First Corvette
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Instructor
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From: Trophy Club Texas
First Corvette
Looking to buy my first Corvette later this year. I've been researching C6 for about a year now and want to make sure I get what I want and need. Can anyone advise about modifications and daily driving? I will be splitting driving time with my Jeep so the Corvette won't be a 100%daily driver but it could turn into one. I went to a local dealer the other day and saw a 2005 with a 595 HP kit. Cam, intake exhaust... Sounded great, had 57K miles on it. I asked about how good a daily driver it would be if I had to make it one. He said 100% great for daily driving. I have a hard time beliving that 100% because he's trying to sell the car. Can anyone advise about how far to modify before you enter an area where the car is affected for daily driving? I read on this forum that the Corvette is great for daily driving. But, is that stock only?
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if you have no clue about modifications on a car I'd stick with a stocker for starts. Only way I buy a heavily modified car is if I already know what I'm looking for on said car and have experience with it
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From: Pineville La
I wouldn't touch it unless it were cheap and I had the money to play with it OR it was built by a place like Lingenfelter OR I knew the person selling the car. For me I like to start stock and build up so I can make sure everything is done right (and the correct supporting parts are used) and nothing was abused.
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From: Issaquah WA
Agree with the members if its going to be a DD go with stock, also try to get it from a private party. I was fortunate to find a great deal 2 months back on a '05 with 44k clean record and got at the dealer cost of what the guy was going to turn it in for and found it all on CL. Do some research see what you like and don't like and go from there.
Racer
Joined: Mar 2013
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From: Cleveland Heights Ohio
Your daily driver is up to you; what you like, what you are comfortable with. 595 hp for a DD for me would be out of the question. Louder exhaust system, lumpier cam, pretty terrible MPG's, etc....
I agree with the above, with those kinds of mods I would need to know exactly who them and what they were.
Stick with stock to start with and figure out which mods you'd like for yourself.
My 2 cents-
I agree with the above, with those kinds of mods I would need to know exactly who them and what they were.
Stick with stock to start with and figure out which mods you'd like for yourself.
My 2 cents-
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