flatbedpete

I am looking at a 2011 Grand Sport with 4900 miles, one owner with clean carfax. My body shop man has checked and it is very nice, interior is perfect. My concern is seals leaking, ac etc with so few miles. Would replace tires due to age. Any thoughts?

John Harry

I have a 2006 which, for various reasons, has averaged about 1500 miles per year. It receives nothing more than normal maintenance and has zero problems.

C6 Snowboarder

I have a 2011 GS --- the only thing I have done is change the oil and Ranger the Clutch fluid. The 4900 miles is nothing to worry about. drive it and drive it a lot -- that is what they were designed and made for. RE: tires - go by the date code and see if it past the recommended time by the tire company - probably Goodyear.

FAUEE

It's not that old of a car that the low miles would worry me. It's at 500ish miles a year. I'd guess the previous owner drove it a few weekends a year to events. If the mileage is actual, I'd jump on it.

reasonable suspicion

49 miles could be a problem, 4900 is fine.

TorchRedFred

I have a 2012 GS with 5500 miles. Low mile cars that get driven a few miles per year are nothing to be concerned about. If it was sitting in a barn for 20 years, then maybe something to worry about. And just for the record, I still have my original tires also.

S.C. vette

spdkilz911

I bought a 2012 GS in July 2017 with 7800 miles on it. I appreciate the original owner not driving it.

919cw313

HBsurfer

If it is not leaking anything now, I can't imagine that driving it from this point forward would require anything other than normal maintenance

mkitt27

Its not as much as the 4900 miles, but started and driven regularly. Rubber seals do better if operated regularly. Of course no way to tell. Not that old so I wouldn't worry too much.

farmington

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GrandSportRob

See5see6

My 2000 has less than 6000 miles. No problems at all. No leaks. Just needs new tires. That 2011 will be fine. Buy it and drive it.

Ducati58

No problem with low mileage. In January I purchased a 2013 grand sport convertible with manual transmission clean Carfax one owner with 950 miles on it. Flew out to Indianapolis and drove back to Massachusetts. Tires should be good for eight years per the manufacturer. I believe the lower the mileage the better when buying used. So far no problems. I now have 4,300Miles on it. Good luck with your new purchase

GS982

Just going to repeat some other opinions here. 4900 miles would not concern me, it would actually be a plus. Check date code on the tires, if original, replace them. About 8 years in service is the max, and try to get the seller to lower their price for the tires. Coolant change every 5 years. If an M6, ranger method to clean the clutch fluid. My '13 427 only has 6,500 miles and had all sorts of clutch debris in the fluid. I perform the ranger method every time after I take mine out for drive. I've done it 6-7 times now and the fluid is cleaner every time.

stingray71

Was it garaged and protected from the elements for the last 7 years? That will prevent a lot of weathering problems while it is sitting around.

Tokuzumi

While not Corvette related, I recently bought a 2004 Escalade, that basically sat for months before my purchase. Had a few issues from not being driven for a while. But after putting some miles on it, it "cleared out the spider webs", and ran as good as a 2004 Escalade can.

Just get in, "rotate the tires" (read: burnout), and enjoy.

z06clif

Not a problem. It did have regular maintenance and garage kept ....enjoy

Clif