Whats up guys I am a newb and I planning to purchase a 2005 C6. This will be my first purchase of an American Car ever! How reliable are the c6 vettes? Have any of you owners had any problems? How much is maintenace as oil changes and tune ups? Is it differ since it carries the name corvette or is it average price. I have previously owned all japanese import cars but after test driving the c6 I learned a new level of performance of true muscle. Just cant explain that feeling of the torque,that kick the vette gives. Thanks guys.

 

Be sure you take a look at the C6 FAQ for problems with the 05 Vettes. Dead batteries and delaminating tops seem to be the main problems.

The cars come with synthetic oil and require 5.5 to 6 qts per change, so you can save some money if you do the oil changes yourself. I don't, so it costs me about $65 to have my dealer change it for me. But I'm only having to change it every 8K to 10K miles, so it's not too bad.

What's a tuneup?

 

They're more reliable than Lexii! Bullet-proof!

Seriously, my C6 has been purrfect so far in 2.5 months and 2500 miles. There are plenty of problems some unfortunates have experienced by the majority of us have had nothing to complain about. I say go for it!

 

I bought my C6 in 6/05, and am more excited about it every day I own and drive it.Sure,it has a few foibles like a voracious appetite for electrical power due to it's many computers(that sometimes seem to have a mind of their own!) but that is easy to work around with a PriortyStart and a battery tender.The flying roof issue is a non-issue if you order a transparent top on it.If you order Museum delivery many of the little details missed by the dealer during prep will be addressed before you take delivery-man do they do a great job of detailing there,and the factory is right across the street if something needs fixed before you pick it up.It's a Chevy so you pretty much pay Chevy prices.I have a Toyota celica GTS as a daily driver,and most of the upgrades I have put on the C6 have cost half as much as the Toyota stuff.Coming from a sport compact you will be pleasantly surprised.You can actually get to the oil filter on the Corvette,should you decide to service it yourself.The C6 is an amazing machine-there is simply nothing else out there like it.

 

28K miles on my 2005 C6 daily driver, it's as reliable as a chopping block

 

Problems? Nope, no problems.

 

I've had my C6 about 15 months and have about 9,000 miles on. One of the FOBs was malfunctioning when I took delivery (it was replaced) and my roof panel made some minor 'stress' noises when going over uneven terrain. I had no visible delamination even in the blazing Arizona sunshine and heat. The roof panel was replaced. Othewise, I've had absolutely no problems.

That being said, some other owners have had problems....it's a car. I had a 96 Suburban that was always having trouble. I have a 2001 Suburban that has been great.

I drove BMWs for over 20 years.... they all had their fair share of problems (in fact, every time the service light in my 533i turned on it said $1,000...$1,000...$1,000).

My car has been reliable and even if I have future problems, it's such a blast to drive that I can live with it

 

$65 for synthetic oil change sounds reasonable for me that is how much I pay for mine in my g35. It is better than $150 like mbz and bmw's. Other than little knick knacks no common tranny failure or mechanical? A friend of mine told me to consider the GM extended protection plan since the c6 I plan to buy has 31xxx and is certified up until 39K.

 

this car is bad a$$

 

I usually try to skip the first few years of any new model... I think it takes a few thousand automobile and time to work through the problems.... My 2006 has been perfect... so far :;

 

11,100+ miles no problems so far is a very solid car. I have heard of alot of problems of other owners but I haven't experienced them.

 

There really is a Corvette tax. Parts, and particularly service, cost more than they would for a Cobalt or Silverado. But it is still a Chevy at heart, so it isn't as bad as some of the luxury imports. If you can do your own work, and buy your supplies and parts from a discount vendor, it isn't bad at all.

After 28,000 miles, there have been some annoyances (mostly with incompetent dealer service departments rather than with the car), but in my case nothing really major, just the normal infant mortaility problems one can expect from a brand new car. For example, it took the dealer 10 days to misdiagnose and incorrectly repair a low oil level sensor (a $1.98 part I told them was bad when I brought it in). In the process, they destroyed one of my rear tires. (Huh??) So I stay the hell away from the dealer now and do my own work rather than try to cash in on the warranty for minor problems.

There are some known issues, the most recent being separation of the skin of the top from its frame (bad design, bad glue, or bad assembly, Chevy isn't saying). Early 2005s also have a problem with the harmonic dampener unscrewing (unbelievably, they don't use a keyway to retain this the way they did for 40,000,000 previous generation small block Chevy engines). It is fairly easy and cheap to pin the dampener to the crank, though. 2005 MN6 cars seem to have issues with dead batteries too. I haven't had the problem, but my car is an A4. There are known workarounds, such as Priority Start and Battery Tender, that you can employ to avoid this problem.

But in 18 months and 28,000 miles, I've had few problems, and once I decided to be my own mechanic with this car, I've been able to resolve them quickly and inexpensively myself. If you're handy enough to do your own work, I don't think it'll cost you much to operate this car.

 

Go for it! The engine is bullet proof. Easy oil & filter change. No lift needed, just turn the front tires all the way and it's all right there. Unparallelled 'vette driving experience. The '07s will have surprises. What other car do you know in which their owners wave at each other?