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2010 GS, 1LT. Corsa exhaust, otherwise stock.. Idles smooth, HB no wobble, no weird noises.
My concerns are it was a Kansas car for ~5 years. The chrome wheels look a little chipped, the headlights are crazed, the undercarriage has what looks like some minor surface rust or a possible leak? It's listed for 35 and has around 40k~ miles. What do you think about the wheels and few undercarriage pics? Pass? Negotiate? Fixable for right price? What would you do?
The pitting and the rust look to me like maybe it was driven in the salt and maybe sat outside a lot. Underneath does look like there was a leak at some point.
All fixable stuff if the price is right and checks your boxes. For me it would be a pass.
Take a good look at most other cars, mini-vans, SUVs or trucks that are 12 years old, and you will find that most of them look a lot worse than that 12 year old C6.
The problem with the wheels on that C6 is the fact that they are chrome plated aluminum ... and chrome is a poor outer coating applied over aluminum.
Responses make sense since you posted photos of the worst parts of the car, but the one picture of the car as a whole does look pretty nice. How's the interior? Any options missing that you must have? It's a 1LT so that might make a difference. I would negotiate a bit based on the miles and issues w/wheels and headlights, but I wouldn't say no to it if you like the color and everything else.
I found the car on Auto Trader and looked at the CarFax. Your concern about Kansas is not where that pitting came from as it lived in Illinois for a considerable amount of time. Based on a quick search that car is well below the market price of other 2010s. You already know you can fix the lens on the headlights. The wheels are an issue as they would need to be re-plated or you try and find good used ones. The thing that would push me away iis it had 6 previous owners. It even lived in my state in the northern section for a year or so. From what I have read Corvette World is a reputable dealer. Good luck with your decision.
Looks like a car that was driven in salt.......and never any attempt to clean the salt off. Most daily drivers end up like this in places like where I live.....but,....you can stop it from getting this bad with regular cleaning and attention. Of course, cars never driven at all, or never driven in adverse conditions, don't have this problem....and LOTS of Corvettes qualify for this. There are just too many choices available to us....why buy one that has obviously been mistreated when there are options.......unless you buy it dirt cheap,...and then you just have to get in there and fix it. Either way works.
Responses make sense since you posted photos of the worst parts of the car, but the one picture of the car as a whole does look pretty nice. How's the interior? Any options missing that you must have? It's a 1LT so that might make a difference. I would negotiate a bit based on the miles and issues w/wheels and headlights, but I wouldn't say no to it if you like the color and everything else.
Interior is in great shape. The no telescoping wheel is kinda problematic, but other than that the rest of the car is in good shape. Just worries me about the rust potential
I wouldt worry about condition of wheels because they are probably the first thing I would change on the car.
As for Carfax showing 6 owners 1) Carfax is widely known to be highly unreliable. 2) 6 owners doesn’t mean 6 physical owners. Anytime a car goes to action or traded into dealer gets counted as an “owner” per Carfax. Reality is car likely had 2-3 physical owners.
Take a good look at most other cars, mini-vans, SUVs or trucks that are 12 years old, and you will find that most of them look a lot worse than that 12 year old C6.
The problem with the wheels on that C6 is the fact that they are chrome plated aluminum ... and chrome is a poor outer coating applied over aluminum.
That holds true for any vehicle that is well cared for. I have a 22 year old C5 that is in better shape than most other cars its age (and newer). Of course, it has been garaged all its life and under a cover for half of it.
If that was a private seller it would go for much less than 35K. I'd do a hard pass on that car. If you really want it ask Corvette World to put on a new set of Grand Sport Chrome wheels.
Have their detail polish out those headlights.
I like how they say custom calipers in the ad lol. Sometimes I question who writes these things and wonder if they have any idea what they're talking about
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