2 or 3 thousand miles a year. Appreciate any feedback to help me from making an expensive mistake. Thanks, Bob
Team Owner
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St. Jude Donor '03-'04
Hi, new guy here. I've been on the C1 forum for years and have been getting the urge to add a more modern Vet. Thinking about a standard shift 05 through 08 conv. (I really prefer the styling of the C5's). I figure by now all the growing pains have been solved, My question is: are there any specific problems with the C5's that I should be on the lookout for ? This will be a "cruise" car, no track or competition, 2 or 3 thousand miles a year. Appreciate any feedback to help me from making an expensive mistake. Thanks, Bob
Melting Slicks
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From: Oceanside California
Is the style you are liking the "C6" with fixed headlights? The C5 has flip up lights. As Evil Twin stated, 97-04 is the C5. 05-12 is the C6. If the C5 is what you are after and you want the model with most the bugs worked out, 01-04 has several updated systems that are big failures on the 97-00 years.
Last edited by NukeC5; Apr 23, 2013 at 12:02 AM.
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From: At the beach in little Rhody
Personally, I would look for 02-04 in the C5. 02 got the new pistons and rings early in the model year. You should be able to find a nice low mileage car since many in New England store them over the winter.
