Thinking of purchase
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Thinking of purchase
Looking for advise on a possible purchase of a 2014 C7 LT3 A6 with 12k miles. It does not have the Z51 package or mag ride. They want 46k. I test drove it and it had a vibration in the steering wheel and pulled to the right. They (a Toyota Dealership) put it in their shop and had their Chevy qualified tech do a wheel alignment and balance the 4 tires. I returned the next day for another test drive and the vibration was gone and it only slightly pulled to the right. They said they would check it again and I go back tomorrow for another test drive. The car seemed to ride rough on the surface street imperfections but on the interstate it rode smooth and pulled strong. I checked the tire pressure before the test ride and set it to 30 psi like it said on the door jam. Without mag ride I wonder if that is why it rode rough on the surface streets. Anyway even with that it was fun to drive and I don't think I would have a problem with it having the A6 instead of the A8. It seemed to shift fine. The car is clean throughout. I go back tomorrow for another test drive. Some on this forum have described better deals than this one. New base Vettes with LT3 go for about 63k or so. Please advise and thanks.
Last edited by btrain77; 06-23-2017 at 08:57 PM.
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Welcome aboard. The C7 sections should be able to answer all your questions
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Moving this to the C7 General section.
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If you want the 8-speed auto, make sure you really know what you're getting into, and all the documented issues. I bought this car one month ago, and I 100% regret it.