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Hello. Im a New Member from NJ
Ive been a Mustang guy all my life.....several drag cars in the 9's....through 10-11-sec street strip cars.
Always wanted a newer vette......I like the c-5 and C-6......and I am starting the process of learning all the ins and out of them.
After that.....Im going to buy a nice one.......Im looking for a low miles ----cruised one.
here is my 10 sec street stang with a 427 windsor and a 5 speed tremec.
thats my intro..........
Ive been a Mustang guy all my life.....several drag cars in the 9's....through 10-11-sec street strip cars.
Always wanted a newer vette......I like the c-5 and C-6......and I am starting the process of learning all the ins and out of them.
After that.....Im going to buy a nice one.......Im looking for a low miles ----cruised one.
here is my 10 sec street stang with a 427 windsor and a 5 speed tremec.
thats my intro..........
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Welcome and best of luck in finding a nice C5 or C6.
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Welcome to the Forum and best wishes as you search for your C5 or C6! 
I would suggest you not make low miles the most significant part of your search. The LS engines in both the C5 and C6 are both durable and reliable. I would probably give more attention to the owner's records of service to ensure the car was well maintained. You may have heard about the C5 in the National Corvette Museum with over 770,000 miles on it and except for regular maintenance my recollection from museum info is that the only "non-regular" work the owner did to the engine was change the head gaskets at about 750,000 miles.
Lived in Louisville "way back when" for three years while attending UofL and still get back there occasionally.
I would suggest you not make low miles the most significant part of your search. The LS engines in both the C5 and C6 are both durable and reliable. I would probably give more attention to the owner's records of service to ensure the car was well maintained. You may have heard about the C5 in the National Corvette Museum with over 770,000 miles on it and except for regular maintenance my recollection from museum info is that the only "non-regular" work the owner did to the engine was change the head gaskets at about 750,000 miles.
Lived in Louisville "way back when" for three years while attending UofL and still get back there occasionally.
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ok....i landed my first vette.
98. 10 min from my house.
alot of cleaning so far....learning.....
took it for a ride after I registered it.......wipers stayed on for 10 min........got them to stop after pressing "reset" on dash.......LOL.....yeah..
I imagine I have plenty of ground issues....and fun electronic gremlins to figure out.
98. 10 min from my house.
alot of cleaning so far....learning.....
took it for a ride after I registered it.......wipers stayed on for 10 min........got them to stop after pressing "reset" on dash.......LOL.....yeah..
I imagine I have plenty of ground issues....and fun electronic gremlins to figure out.
