1999 c5
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1999 c5
I am looking at a 1999 C5 with 152,000 miles. It had 2 owners both older men 50+ who took great care of it. The C5 is at a corvette only seller/mechanic who took it in on trade for one of his restored stingrays. He replaced rear seal well basically all the seals on the engine top and bottom; he said it was leaking. He has a laundry list of maintenance done since he is the one who serviced it for the owner for the last 7 years. The transmission is automatic and rebuilt within the last 10,000 miles. He says with confidence that it will run for another 100,000 miles without any major problems. Would this be a wise purchase? The paint is perfect original and the only place I saw rust was at the swaybar where the rubber bushing is; just a powdery rust not all pitted. Took pictures of the entire underbelly.
So is it likely this car will give me another 100,000 miles of relatively headache free ownership?
I have zero interest in racing or beating on the car; I just like to be able to jet out from a light and choose my lane and pass the turtles with ease on the freeway.
So is it likely this car will give me another 100,000 miles of relatively headache free ownership?
I have zero interest in racing or beating on the car; I just like to be able to jet out from a light and choose my lane and pass the turtles with ease on the freeway.
