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Hello all,
I've been an enthusiast for years, but have never had the means to get into the Corvette community. I've finally gotten to the point that a Corvette is on the horizon. I have a company car for my daily driver, and I'm strictly interested in a weekend hobby. I am interested in a C5 or C6. I like the exterior styling of the C5 (I'm still a sucker for that hood and hidden headlights), and the interior of the C6. If I go with a C5, I would be interested in 2001-2004 due to the ABS controller issues on the earlier years. If I go with the C6, I'd be interested in the 2008+ for the mighty LS3. Manuals only. I'm interested in a weekend car I can tool around in, enjoy come curves and hills, partake in the occasional road trip with my wife or one of the kids, and visit the occasional car show. I had 2 del Sols in the distant past (pre-kids), and I miss the open-top motoring. My wife can drive a stick and she'd get some use out of it too. We would probably log about 2,000-3,500 miles a year.
I'm wary of ultra-low-mileage cars that have not had any of the trouble items replaced yet, and I'm a little wary of ultra-high-mileage cars that are just getting tired. Other than the ABS controllers, harmonic balancers, clutch, torque tube bearings, track abuse, or lack of service records, what else should I be concerned with?
I'm looking forward to learning from you all.
I've been an enthusiast for years, but have never had the means to get into the Corvette community. I've finally gotten to the point that a Corvette is on the horizon. I have a company car for my daily driver, and I'm strictly interested in a weekend hobby. I am interested in a C5 or C6. I like the exterior styling of the C5 (I'm still a sucker for that hood and hidden headlights), and the interior of the C6. If I go with a C5, I would be interested in 2001-2004 due to the ABS controller issues on the earlier years. If I go with the C6, I'd be interested in the 2008+ for the mighty LS3. Manuals only. I'm interested in a weekend car I can tool around in, enjoy come curves and hills, partake in the occasional road trip with my wife or one of the kids, and visit the occasional car show. I had 2 del Sols in the distant past (pre-kids), and I miss the open-top motoring. My wife can drive a stick and she'd get some use out of it too. We would probably log about 2,000-3,500 miles a year.
I'm wary of ultra-low-mileage cars that have not had any of the trouble items replaced yet, and I'm a little wary of ultra-high-mileage cars that are just getting tired. Other than the ABS controllers, harmonic balancers, clutch, torque tube bearings, track abuse, or lack of service records, what else should I be concerned with?
I'm looking forward to learning from you all.
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