Hey guys, i was about to buy a C6 last week for 29000 but i quickly changed my mind after talking to my friends who own a corvette from 2005. they say they all have really bad electrical and power problems... i don't want to pay 29000 for that when i could pay less and get something so much better. What do you guys say? any problems? also, how many miles should i expect to get outta it? two of my buddies had their vettes break down at 50000. another at 74000 and the last at ...23000?! i don't wanna have to buy a new car in 4 years...

 

45000 miles; the last 35000 were modded, and 10,000 of those were with a supercharger making 600 rear wheel horsepower.
I've had exactly ONE problem with my car: My clutch return spring broke. I drove it like that for 2 weeks with a slightly stiffer clutch pedal, then I took it to the dealership and they fixed it for free.

Any car can brake, and all cars will eventually brake. The '05s have a few more issues than later Covettes but in general Corvettes are very reliable car; I had an Audi A4 and that car broke down in ways I didn't even know were possible; it eventualy prompted me to sell it and keep driving my C6 as a year round daily driver, even in snow

 

In 3 years I have never had a problem that wasn't caused by something I've done. My biggest complaint would be the ashtray door popping open and that is starting to go away.

 

oh damn, i wanna mod mine, too 45000 miles so far? or it died after 45000 miles? it's gotta be a daily driver so... can't have somethin happening after i make such an investment :P

 

41,454 miles on 2006 LS2 H/C/Bolt-on LS2 A6 (475rwhp) and not one single problem - NADA

 

06 , supercharged + even more mods ,,,,, the only problem !!!! I can"t drive it hard enough ..... Oh yea the battery went dead "fixed under warranty" oh yea tires mostly rear ones seem to wear out ? GO FIGURE

 

You can tell we talk/type too much about cars when you use the word brake instead of break.

 

Sounds like someone attempting to bash the 05. From the above description all 05's should be returned to GM. Nice try though.

 

My modified 2005 has been extremely reliable. It gets a lot of hard use but it's well maintained. I agree with PowerLabs....any car can (and eventually does) have issues. My 2005 Corvette has been more trouble free than any of the 3 BMW wonder cars I've owned. With any used car do your due diligence prior to buying. Steer clear of any car with a history of significant problems.

 

None, not one problem/issue/gripe whatsoever.

 

Mine is too LOUD and FAST......for anyone but me! Oh yeah, it corners too well also. I've got to watch my neck issues with all those G's I'm pulling.

I should trade it in for that V.W. bug I saw last week. It was yellow to!

 

OMG!! I don't want to buy a car that has any breakdowns whatsoever before it reaches 50,000 miles......pppfffftttt, what idiot would do that?

 

Rather than taking the word of a "few" friends why not do a search on MSN or other. I have had two, both of which I have had very small issues. The vette IS a high performance vehicle capable of outperforming some of the worlds "greatest" sportscars", you may (or may not) have problems.

 

Your friends don't know what they're talking about.

 

I've had my '08 since January of 2008. To date, I have had three problems. The first was at at 1700 miles when the transmission control module went bad. Dealer fixed it; fine since then (now 7400 miles). The second is the dreaded top creaking, again fixed by the dealer. And the most recent was the noise in the differential, fixed by the dealer with a flush and change of the oil plus the additive. Certainly, I would have preferred no problems, but the fact is that some cars may have some issues. I am very happy with my car and wold buy one again without hesitation. My mods consist of Z51 sway bars, LAPD tunnel plate, Exotic Vette's insulaton kit and a Mild 2 Wild; pretty tame and that's all I plan for now.

 

+ elevnentybillion.

Odds are, your friends were the PROBLEM and the cars were the victim(s). There are not NEARLY enough issues - even issues caused by mods, more power and track abuse by private individuals - in 05's or any C6 to correlate to the degree of "issues" your friends had with three vehicles (or the same vehicles repaired over time).

My guess is either they're exaggerating and telling you that they have huge e-penises in the same breath, or they're incompetent to the level of neglecting vehicles to the point of failure.

Statistically speaking, I would wager that the corvette has, on average, exceptionally high levels of consumer satisfaction, durability and lifespan... and doing it all against a higher bar of expectation that many of its competitors. My personal experiences have all been positive - we picked up a C4 (OMG!!!) in the mid 80's and drove the **** out of it for more than 20 years. The only "failure" outside of normal maintenance was when the original transmission went out 22 years after the car was made!!! And THAT was caused by the internal oil cooler (in the radiator) corroding through and leaking antifreeze into the transmission oil return line!!! We put over 200,000 "hard" miles on that 84 and the radiator finally corroded through: otherwise the "weak" 3.07 differential and "prone to failure" 700R4 transmission (that I even towed with) would have probably made it to 25 years of service. That's freaking quality right there.

You ought to be asking yourself "I can by a world-class SPORTSCAR for $29K - that means I saved $15K that will be left over for mods, tires, bills when looking at a comparable vehicle."

But if you're looking at a "Type R" Honda or something... well, just go ahead and get the honda.

Now what Vette were you looking at for $29K? Got a link?

 

Guys, have you checked out forthesakeof's other posts? Looks like he's just turned 18, and back in Feb he was looking for a C5 with a max budget of $15K set by his parents. I'm not sure this post is entirely serious...

 

Hey, I have a good excuse; I am not a native English speaker

 

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C6's had an issue from 2005 up to some year (2006?) where the battery would run down fast unless you left the manual transmission in R when the car was shutdown. Mostly a problem for the garage queen folks since they stretch the limits of the battery charge. Search for "dead battery syndrome".