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Old Feb 25, 2016 | 02:41 PM
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After buying this Craig's list beauty, I thought I should share some of the glitches encountered on my 2003. Soon after purchase replaced air filter, headlight bulbs, plugs and wires. Rear end differential leaked, so fixed both rear seals and differential. Air check valves clogged , replaced those. Replaced stock intake with Vararam.Ebcm threw codes, sent it out and had it repaired. Replaced rough run flats with Bridgestones. Plan to replace belts and hoses. 37k on the odometer. Are these repairs typical? Just asking. Btw LOVE this Vette regardless.
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Nothing really unusual about those repairs. Some normal maintenance, some just common problem areas with the C5.
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Old Mar 5, 2016 | 12:22 PM
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I want to thank those who post on the Corvette Forum. You all have saved me a lot of time and thousands in repairs with good advice. You make owning a Vette much more fun.Please keep posting. Smilon
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