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Drifting
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From: Brookfield Wisconsin
Hello
I have always liked Muscle, Sports and Classic cars. When I was a kid my Uncle always had a new Vette every few years and I always wanted one.
I have a list of cars I wanted to buy and the Corvette seems to be next on my list.
I have had...
1969 Chevelle Malibu
1969/1970 Skylark's
1974 Duster
1976/1977 Grand Prix's
1978 Mustang II 302
1981 Delorean
1992 Supercharged Mustang GT
I have had more cars in between but these are the only ones worth listing.
I have decided to sell my 1981 Delorean as soon as it warms up and buy a Corvette, hopefully a early 2000 Z06.
Any tips or things I need to know please direct me and tell me what I need to know.
Please no Ford or Delorean jokes.
I have a list of cars I wanted to buy and the Corvette seems to be next on my list.
I have had...
1969 Chevelle Malibu
1969/1970 Skylark's
1974 Duster
1976/1977 Grand Prix's
1978 Mustang II 302
1981 Delorean
1992 Supercharged Mustang GT
I have had more cars in between but these are the only ones worth listing.
I have decided to sell my 1981 Delorean as soon as it warms up and buy a Corvette, hopefully a early 2000 Z06.
Any tips or things I need to know please direct me and tell me what I need to know.
Please no Ford or Delorean jokes.
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Drifting
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From: Brookfield Wisconsin
Yeah I left off the "'s" on 2000. It should of said "looking for an early 2000's Corvette" meaning between 2000-2005. 
But Hey I really do not know much about the Vette right now anyway but I learn fast.
Since my car I own now is an 1981 Delorean i can easily rattle off any issues or problems you need to know about buying one. Hopefully in a few years I can do the same with a Corvette.
Right now I am a sponge and will absorb anything, I now know there are no 2000 Z06's.
Anything I need to know or where I should start researching?
But Hey I really do not know much about the Vette right now anyway but I learn fast.
Since my car I own now is an 1981 Delorean i can easily rattle off any issues or problems you need to know about buying one. Hopefully in a few years I can do the same with a Corvette.
Right now I am a sponge and will absorb anything, I now know there are no 2000 Z06's.
Anything I need to know or where I should start researching?
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Aloha and welcome to the CF, good luck on your hunt and purchase of your dream Vette. My suggestion look for a ZO6 from 2002-2004 which the horsepower was bumped from 385 to 405. No ZO6s were made in years 2000 and 2005, so if someone tries to sell you one it is a clone which there are a lot of out there.
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Drifting
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From: Brookfield Wisconsin
Thank you very much for this useful info. I knew I seen an ad for a 2000 Z06 a while back, now I know it wasnt a real Z06.
OK looks like a 2002-2004 Z06 for me.
OK looks like a 2002-2004 Z06 for me.
Aloha and welcome to the CF, good luck on your hunt and purchase of your dream Vette. My suggestion look for a ZO6 from 2002-2004 which the horsepower was bumped from 385 to 405. No ZO6s were made in years 2000 and 2005, so if someone tries to sell you one it is a clone which there are a lot of out there.
Last edited by nextime; Jan 6, 2008 at 07:00 PM. Reason: wrong year put down