Threads Tagged with buying

2004, buying, c1, c3, c4, c5, c6, cars, check, chevy, corvette, corvettes, owner, private, things

What to look for when buying used?

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cgragg on Nov 21, 2011

Apr 9, 2024 01:10 PM
by hyperv6

23

24,140

buyer, buyers, buyes, buying, c4, c5, c6, checklist, corvette, forum, guid, guide, guides, pdf, tips

C5 Buyer's Guide?

Highpower500 on Jul 24, 2010

Nov 15, 2022 06:53 PM
by kaveen300

12

11,348

buying, corvette, corvettes, fraud, frauds, hound, mad, mike, review, reviews, scam, scams, selling, vette, vettehound

Sticky

Possible Fraud Caution

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savewave on Aug 27, 2003

Feb 1, 2022 12:26 PM
by diverrick

165

123,206

C3s for Sale/Wanted

1967, box, burned, buying, c2, c4, corvette, fan, gto, motor, pontiac, shroud, steering, windshield, wiper

Project "Peer Pressure"

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mudbone64 on Jan 1, 2012

May 29, 2021 09:55 PM
by mudbone64

387

65,402

1997, 2004, buying, c5, corvette, corvettes, ebay, exhaust, exhausts, houston, mufflers, sale, systems

Used exhaust

Gary French on Dec 29, 2005

Nov 28, 2020 01:19 AM
by Vetteman Jack

11

4,273

arizona, buy, buying, c6, corvette, dennis, expires, fitchner, forum, gmpp, jaguar, price, quote, rossdowningcheveroletcomgmpppurchasefill, sale, warranty

When to buy GMPP? @ new, b-4 3y, b-4 5Yr?

Kevin_NYC on Jul 7, 2011

Jul 20, 2020 04:24 PM
by bobbykart

19

1,694

100k, buying, c5, central, cirvette, corvette, craigslist, miles, nj, past, reliability, spend, tips, white, years

advice on buying a used C5?

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350Dreamin on May 7, 2012

Jun 6, 2020 10:43 PM
by LeoLivinLife

25

20,386

196365, 53, 62, black, book, buy, buying, clymer, corvette, corvettes, handbook, old, publications, sale, vette

New owner of an old Vette? Please buy these books...

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62Jeff on Jul 4, 2010

Feb 5, 2020 02:38 PM
by vettebuyer6369

36

18,044

C6 Forced Induction/Nitrous

2002, 2006, bad, buy, buying, c6, corvette, find, head, p1, supercharger, superchargers, tips, unit, vette

looking to buy used SUPERCHARGER???

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pbhaddox on Oct 17, 2010

Apr 24, 2019 12:28 PM
by Turbo6TA

31

20,311

07 C6, what model? 3LT? I think, need some help

FrdFrmBrdn on Mar 18, 2012

Mar 12, 2019 03:39 PM
by corvettezman

14

2,722

C6 Tech/Performance

05, 2005, 2006, buying, c6, convette, corvette, forum, forumsproblems, guys, issues, lowering, overview, problems, suggestions, vette, vettes

2005 and 2006 vettes ... any known problems?

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BD TTT on Apr 30, 2011

Feb 22, 2019 11:22 PM
by scbob

36

70,893

need help buying my first corvette

andrea E. on Dec 15, 2009

Feb 3, 2019 05:16 PM
by milan15

18

3,664

C3s for Sale/Wanted

383, burned, burns, buying, c2, corvette, engine, enine, leakdown, load, oil, problems, test, z06

[Z06]

Value of 88 I'm thinking of buying????

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drivestwin on May 13, 2011

Jan 22, 2019 12:41 AM
by Gunho

26

11,535

buying, c3, checklist, corvette, die, frame, gage, location, midyear, number, purchase, tag, things, trim, vin

Sticky

Please Review: Ten Rules For Buying Your First C3 Corvette

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chstitans42 on Jul 12, 2008

Jan 12, 2019 05:03 PM
by dmaxx3500

133

321,615

2005, 78000, 88, buy, buying, c5, c6, car, corvette, forum, good, last, lot, miles, sports

Looking to purchase... how many miles is too many miles?

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JuicedZ on Nov 10, 2010

Jan 12, 2019 02:33 AM
by LS WON

25

7,018

1998, abs, buying, c4, check, checklist, corvette, drive, frist, guide, list, purchasing, shopping, vett, worth

Buying your first vette here is the checklist

Redeasysport on May 26, 2005

Nov 30, 2017 12:40 PM
by silverja

18

10,427

ad, base, buying, called, car, cars, chevy, corvette, coupe, dies, listing, mean, means, whatdoesbasemeanincars, whatdoesbasemeanincarssale

what does "base" corvette mean

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Familycorvette on Sep 5, 2011

Jul 18, 2017 04:44 PM
by bj1888

27

28,463

additive, additives, amount, autozone, buying, carry, comparison, engine, motor, motorcycle, napa, oil, valvoline, zddp, zddplus

Wanted: Easy to buy hi-ZDDP oil

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Frankie the Fink on Dec 14, 2007

Aug 11, 2016 06:19 PM
by vettebuyer6369

121

35,470

5000, buy, buying, c4, c4s, corvette, corvettes, cost, drove, high, magazine, mile, mileage, test, vette

High mileage C4

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spacekowboy on Sep 12, 2011

Aug 11, 2016 12:15 PM
by 73n95

24

18,491

What to Know Before Buying Your First C4 Corvette

PMorganRacing on May 17, 2016

May 17, 2016 01:04 PM
by PMorganRacing

0

3,056

1967, 1984, 1lb, buy, buying, california, cans, corvette, freon, operation, r12, sale, sting, va, wher

Where can I buy those small cans of R-12 freon. How much?

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Cruz 86 on Jun 26, 2002

May 12, 2016 09:59 AM
by crowz

59

11,670

C4 Tech/Performance

1968, 427, 68, buying, corvette, needing, pieces, rebuilt, vette, worth

What's it worth 1968 coupe 427???

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redhed340 on Mar 11, 2007

Mar 9, 2016 03:15 PM
by 68-427Rich

30

3,840

06, 2008, additional, buying, canada, chev, corvete, corvette, diagnostics, extended, gmpp, opinions, pay, purchase, waranty, warranty

[Z06]

Extended Warranty is it worth it ?

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b4i4getit on Jan 11, 2011

Feb 1, 2016 08:05 PM
by ATC399

43

19,964

1987, 2005, buy, buying, c4, checklist, corvette, key, leak, located, lugnut, main, rear, roads, rough, seal, shimmy, things, thinks

things to look for when buying a c4

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lange on Aug 1, 2005

Jan 26, 2016 08:33 AM
by CrossWired

20

60,877

a6, auto, buying, c5, car, city, corvette, driving, experience, faster, manual, missouri, paddle, shift, sports, texas, tranny, wrong

Manual tranny vs A6 paddle shift experience?

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Big Lebowski on Sep 26, 2010

Oct 5, 2015 06:11 PM
by Chingadera

75

11,140

12338064, 12361146, 12361146vs9000852, 1275, 14096987, 9000852, buying, flywheel, gm, inch, part, pn, staggered, starter, stock

9000852 starter

jnb5101 on Jan 21, 2008

Aug 10, 2015 08:44 PM
by VRedZ06

11

6,327

1980, buying, check, corvett, corvette, crate, engine, good, list, motor, price, stingray

Buying 1980 Stingray... Help ASAP :)

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Jenny on Sep 12, 2001

May 30, 2015 10:46 PM
by R6n350GT

25

3,644

2010, atlantic, atlatic, buying, chevrolet, city, corvette, corvettes, deals, dealt, kerbeck, nitrous, nj, prices, real, vette, vetts

So Kerbeck (Atlantic, City, NJ) doesn't negotiate price huh?

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Never-Enough on Mar 31, 2011

Apr 1, 2015 10:39 AM
by Snowwolfe

106

39,541

1968, 1969, 1972, buy, buying, buys, c3, corvette, forum, spark, tires, year, yr

Which year of C3 is the best buy 1968-1972?

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TheSaint on Feb 22, 2012

Nov 27, 2014 11:24 PM
by jr9170

42

39,571

buy, buying, canada, car, exchange, exchanging, funds, money, older, private, seller, sight, site, state, unseen

Possibly buying car site unseen..how does money exchange?

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2win screw on Jan 24, 2012

Feb 22, 2014 06:49 PM
by tractortoy1

40

17,070

abused, beach, buy, buying, car, corvette, corvettes, driven, hard, howtotellifausedcarraced, raced, track, virginia, z06, zo6

[Z06]

how to know if a used Z06 has been raced/autox'd

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jnjboc on Apr 26, 2004

Aug 16, 2013 03:28 PM
by ZeeOSix

26

8,553

2011, bad, brake, buying, c5, napa, premium, price, reports, rotor, rotors, rotos, sale, ultra, warranty, worth

NAPA Ultra Premium Rotors

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Dave64 on Mar 14, 2011

Aug 8, 2013 12:09 PM
by WB6HRO

26

23,737

C5 Tech

2006, 25000, avoid, buy, buying, c6, corvette, corvettes, forum, issues, problems, sale, time, used, years

Buying a used C6

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TreemanZ on Mar 13, 2010

May 4, 2013 06:16 PM
by Vette_DD

21

23,594

buiness, business, buying, corvette, expense, fountain, hildebrand, hills, jim, lease, leasing, llc, vehcile, vehicle, wwwmyllcom

Good idea to lease a new Corvette as a 'business vehicle' for my LLC ?

squale on Mar 12, 2011

Mar 19, 2013 05:48 PM
by C6Whatever

18

10,560

66, buying, c6, completed, corvette, cover, frame, hints, mcjacks, painted, restoration, stinger, vettes

Purchased 66 Vette yesterday. Looking for advice.

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Marks Hotrod Garage on Apr 15, 2012

Feb 19, 2013 12:53 AM
by FastEddy

68

7,638

buying, c5, corvette, dismantle, everyday, gs, houston, hud, laminated, mechanics, noise, reliable, strange, tex, vett

Just bought my first corvette... pretty discouraged

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jph2275 on Jan 14, 2010

Nov 22, 2012 07:25 AM
by johnodrake

145

14,517

buying, c3, corvette, corvettes, flemings, flemmings

buying a c3 from Flemings Garage

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moondoggy200 on May 13, 2012

Nov 12, 2012 09:41 PM
by texas jim

20

4,233

what should i look for when buying a C5?

dicky on Dec 13, 2011

Sep 20, 2012 06:31 AM
by 65GGvert

11

2,278

2004 corvette buying questions

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zack.grigg on Aug 23, 2012

Aug 23, 2012 11:32 PM
by jdot

20

2,195

buying, c4, corvette, cross, crossfire, fire, injection, l98, paso, rwd, slow, tpi, ulta, vette, vs

Cross Fire Injection

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Saisling on Apr 30, 2003

Aug 21, 2012 10:07 PM
by 383vett

48

16,807

C4 Tech/Performance

Considering buying an '81 Vette

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SteenGray on Aug 6, 2012

Aug 10, 2012 06:56 AM
by cvm

34

7,707

100000, buy, buying, c3, corvette, miles, motor, restore

Buying a C3 for under $8k

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tdle22 on May 18, 2012

Jul 19, 2012 09:55 PM
by Big Block Dave

48

4,394

bondaurant, bondurant, bonmdurant, buying, c5, carpet, center, console, corvette, ebay, fl, pulling, sale, shrinking, zr1, zr1s

[ZR1]

Several Bondurant ZR1s for sale on ebay

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barry1me on Mar 18, 2012

Jul 16, 2012 02:52 PM
by RUQWIKR

50

8,999

bell, bellhousing, blown, buying, cheap, clutch, damage, don, explosion, feet, garlits, housing, proof, safety, spun

Safety Bellhousing??

GT's 78 on Sep 20, 2011

Jun 15, 2012 07:50 PM
by TimAT

19

4,192

2010, bodies, body, buying, camaro, corvette, downs, hot, industries, price, review, rod

Downs Industries '59 Body

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Kainedogg on Apr 13, 2012

May 25, 2012 05:42 PM
by dcaggiani

22

12,615

05, 2013, bought, buy, buying, c7, corvette, corvettes, daily, drive, drives, idiots, lot, people, wife

Why do some buy a Corvette and never use it?

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landsteam on May 9, 2012

May 11, 2012 10:03 PM
by Vette_DD

244

13,075

10k, 1984, 2005, 80s, buy, buying, c4, c5, c6, corvette, moulding, painted, rims, sale, vette

Why did you buy a C4?

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hotrodbob01 on May 7, 2012

May 10, 2012 03:35 PM
by QCVette

65

6,605

atco, berlin, buying, ecs, good, mail, motor, nj, order, rental, street, streetstrip, strip, test, track, tune

Advice needed for good street/strip setup - NJ 1/4 mile guys please step in ---->

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DropTheTop on May 2, 2012

May 9, 2012 08:12 PM
by 98tadriver

24

2,496

Performance Results

2006, buy, buying, c6, corvette, navigation, number, replacement, year, z06

[Z06]

Buying my first z06 Need advice!

Tucson68 on May 4, 2012

May 6, 2012 10:17 AM
by Mr. Gizmo

14

3,243

1993, buying, c4, carpet, cleaning, commercial, corvette, machine, sale, shakes, top

Thinking of buying a C4; what to look for?

mrchaotica on May 1, 2012

May 2, 2012 12:07 PM
by 65Z01

10

2,452

If you are thinking about buying a new Corvette

fototek1 on May 1, 2012

May 1, 2012 10:41 AM
by fototek1

0

558

buy, buying, c5, car, corvette, cylinder, ignition, igntion, key, lock, replacement, replacing, required, reset, sale, switch

Do I need a new key when replacing ignition lock cylinder?

sdfreitag86 on Apr 30, 2012

Apr 30, 2012 11:52 PM
by Aerovette

4

34,255

buy, buying, caifornia, california, car, cars, emission, jersey, meets, nj, pass, smog, states, sticker, united, vs

If you buy a car in New Jersey will it pass CA smog??

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ScottJ03 on Apr 23, 2012

Apr 26, 2012 10:22 PM
by azc62006

23

9,709

10, buying, c5, change, changing, corvette, hard, labor, lift, plugs, risk, spark, trust, year, years

On a 15 year old C5 would you risk this?

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$$$frumnuttin' on Apr 21, 2012

Apr 26, 2012 08:16 PM
by Ron Dittmer

44

4,538

$399 for a Document Fee ???

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01VETTECOP on Apr 24, 2012

Apr 26, 2012 10:02 AM
by scott1094

29

2,271

2012, add, bar, buying, c6, corvette, coupe, difficult, noise, ons, remove, roll, top, track, vert, wind

C6 Coupe OR Convetible, what to buy

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Attle on Apr 24, 2012

Apr 26, 2012 12:02 AM
by MikeyTX

72

3,733

1997, advice, buy, buying, c3, corvette, tips

advice for buying a vette

captboatwrench on Apr 22, 2012

Apr 22, 2012 03:58 PM
by markids77

1

611

Stangs

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JaxEagle on Apr 18, 2012

Apr 22, 2012 12:29 PM
by MT0911

88

6,752

I need some advice

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SwampDonkey on Apr 18, 2012

Apr 18, 2012 11:04 PM
by SwampDonkey

25

2,142

back, buy, buying, car, dads, dadsvette, powered, sale, vbulletin

Opportunity to buy back my dads vette

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myfathersvette on Apr 1, 2012

Apr 18, 2012 02:03 PM
by MeanMachine350

66

4,172

1966, 327, 66, buying, c2, clutch, corcette, corvette, easy, flywheel, kit, lightweight, luk, milner, replacement, replacing, tips

1966 Clutch kit.. which one? Help please!

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archtech on Apr 6, 2012

Apr 11, 2012 02:40 PM
by JohnZ

22

12,373

buy, buying, c5, diablo, hack, tuner, tuners

Can you buy a used tuner...or are they matched to a certain vehicle?

Praetorian27 on Apr 8, 2012

Apr 11, 2012 10:42 AM
by 06MonteSS

7

9,867

C5 Scan & Tune

1980, 305, 80, buying, california, carburetor, checked, choke, corvette, electric, factory, gauge, headers, rewiring, setting, toe, tubular

1980 Corvette owners:

401KVette on Apr 1, 2012

Apr 7, 2012 09:50 PM
by Gale Banks 80'

19

3,184

Contemplating buying C1 (59)

ONECAPPO on Mar 29, 2012

Apr 6, 2012 11:20 AM
by ONECAPPO

13

2,204

buying, corvette, extended, forum, warranty

Extended Warranty Question

bobbulis on Mar 31, 2012

Apr 1, 2012 06:16 PM
by VET4LES

10

765

83k, buying, corvette, extended, forum, honda, miles, warranty

Extended Warranty - Adds to OEM duration??

BostonVette on Mar 28, 2012

Mar 30, 2012 01:51 PM
by GOLD72

5

806

buying, corvette, extended, forum, gmpp, review, vehicleone, warranty

[ZR1]

Extended Warranty Sale

CeYaBye on Mar 30, 2012

Mar 30, 2012 01:49 PM
by Rons65

1

823

automobile, buying, c4, car, corvette, credit, distance, handle, long, money, pay, title, transfer, union, vacation

Buying a car long distance - How to pay and get title?

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sakins.02vert on Mar 22, 2012

Mar 23, 2012 11:17 AM
by PittMD1

26

37,514