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Old 01-28-2018, 12:57 PM
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Hello,
After some great advice from the guys on this site, I have finally bought my first Corvette.
It is a 2005 Coupe with 6000km (3800 miles). I bought it 9 days ago (Friday) in Montreal , and it was shipped to me the next day in a trailer in Ottawa. It was driven off of the trailer and straight into a storage unit for the next 3 months. I own my first Vette and I haven't even driven it yet.

When I take it out of storage in April, the first thing I plan on doing is changing all of the fluids, and also the tires. The are is even original on this car. The only thing that has ever been changed is the battery. Prior to purchasing it, I got a copy of the Car Proof. I went to my local GM Dealership to see what they had on file. They were able to confirm that 4/5 recalls have been completed, and the most recent battery and oil change.
I took a couple of pictures of it after it came off the trailer.
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Old 01-28-2018, 12:59 PM
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Congrats.....nice low low mileage.
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Congrats on that clean C6! Put some miles on her when the snow clears
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Good for you.
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Welcome to the C6 area.............

Congrats. on your great looking, low mileage C6 coupe...................

Fastest color too....................
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Old 01-28-2018, 01:45 PM
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Congratulations!!
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Old 01-28-2018, 02:12 PM
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Nice ride,best of luck.
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Old 01-28-2018, 02:25 PM
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Congratulations! You're going to love it. I bought my first Corvette five weeks ago. Fortunately for me I live in Florida. I've put over 1,000 miles on mine already as I drove it home 468 miles and put over 300 miles on it yesterday driving to a show and back.
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Congrats on a great looking C6. Check here for Canadian events if you like: https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ian-events-97/

Maybe we'll see you in Kingston - lots of folks already signed up.
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Old 01-28-2018, 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by FatsWaller
Congrats on a great looking C6. Check here for Canadian events if you like: https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ian-events-97/

Maybe we'll see you in Kingston - lots of folks already signed up.
Will do. I'm looking forward to the events!
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Boy and I thought my 05 had low miles on it when I bought it last October, it only had 5600 miles on it. Can I ask what you paid for it ?
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just north of 30.
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just north of 30.
Ouch, for that money you could have gotten a LS3
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Originally Posted by C6KWJ
Ouch, for that money you could have gotten a LS3
I love my 05, that being said, If I had 30 large to spend, I would have to agree. I know the 1 year mechanical limitations of the 05, but it fit into my budget.
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Where is the satellite radio antenna?

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Originally Posted by C6KWJ
Ouch, for that money you could have gotten a LS3
Are you sure of that in Canada?
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I have a 05, great car, I have lot of fun with it.
You might want to start reading the manual on the net.

http://www.c6registry.com/Technical/manuals/2005OM.pdf

Enjoy.
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Nice car, you picked the right color too. But what is that white stuff all over the ground?
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Originally Posted by C6KWJ
Ouch, for that money you could have gotten a LS3
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Very cool ride, hope you get many miles of smiles from er come spring.
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