jay c smith

I have a 2008 base model convertible I purchased new. I have 10,500
on it and I have not done anything to it except change the oil once a year.
It runs great. Any suggestions on anything I should do to it right now. Thanks.
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2008 Corvette

Drive it more.

jshot00

Not a certified mechanic, but would check belts, hoses and bushings to see if any are in bad or weathered shape

Homer3D

Man, you drive what...maybe a little over 1k miles a year? Your corvette spends a lot of time sitting still. Have any flat spots developed on the tires?

449er

Im kinda in your boat here.. I bought a 2010 last year with 2,506 miles on the clock. I wouldn't worry about "flat spots" on your tires, oil leaking out of the seals or some of the other suggestions that people post here. My car has the original run flats with no flat spots, dry rot cracking or other issues. I have NO leaking of ANY fluids of any kind. I would suggest that you change the coolant, look at the belts & hoses, maybe a tranny fluid & filter change if you have an A6. My car sits around a lot with no issues that I can see, I do leave a battery tender plugged in between uses though, bottom line, don't let posters scare you into thinking that the car has to be rebuilt because you have low miles

TomdaToolman

Yeah, what he said, "Drive it more!" : )

Check your owners manual for maintenance!

jay c smith

The tires are great, no flat spots. When I bought the car, the only thing
I was going to put on it was miles. That fell by the wayside. I just show
it now.

Mike's LS3

This is what I would do:

1. Flush brake fluid
2. If a manual, Ranger Method to bleed/flush clutch fluid.
3. Replace antifreeze.
4. Inspect hoses and belts, change only if necessary.
5. Oil/filter - Done.

cmonkey713

As others have said, drive and enjoy. Except for regular oil changes there is really nothing else to address. just keep an eye on the S belt, tires, check for leaks, hoses and you should be just fine. You might also pull the cabin air filter and take a look. Drive on!

919cw313

I love the belts and hoses posts.

dmk0210

Change the tires. They are 9 years old. I change mine no later than 5 or 6 years regardless of tread wear.

Check your coolant with a tester. It's overdue for a change. (change every 5 years according to the OM)

If it's a manual, do the Ranger method to flush the clutch fluid. (You probably have an auto though or you'd have already done it)

Flushing your brake fluid probably wouldn't be a waste of effort either.

Change your cabin air filter.


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919cw313

^Best answer IMO.

Corvette_Ed

Your experience may or may not be the same as another in regards to tires. Too many variables are in play. For example, my 08 vert had 2011 & 2012 OEM runflats on the car when I bought it, and all four had to be replaced because of extreme cracking. The 2012's were only four years old at that time.

nick14003

jesus... nothing but oil change for 8 years? It's definitely time to flush the fluids.

Flush Coolant
Flush brake fluid
Flush transmission+ filter, check underbody for leaks (yes even sitting it can form leaks)
Change Cabin filter
Change Air intake filter
Check belts, they go bad
10 years tires go bad too even if they have good visible tread life so you should probably replace those, your most likely slipping if you floor it, 6 years and my eagle f1's turned to ****. Also 10k miles over 8 years, the tires sag, you won't really notice it by your naked eye, but they do and the balancing machine will notice, they compensate with balancing weights and adjust them, so if your too cheap for tires, get them all balanced

Pretty much everything should be done once, and then you can go back to just oil changes every year.

I bought a corvette that was garaged for 5+ years, did pretty much everything to it right away.

AORoads

Not trying to be sarcastic or funny, but chemicals do break down/become less effective over time. But, what breaks down or becomes less effective in, or with a paper filter that has been in use for 10K miles? I doubt if the engine or cabin air filters even have dirt on them unless OP drives up and down dirt roads in his 10K mile cruises.

However, I would think that the chemicals, ahhh, the chemicals. Yes, I'd change quite a few of them including the brake, diff, trans, and coolant. Some will disagree.

BlindSpot

yeah, me too.....

449er

As far as the filters go, my air & cabin filters were like new, I totally believe in proper maintenance if needed & in my case these items were not needed

schizcat

Put a full tank of gas in it and check the spring load on the gas pedal

449er

Lol, check out the go go pedal!

corvette312