Good idea. Wish it was around when I bought mine. Maybe it was, but I didn't know of it.

 

I will check it out again on Saturday. I've look around and so far that's the best I found for the price and miles along with what it comes with.

 

And if it had heated seats, HUD, you were looking at a 3LT trim level, with the Z-51, and Nav as added options. Use this info to check car value.
That was my choice in colors that I had in mind when I was exploring the idea of Corvette owning to use as a DD.
But a VY came along and said Buy Me two years ago, and the dealer gave me the best trade in allowance, so I had to pull the trigger.

GL with your quest.

 

I have an 07 also. Purchased in June 2015 Z51 3lt no Nav with 5515 miles on clock. $30K. Now 8316 miles. From a dealer. I didn't notice the Chicklets weren't there till I got it home. Nothing bad about the car to say! Love the car. So that price isn't bad. I've been searching and can't find a car that fits my description for less that $28K. Don't forget if you go to sell it, the future purchaser will be concerned as we are. Why this n why that! If your happy buy it! Good luck!

 

I had a silver '05 vert and the colors matched perfectly. Two things:
I wish someone with definitive word would chime in with whether the front/rear badges have tabs on the back that require a hole in the body;
The hood fit looks wonky too me.
I would ask the dealer to request the original owner call you so you can ask about paint, damage, etc.
Get the GM VIS or IVH report at any GM dealer just to see what shows up.

 

If everything checks out, it seems like a good deal with only 10k miles. With both the front and back badges removed, it's more likely just a mod and not an accident.

 

I wouldn't pass on the right car just because someone removed the badges. I would though suggest you stop by a Chevrolet dealer and ask the service manager to run the VIS report to get the dealer service history.

Good luck with it.

 

One thing that caught my eye on the head on picture is the left corner of the hood near the headlight. Notice how the front hood opening gap or seam is not visible all the way across the front? Is the hood properly
aligned/fitted?

Could just be the angle of the picture or a reflection obscuring it. But it's something I would check.

 

Just replaced my front badge. TABS/HOLES....

Front fascia fit is off a bit, but so is mine and many other C6's I see on the street. It looks to me like colors actually match -- look at the flat part of the front wheel arch as it meets the bumper; also rear bumper in shadow area. I have found with some GM metallics that the panel angle really changes the hue. IMO, if OP is buying it to drive, none of this is bad enough to notice. Having just come out of an LS2 (with Vararam and very good 93 octane tune) that dynoed and feels the same as a bone stock LS3, I am 100% certain that for $700 or so the buyer can definitely improve the LS2 to LS3 numbers if that is worth it to him.

It is tough to be 100% confident with a purchase. Assuming buyer's diligence and dealer reputation is OK, this one seems close enough. Life is short -- find one good enough and start enjoying it...

 

I think this is a problem area; there are some clips that hold the bumper cover close to the hood line. The clips can get damaged, or the car was bumped at one time. Mine does this but not as severe as this one. I keep pushing it down and it lines up but doesn't stay down long.

 

New clips are cheap and not too tough to fit. There's a thread in here somewhere with pix and detailed directions. I was able to do this in a couple hours but there were a couple reasons for that which would not be an issue for most. Normally should be no more than an hour and $10.00.

The buyer will know if this is the case by looking forward from the passenger mirror to the bumper cover. If the cover is 1/8" to 1/4" higher than the fender near the headlight, then it is the clips. Otherwise, might be misfitted hood or warpage of the bumper cover...

 

The badge issue aside, seems like a great deal!

 

With those low miles I would want to know for sure why the low miles? Did it sit in a body shop for months or years waiting to be rebuilt? Just because the CarFax is clean does not always indicate a no damage car. I would have an experienced Corvette repair shop look at the car very closely. If everything checks out it's a great buy.

 

Also use Autocheck, as they don't always show the same results.

 

Scruffy, I went out to check my '07's emblem, but couldn't get to the back without removing stuff. However, a quick check on Ebay shows that the flags (front/rear) indeed do have alignment pins on the back. So, if that is a deal breaker for you I can certainly understand. It would give me pause also.

As stated de-badging a car is a personal preference, and may not be a big thing in the full scheme of things.

With that said, I bought my '07 3LT in 2010 with 1600 miles on the odo. It now has 24,000 miles, and the only thing I have have done above the normal maintenance is change the rear diff fluid at 3,000 miles. The rear diff fluid that GM put in the cars was crap. It has been a great car, and I'm sure it will continue on that path. At 10,000 miles the one you're looking at should be in great shape sans the flags. IMHO, there's isn't enough difference between the LS2, and the LS3 to make any difference if this is the car that speaks to you. I know many will disagree. Good luck on your decision.

 

Thank You you everyone for the feedback and the tips. Thank you Rebel for checking your emblems. I was not able to go dealer today but will hopefully be there Sunday / Monday. Honestly if previous owner removed all badges as a personal mod it doesn't bother me as someone stated earlier it seems they took off all emblems & gm badges. If I can find traces of a previous accident then I will pass on this car for sure.

 

Noo!!! Corvette sold!!!! guess it wasn't ment to be.

 

Eh, that happened to me too.

But, keep looking. It sure is a lot easier looking than it was before the internet.

 

lol I know but I think somebody in forum may have purchase car with all the info I was posting and discussing. Salesman told me guy from Bakersfield, CA bought car unseen! so it looks like I advertised Corvette for them

 

Since you want a manual transmission, I would not buy an 07. The next year they changed the transmission and it shifts a LOT easier than what is in the 05 to 07 cars. I had both and to me it was like a night and day difference.