C6
06-16-2018, 07:23 PM
#4
Le Mans Master
06-16-2018, 08:24 PM
#6
Team Owner
Member Since: Mar 2004
Location: Oklahoma City OK
Posts: 58,259
Received 1,675 Likes
on
1,298 Posts
C6 of Year Finalist (appearance mods) 2019
They're all good.
06-17-2018, 03:38 PM
#9
Advanced
Thread Starter
06-17-2018, 03:44 PM
#10
Team Owner
No one mentioned the roofs on the 2005s, 2006s, and early 2007s. Roofs had a tendency to turn your coupe into a vert. GM issued a recall and many of them were fixed or replaced. But might be some that got neither.
I had 2 different 2005s and a 2006. They replaced the roof on my 2006 before it happened to me. For other reasons, I didn't keep either of the 2005s very long, so I don't know whether they eventually had the problem or not.
I had 2 different 2005s and a 2006. They replaced the roof on my 2006 before it happened to me. For other reasons, I didn't keep either of the 2005s very long, so I don't know whether they eventually had the problem or not.
The following users liked this post:
Bryan.Elkins (06-17-2018)
06-17-2018, 04:36 PM
#11
Team Owner
Member Since: Mar 2014
Location: Below the bottom of Berby Hollow, NYS
Posts: 21,631
Received 1,136 Likes
on
882 Posts
No one mentioned the roofs on the 2005s, 2006s, and early 2007s. Roofs had a tendency to turn your coupe into a vert. GM issued a recall and many of them were fixed or replaced. But might be some that got neither.
I had 2 different 2005s and a 2006. They replaced the roof on my 2006 before it happened to me. For other reasons, I didn't keep either of the 2005s very long, so I don't know whether they eventually had the problem or not.
I had 2 different 2005s and a 2006. They replaced the roof on my 2006 before it happened to me. For other reasons, I didn't keep either of the 2005s very long, so I don't know whether they eventually had the problem or not.
06-17-2018, 04:51 PM
#12
Drifting
Member Since: Sep 2014
Location: Atlanta - - - - - Save the manuals
Posts: 1,924
Received 387 Likes
on
321 Posts
No one mentioned the roofs on the 2005s, 2006s, and early 2007s. Roofs had a tendency to turn your coupe into a vert. GM issued a recall and many of them were fixed or replaced. But might be some that got neither.
I had 2 different 2005s and a 2006. They replaced the roof on my 2006 before it happened to me. For other reasons, I didn't keep either of the 2005s very long, so I don't know whether they eventually had the problem or not.
I had 2 different 2005s and a 2006. They replaced the roof on my 2006 before it happened to me. For other reasons, I didn't keep either of the 2005s very long, so I don't know whether they eventually had the problem or not.
All Corvettes have "class/type/revision/model" problems as does any vehicle, but overall they are strong reliable vehicles. It has been said here many times.. buy the lowest mileage/newest year model that you like.
06-17-2018, 05:00 PM
#13
I agree 100% about the style of the C5s they have that wide low look. Not all angular over styled like the C7s. Hope that GM smooths out the look on the mid engine C8s.
06-17-2018, 08:18 PM
#15
Advanced
Thread Starter
No one mentioned the roofs on the 2005s, 2006s, and early 2007s. Roofs had a tendency to turn your coupe into a vert. GM issued a recall and many of them were fixed or replaced. But might be some that got neither.
I had 2 different 2005s and a 2006. They replaced the roof on my 2006 before it happened to me. For other reasons, I didn't keep either of the 2005s very long, so I don't know whether they eventually had the problem or not.
I had 2 different 2005s and a 2006. They replaced the roof on my 2006 before it happened to me. For other reasons, I didn't keep either of the 2005s very long, so I don't know whether they eventually had the problem or not.
06-17-2018, 09:27 PM
#16
Instructor
Avoid any year besides a 2012. Those are generally regarded as the best year for the C6..... by me
Last edited by OneBadLT123; 06-17-2018 at 09:27 PM.
06-18-2018, 04:44 AM
#18
Instructor
Personally, I would avoid anything older than a 2005 and nothing newer than 2013 if I were looking for another C6. But seriously, you can't go wrong with about any year. Just go into any purchase knowing the older the vehicle, or higher mileage, some issues start to surface depending on how it was driven. My advice is to test drive and learn as much as you can about the car from the owner and online. Listen for squeals, vibrations, clinking near or around the center console, check the harmonic balancer, check the tires for wear, inside the rear quarter panels for lots of rubber left behind from heavy burn outs, fill the gas tank above half and sniff around the drivers side back tire to see if the fuel pump is leaking, play with the stereo settings and listen to each speaker independently of the others, etc. A VIN search online is a good start, google the VIN will sometimes pull info, check GM's VIS for recalls done or needing addressed.
06-18-2018, 06:24 AM
#19
Team Owner
If it helps my 2013 has been trouble free.
06-18-2018, 11:07 PM
#20
Unless there's a specific reason to do otherwise (for some one-year special of some sort) the suggestion to buy the newest one you can afford is the right answer. Figure out how much you are willing to pay and work backwards from 2013 until you find one that fits the budget.
If you use the popular car buying websites to search for what's available in your price range, color/body/transmission/mileage preferences, you can generally zero in fairly quickly and save the search and review it every day. One day the car you want will show up or, if you wait long enough, the newer ones will drop in price and you can get an even newer one than what you thought you could afford.
If you use the popular car buying websites to search for what's available in your price range, color/body/transmission/mileage preferences, you can generally zero in fairly quickly and save the search and review it every day. One day the car you want will show up or, if you wait long enough, the newer ones will drop in price and you can get an even newer one than what you thought you could afford.